We Going to Antibes in late may,first time in France with our three small children. Any suggestions good restaurants that are family friendly ? places %26amp; things to do during day ?
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Hi, there are lots of open air restaurants which are good for kids as you don%26#39;t have to worry about them disturbing other people and there is plenty going on around you. Try the market squares for these.
The beaches are nice. Beach shoes may be a good idea for kids. Also the waterpark (a bus ride away at Biot) used to be great fun - I haven%26#39;t been there for many years though.
Hope you have fun.
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Hi Dave,
I have lived and worked in Antibes (as yacht crew) as well as other places in France, as a single woman my experience will be different to yours as a family...However I can say that the majority of places in France are very family friendly, unlike the UK you are not frowned upon for bringing your (%26#39;well%26#39; behaved!) children to Lunch (tends to be the main meal of the day and is usually a long affair) or even Dinner.
There are many many places to eat out in Antibes, most similarly priced and family/tourist friendly. The square at the bottom of town is fine, (Antibes town is really quite small and can be navigated easily on foot) plenty of choice and normally all day service, most will offer %26quot;Menu of the Day%26quot; at a set and fair price with drinks included.
There%26#39;s some Mini golf and stuff for the kids at Biot (one train stop) and a water park nearby too...otherwise it%26#39;s the beaches (buy a %26quot;Boules%26quot; pack - great beach fun and works almost anywhere, depending on the age of your kids they%26#39;ll love it)and day trips (beware some beaches are private and the charges are extreme)
Most of the stops in between Cannes and up to San Remo are worth a look around, the train ride up to San Remo, which will take you into Italy, is wonderful, mountains and flowers one side, deep blue Azure the other, have the camera ready.... (goods i.e wine, spirits, cigs, etc much cheaper here and you can bring them back on train no problem, as long as you don%26#39;t exceed your EU limit coming home I would advise you buy any presents here, lot%26#39;s of street vendors selling great %26quot;knock off%26#39;s%26quot; too -always haggle and haggle hard, walk another 20m and someone else is selling the same thing, it%26#39;s a buyers market! Some good shoe and clothes shops too, and a beautiful old town, I%26#39;d highly recommend a day trip)
You don%26#39;t need your passport to get from Antibes to San Remo, there is no border patrol as such, although you may want to have some form of ID or photocopy with you.
Well I could go on and on, trick is to discover and enjoy it for yourselves! All the best and Enjoy, sure you will!
Cheers Jules.
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I would agree try the market places for meals - Place Nationale is great - we were ther last year with our 2 yr old and they relaly put themselves out to accomodate push chair - unlike England! We were able to stay out until 10pm with him sleeping while we enjoyed ourselves.
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Da Cito in Antibes market is good they understand English, the food%26#39;s good, and it%26#39;s child friendly
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Thank you all for your advice , Will make a post to say how we got on when we return.
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