A blog about Cap d'Antibes
The People who make the Villa tick. The Villa Eilenroc was built by a rich Dutch ex- governor of the Dutch East Indies Hugh-Hope Loudon. He commissioned the architect Charles Garnier to built the villa in 1860 and it was completed in 1867. He called it the Villa Eilenroc. In …
Walking the road race Calvaire Antibois. In it’s third year the annual ‘Calvaire Antibois’ is a 10 kilometer road race through the streets of Cap d’Antibes. The race starts and ends in Le Ponteil. The route takes the 500 runners along the coast road of …
Bacon Open for business Welcome to the Restaurant Bacon, a famous Cap d’Antibes fish restaurant. Situated on the coast road where it starts to curve around the Cap, just past Port Salis, the restaurant has been in the same family since 1948. Back then it …
A visit to a local landmark I Love Cap d’Antibes was lucky enough to be invited inside Eilenroc recently to take some photographs for the blog. Unfortunately the Villa is currently closed to the public due to refurbishment (2018). However the gardens will re-open in …
Pan Bagnat to Bouillabaise A famous Cap d’Antibes restaurant with beautiful views towards old Antibes, the Restaurant Bacon has been in existence since 1950. It is still owned by the Sordello family who opened the original beach snack in 1949. Initially called the Buffet de …
Iron at Sea If you are a fan of Plage Keller then you have probably spent an afternoon or two lazing around on one of their yellow sun loungers on the restaurants private Pontoon. If you haven’t then you really must as it is without …
Download the Podcast I have seen Danielle walking around the Cap every day since moving here in 2009. Each morning, after dropping my daughter at school, I drive along the bord du Mer towards Antibes and every morning I see Danielle walking in the opposite …
Classic 1930’s style in 2018 The Hotel Belles Rives in Cap d’Antibes re-opened for the 2018 season yesterday. An Art Deco paradise made famous by Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920’s, the hotel was first opened it’s doors in 1929. Originally owned by Boma and Simone Estène, …
In the late 19th century, James Wyllie , a Scottish philanthropist, purchased 11 hectares of land at the tip of Cap d’Antibes. It was Wyllie who brought in the soil that was to create the foundations for the cultivation of roses. Soon after, the families …
Snow in Cap d’Antibes!!! A rare thing happened this week, we had snow in Cap d’Antibes! Apparently the last time that happened was 35 years ago. There were a few flakes in 2012 which settled for about five minutes but this time it managed a …
The second in my series of Secret Garden photo stories. Belonging to the Astoux Family this secret garden was once full of greenhouses filled with roses. Now just one of the greenhouses remains as the family are no longer in the rose growing business. The …
Hidden Places in Cap d’Antibes A Secret Garden on the Cap. This is the first in a series of photo stories showing the many hidden gardens in Cap d’Antibes. Behind the many high walls and fences there are gardens. All are beautiful and each one …