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Juan-les-Pins Travel Guide

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Juan les Pins beach
Juan-les-Pins beach

Pam-Pam
Pam-Pam Cocktail Bar

Administratively part of greater-Antibes, Juan-les-Pins nevertheless has a much different atmosphere than its neighbour. First of all, there's the wondrous stretch of sandy beach--a rarity on the French Riviera. Even though most of the beach is "managed" (i.e. you pay to stretch out on a lounge chair), the 3kms of soft sand bordering a protected cove is most welcome.

Then there's the nightlife! As soon as the weather turns mild, the streets of Juan-les-Pins are elbow-to-elbow at night as revelers weave from bar to cafe to restaurant to casino. Le Crystal bar-brasserie has been an institution since 1936 but nearby Pam-Pam also has its passionate devotees.

Without a doubt, the best time to visit Juan-les-Pins is during its prestigious Jazz Festival, Jazz a Juan, held each July. Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock are just some of the big names that have recently appeared on the stage set amid the parasol pines. Even if the music wasn't wonderful (which it is) the setting alone is unrivalled. More.

Accommodation in Juan-les-Pins

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Getting to Juan-les-Pins

By Bus
Envibus:From Villeneuve-Loubet, Biot, St-Paul-de-Vence.
RCA (Rapides Cote d'Azur): Line 200 from Nice and Cannes

By Train
TER: Line 4 from Cannes and Nice

Tourist Information

See the Antibes/Juan-les-Pins tourist office

Related Pages

Jazz a Juan Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins

Antibes Travel Guide

Cap d'Antibes Travel Guide

 


 

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