Best Day Trips from Antibes: 8 Destinations

Antibes is the perfect base for Riviera exploration. Here are the best day trips.

• Nice (30min by train): The capital of the Riviera. Promenade des Anglais, old town (Vieux Nice), Matisse Museum, excellent food.
• Cannes (10min by train): Glamour, the Croisette, film festival vibes. Less history than Antibes, more bling.
• Monaco (45min by train): The principality. Casino, palace, aquariums, and the most expensive real estate on Earth.
• Saint-Paul-de-Vence (30min by car): Perched medieval village, artists’ colony, Fondation Maeght. The most beautiful hilltop village near Antibes.
• Grasse (30min by car): The perfume capital of the world. Visit the factories, learn how Chanel No. 5 is made, leave smelling incredible.
• Île Sainte-Marguerite (20min ferry from Cannes): The island of the Man in the Iron Mask. Forest walks, clear water, a mysterious fortress.
• Vallauris (15min by bus): Pottery town where Picasso created his mad menagerie of ceramic animals. The national pottery museum is superb.
• Eze (25min by train + bus): The most dramatic perched village. Eagles-nest views, cactus garden, medieval streets. Touristy but worth it.

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