Antibes

Antibes is a small resort town of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. It is 12-½ miles by rail southwest of Nice, and is situated on the east side of the Garoupe peninsula. The population at the 1999 census was 72412. The area of Antibes is 26.48 km².

Antibes Culture

Literature

Antibes was the birthplace of Jacques Audiberti (1899-1965), author.

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Jacques Audiberti - 1899 - 1965 - Author

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The author Graham Greene spent the last quarter century of his life in Antibes, from 1966 to 1991. Antony Burgess wrote a series of essays, A Homage to QWERTY, about his travels from Monaco to Antibes to interview Greene.

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Graham Greene - Antony Burgess - Monaco

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Music

Interestingly, Antibes was the site of two well-regarded live jazz performances-- the Charles Mingus album Mingus as Antibes and a live performance of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, which was later released with the original in a deluxe package.

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Charles Mingus - Mingus as Antibes - John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

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The electronic music group M83 is from Antibes.

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Art

The Musée Picasso, located in the mediaeval Château Grimaldi, contains Pablo Picasso's works from the year-long period he spent in Antibes.

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The Musee Peynet et du Dessin Humoristique has a permanent exhibition of the works of Peynet and has temporary exhibitions of graphic arts, humour, and satire. The museum is built on the site of the Roman temple to Saturn (Cosson p.131).

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Peynet - Saturn

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