Antibes Yacht Charter Guide - Information about Antibes and Port Vauban

Antibes Yacht Charter Guide - Chartering a Yacht Antibes and Port Vauban in the French Riviera for Holidays and Corporate Events

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About Antibes

Both an ancient Greek and Roman fortified town, Antibes originally was the only large town between Italy and Marseille. Today Antibes is a bustling French Riviera port town and yachting center that offers a bit of everything to the visitor.

The two most notable landmarks in Antibes are the Chateau Grimaldi, which today houses the Picasso Museum as well as several others, and the imposing Fort Carre, with its extensive ramparts. Antibes offers many old winding streets and town squares, excellent museums, sandy beaches, a wide variety of restaurants - in short plenty to do for everyone.

The town is heavily influenced by the yachting industry, as many key Yachts and Boat Brokerages are based there, and `yachties` abound in the port and the bars.

Port Vauban, the main port of Antibes, is the largest pleasure port in Europe, offering 2400 berths. It's home to an impressive range of SuperYachts, Mangustas, Benettis, Rivas, Sunseekers and Princesses, but also sports a strong sailing culture. We recommend a walk along the Super Yacht Quai, where you are almost guaranteed to see several of the world's top 100 largest super yachts.

Cap d'Antibes, a craggy peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean just west of the town, is home to many exclusive villas and the famous Hotel de Cap Eden Rock, the hotel of choice for the rich and famous in the Cote d'Azur. If you want to hang out with the stars (assuming you can get a room), it will run you about EUR 800 per night for the cheapest room. Maybe better to anchor offshore and pull up for lunch at the famous Eden Rock restaurant.

You will find the beach town of Juan-les-Pins on the west side of Cap d'Antibes, a nice French seaside resort, offering sandy beaches, plenty of restaurants and a good night life known for its jazz.

Antibes Yacht Charter

Antibes is the perfect port to begin your French Riviera Charter, be it for a day to Monaco or St Tropez, or an extended Riviera Holiday. It has every type of boat available, excellent facilities, and is central to all of the attractions of the French and Italian Riviera.

We have a number of itineraries available to match your charter needs. If you would like gorgeous cliffs, rock formations, nature in all of its glory, you'll want to head south for the Esterel, St Tropez, Cassis, and Porquerolles Island. If you want the sun, shopping and sex appeal of the Riviera, you'll want to visit Cannes, Monaco, St Tropez and Portofino. You can see one luxury itinerary below that gives you a little bit of both for a perfect cruising holiday.

Day 1: Arrive afternoon Nice Cote d’Azur airport, transfer to your Yacht berthed in Port Vauban, Antibes.

Day 2: St. Tropez for lunch at Club 55 and a day at a private club on the famous Pampelonne Beach

Day 3: Porquerolles for swimming, biking, and enjoying the peace and quiet. Dinner at Le Mas du Langoustier

Day 4 : Iles Lerins for relaxation, seeing Cannes, and the cell of the Masked Man

Day 5: Villefranche to see the beautiful port and explore the old town

Day 6: Monaco for sightseeing and a try at the Casino

Day 7: Nice for a visit to the old town before transferring back to the Airport

You'll certainly come home with memories to last a lifetime!

You can also plan many types of specialty charters, such as aboard a classic sailing yacht (we'll even set up a mini regatta for you), corporate entertainment cruises, and a wide variety of team building and celebration events. See our Event Yacht Charter Guide.

Map of Port Vauban

Here's an Aerial Map of Port Vauban, Antibes and Cap d'Antibes. Zoom in to see the layout of the town and port, zoom out to see the French Riviera.

Our Antibes Charter Yachts

We have hundreds of great charter yachts for you in Antibes - we can find you pretty much any type of charter yacht you're looking for, from a Riva for the day, to a Mangusta, to a luxury Super Yacht. Sailing Yachts, Motor Yachts, and Catamarans, both crewed and bareboat. Click to see our Antibes Charter Yachts and browse through the ones your want, or just contact us.

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