A blog about Cap d'Antibes
Some photos of Valentino and Eric’s Titanic Sand Sculpture. Masters of Sand, Valentino and Eric, are currently working on the Titanic Plage Salis, Cap d’Antibes. Their replica of the Titanic has been on the beach here all of this week albeit under construction. It was …
Meet Valentino and Eric, two people passing through the Cap but bringing a little happiness with their art on the way. I first saw Valentinos amazing sand sculptures on instagram a few weeks ago. I was on the beach on the other side of the …
Julien, a man who spotted a great business opportunity on the Cap. Julien is the man who runs the valet service for Plage de la Garoupe. Managing a small team of six, in the high season these guys literally do not stop from mid morning until …
Meet Betty who has a special connection to the Plage des Ondes. I met Betty a few days ago. She had just finished a swimming lesson with a local instructor Olivier when we had a quick chat. She looked so awesome all in pink that …
Meet Achille an 11 year old who loves underwater fishing. Achille lives in La Gaude with his parents and younger brother. They have been coming to the Cap d’Antibes beaches for years drawn by the beautiful water, the sand and of course the fish. As …
If you are in Cap d’Antibes in July and like to go to the beach early then you will probably come across Jocelyne fishing on Plage des Ondes. Always in the same white beach dress and sun hat she fishes from the little tower on …
Meet Tony, a fisherman based at Port Croûton. Tony became a fisherman 15 years ago when he was just 15. He has been based here, in Port Croûton, for 10 years. Before coming to Cap d’Antibes he was working in Cannes. Why did you choose to …
Meet Christian, the owner of Station Port Gallice. I know Christian because I have been taking my car to his garage for the last 6 years. Located in Port Gallice with a view of the sea and a beach to his right I can’t think …
Annual Pointus race from Port Salis to La Gravette. Organised as part of the annual Fete de la Saint-Pierre the Pointus race starts at Port Salis and ends at La Gravette. I was invited along by Carolyn from team Safraniers, the Orange team, who were …
Meet Auréa, a Cap d’Antibes resident. Growing up in Cap d’Antibes is something Auréa knows a lot about. Auréa is 21 years old and lives with her parents near Plage de la Salis. Her father is from Brittany and her mother is Swedish. The family …
Meet Kimberley and Bastien who work on plage de la Garoupe from June to September. Working part-time at the beach for the ‘Mairie d’Antibes’ is nice work if you can get it. This is exactly what Kimberley and Bastien are doing. They both work part-time …
Meet Raphael, Gardener for the Mairie. Raphael is one of the many people keeping Cap d’Antibes beautiful. All those little things we take for granted don’t just happen by themselves. The plants don’t water themselves. Those bins on the beaches don’t empty themselves, someone does …