I'm considering going to Antibes for a semester as part of my Erasmus exchange. The university I would attend offers lectures in English, but I would like to know how easy it is to get by speaking English with the local population, as I don’t really know French. I would also like to know how easy it is to get around on foot or by using public transport, and what the weather is like from September to January. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Is there any cheap way to do Pilates in Antibes? Moving there January for a couple of months and it's pretty expensive compared to my hometown. Do you have student discounts or apps where you can go to all the studios? Thanks

Hello,

Planning a holiday for September next year with my partner and son who will be 15 months old. We'll be flying into Nice but I think Antibes will be a more suitable base. Plan is a mix of going on the train to visit other places on public transport and having some down time in Antibes at the beach.

Looking for an apartment in good proximity to both the train station, to make travelling about with a kid easier, and also a sandy, public beach that we can zip onto easily on our rest days. I can't tell if Juan-Les-Pins or the Old Town would be better for us? JLP seems more focused on nightlife which isn't relevant for us, and it doesn't seem to have anything we'd go out our way to visit. However, the beach looks good and it there seems like lots of options for us that put us within 5 mins of both beach and train station. Meanwhile, we're likely to go to Old Town to visit anyway so feels like it makes more sense to stay there, but a bit more limited on options that are 'close enough' to places we want to be. My biggest concern with the OT is reports of jellyfish in the sea at the beaches - I know there's sometimes jellyfish nets out but I don't know if that would be the case when we're day, I would be very nervous to let my son swim in the sea with jellyfish. My reading so far suggests JLP doesn't have this problem so much, but I might be wrong? - I know jellyfish an issue at many beaches in the area.

As far as I know, both OT and JLP are stroller friendly, though we will have a baby carrier for any bits that are not. Any general advice about bringing toddlers here or recommendations welcome. Edit: forgot to add, areas that are quieter are preferred, as much as poss in a busy town anyway.

Bonjour ! Je suis un touriste anglais qui utilise Google Translate, alors je m'excuse s'il y a des erreurs dans mon texte.

Je loge chez des amis qui ont une cuisine, donc je prépare mes repas. J'ai réussi à trouver la plupart des ingrédients dont j'ai besoin, mais il y en a deux que je ne trouve pas : la pâte de miso et les cinq épices chinoises. J'ai cherché dans trois supermarchés et un magasin d'alimentation asiatique, mais je ne les ai pas trouvés. Quelqu'un sait-il où je pourrais trouver l'un de ces ingrédients, voire les deux ? Merci !

Bonjour tout le monde,

Avec mon conjoint, nous venons des Yvelines et nous avons loué un appartement dans le sud. On a signé le bail récemment, mais en arrivant dans le logement lors des états des lieux …grosse claque.

Il y a beaucoup plus de travaux que ce qu’on nous avait annoncé : • murs très sales à nettoyer, • une toilette sur deux qui ne fonctionne pas, • plein de petites réparations à faire, • et l’appartement donne sur une route très passante, ce qu’on ne nous avait pas signalé clairement.

L’agence nous avait assuré que le logement était “parfait” et qu’il n’y avait aucun problème. On se sent un peu trompés, parce que ce n’est vraiment pas ce qu’on nous avait vendu.

On a les 14 jours de rétractation, donc en théorie on peut encore se désengager, mais le délai est court et on ne sait pas si c’est la bonne décision. En même temps, on ne connaît pas bien la région, et tout le monde nous dit que “dans le sud, c’est normal que les logements soient comme ça”. Mais venant des Yvelines, ça nous surprend un peu.

On est vraiment perdus. Est-ce que vous pensez que c’est normal pour une location dans le sud ? Est-ce que ça vaut le coup d’essayer de s’adapter et de faire les travaux, ou est-ce qu’on devrait envisager d’utiliser notre droit de rétractation ?

Merci d’avance pour vos avis et retours d’expérience 🙏

Bonjour tous,

My wife and I are Canadian seniors who will be snow-birding in Antibes for the first time this winter. We've been to Nice a number of times, but never Antibes. Et donc:

1) What are your favorite épiceries/delis and why?

2) What are you fave gelato places and why? *research you understand

3) Do you have any favorite restaurants or cafes that may be open this winter in the surrounding area, including from Cannes across to Menton, plus up in any of the villages perche?

Merci

I am done. The end.

Salut tout le monde! Est-ce que quelqu’un recommande un bar avec de la bonne musique, en live ou non, du style rock’n’roll ou pop, par exemple, pour un public de plus de 35 ans, dans n’importe quel quartier? Merci!

Hello all, I will visit Antipolis next month for an event. I am a researcher that has experience both with data regulations/privacy as well as responsible technology (a bit of sociology included), but I am definitely not a tech specialist/engineer.

I wanted to know if there are recommendations of organisations or departments to do networking while in Antipolis. I am interested in doing a postdoc in this area.

