Antibes, France

Travelling to this are at the end of July. Apart from the beach , any advice onthings to see and do , two children ages 12 and 15.

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I am no expert, but I spent two wonderful weeks with my husband in Antibes last June. Also, it%26#39;s a while since my sons were teenagers - they are all grown up and getting married now! However, three ideas immediately spring to mind:

1) Take the bus from the Gare Routiere (bus station) in Antibes to Eden Rock. From the end of the line bus stop we walked down a steep hill to the sea. From there we were able to scramble over rocks and practically stand beside the Paparrazi who were stationed there with huge-lensed cameras aimed at any unsuspecting famous people coming/going by sea to the fabulous Hotel Eden Rock. We saw no-one famous, but got a real buzz from this experience - and the views all around there are terrific.

2} Take the same bus but get off at Garoupe Beach. and walk round the coastal path which has spectular views.

2) Visit the old fort in Antibes. We weren%26#39;t sure about it, but on our last day decided to give it a go and we felt it was really worth a visit, if for the views alone. There is a good guided tour in French and English and your kids may be interested to know that the fort features in the James Bond film %26#39;Never Say Never Again%26#39;. It%26#39;s beautifully lit up at night time.

We are going back again this year - third year in a row - but staying in Nice this time, but will be returning to the coastal path at Garoupe.

I hope these ideas are helpful. As I say I am no expert, but I love the whole area and the fact that it is so easy to travel by train or bus to different places. So much to see and do - can%26#39;t wait!

Have a lovely trip!

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Just be there .... I promise you it will be enough. Wander round the old town, take a coffee at Cafe Felix and people watch through the arch, stare at the yachts in the harbour, have the best Flan Nature from the market ..... simply enjoy this wonderful town.

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I completely agree about walking along the Cap d%26#39;Antibes.

With its white inlets that plunge into the Med, it%26#39;s gorgeous even if it%26#39;ll be busy at the end of July.

For the bus from the town of Antibes to the Cap d%26#39;Antibes, it%26#39;s the EnviBus line. Check out their schedules on envibus.fr (has english version). The line to Eden Roc is %26quot;Ligne 2%26quot; and you can get off at Garoupe, Contrebandiers, Galion or Bouée to begin the walk to the Cap d%26#39;Antibes.

Enjoy!

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Hi Siubhan,

Just 4 kms East of Antibes is the Marineland theme park. Your teens will love it. Five different parks with Marineland being the best, with every type of sealife. A glass surrounded whale tank, where you can view killer whales interacting with their trainers. When i was last there, there were nine whales, three born in captivity. As well, they have the largest dolphin pool in Europe. A walk through shark pool, and a ray touch pool. You also have an Aqua-splash, and wavepool, and other great water activities. To end it all, they even have miniature golf. Enjoy!

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