• Port Vauban

    September 17, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

    The old port of Antibes, stretching from what is now Porte Marine to Bastion Saint-Jaume, has been in use since ancient times - the bay at Saint-Roch was used by the Phoenicians as a commercial port and naval base. Its current layout dates back to the 1970s.

    The port has a water area of approximately 62 acres, including a total berthing length of 4,200 linear meters and a total capacity of 1501 places. That makes it the largest harbor in Europe, and it's considered to be "The Yachting Mecca of Mediterranean."
    We had to completely circle around it on our way to the Fort and did so on Esplanade Simone Veil - a Holocaust Survivor and French Polititian.
    The building in the last photo most likely is a hotel but we couldn't find out which one
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