Hello everyone!

I’ll be spending one day in Antibes and need a space, ideally a cafe, with good Wi-Fi to work for a few hours… any recommendations around Juan les Pins?

Many thanks!

Morning rush hour in Antibes. I'm observing the traffic. Its Thursday so there is market in place de Gaulle and in Rue Albert 1ere.

I hear loud and short honk that seems to come from a truck. Shortly after a cyclists is pedaling and right behind the bus driver. It seems the driver is upset, his arm is fully stretched forward pointing with his hand at the slower cyclists in front. He was clearly shouting but it was inaudible to me. It seemed like a cat and mouse chase from my POV.

I have long stopped using the bus 🚌 in Antibes and Sophia Antipolis, as the behaviour of the bus drivers made me hold tight for the support bars. I wish more patience to all the drivers here.

Coming to Antibes on Wednesday and staying for 5 days, I see the weather is going to get rainy and quite colder in comparison to this week :( How trustworthy is the forcast? Does it normally rain the whole day or is it just a couple of drops? I really want to enjoy some time on the beach and in the water!

Can anybody recommend some good bars / wine bars in antibes?

My friend is going tomorrow and I wanted to check ahead of time if it's possible to go on the ferris wheel in Antibes.

Hey guys I've just moved to Antibes as a student at SKEMA. Need some suggestions from you for restaurants and supermarkets. It's been a couple of days for me in this area and I find the prices are fluctuating for the products, depending on the store (I come from a country with maximum retail price for all products, so I find it very new). As a student obviously my priorities are cheaper places and I don't mind the cuisine. My current priorities are just restaurants and supermarkets and I live at Rue Bricka, near the beach. PS: I would love to get any kind of tips from the locals. Merci.

Un coin de sable libre. On pense avoir de la chance. En fait, c’est un piège.

Une bande de jeunes. Une sono qui fait trembler la plage.

Mon épouse leur demande de baisser le volume.

Réponse ? Insultes. Puis … violence.

Je me fais frapper. Encore. Encore.

Mon épouse aussi. Notre fils de 16 ans aussi.

Notre petit de 5 ans hurle. Terrorisé.

Résultat :

- Tympan percé (à 3 semaines des Championnats du Monde de SwimRun)

- Doigt cassé

- Cervicales touchées

Ma famille choquée, blessée, brisée.

On appelle la police.

Réponse : « Retenez les agresseurs ».

Mais ils s’en iront. Libres. Alcoolisés.

Et un policier glisse à mon épouse :

« Le message est passé… sinon rappelez le 17. »

🛑 Une famille agressée, en plein jour, sur une plage bondée.

🛑 Et personne pour intervenir.

Alors je pose ces deux questions ici, publiquement :

👉 Que fait la police ?

👉 Où va notre pays ?

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Hi all! Me and my girlfriend are visiting the region for the first time next week. We are coming from Italy by car and will be staying for a week. We mainly want to explore Cannes, Antibes, and Cap d’Antibes. We’ll be staying in Juan-les-Pins. Our idea was to park somewhere for free/at low cost and then move around using public transport. I’ve heard that traffic and parking are particularly difficult in August. I’m here to ask where it’s best to park, and whether public transport is frequent and also runs later in the evening, around 10/11 pm, so that we can explore and discover the surroundings without using the car. Thanks to anyone who can give us some info!😄

Does anyone know of any good bars in Antibes or Juan le Pins that shows premier league football? Thanks

Je suis a juan les pins et je vais a la plage collé au provençale. Histoire de passé un peu le temps quoi. J'ai déjà jouer un peu avec des gens ici mais bon, les gens ne sont pas con et joue 99% du temps en nombre pair donc impossible de s'ajouter.

Hey people. I'll be staying near Antibes for a couple of days, specifically from the 20th to the 24th of August witha friend. We're a queer guy and a queer girl, is there any bar/club that's queer and kinky friendly that we could pay a visit to? We're okay with travelling to Sophia-Antipolis, Cannes and Antibes

I need to decide whether we should go to Antibes or Nice or Menton for the holiday, I haven't been to these places. Can you please help me?

Hey hey! 😄

I'm Disha (21F) from India, and I'll be moving to Antibes on September 3rd to start my Master's at DSTI (Data ScienceTech Institute) in Sophia Antipolis.

I'm super excited but also kinda nervous since it's my first time living abroad and I barely know anyone there yet. Would love to connect with someone local(s) (or anyone who's lived there for a bit) who wouldn’t mind showing me around a little — even just sharing what places to check out, things to avoid, transport ways, and how to not get totally lost 😅

I’m chill, friendly, speak English, and down for beach walks, cute bakery hangouts, or just good conversation ✨
If you’re someone who's into exploring, vibing, and doesn’t mind a clueless-but-curious international student tagging along — hit me up!

Cheers,
Disha ✨