2016-08-10 Beaulieu-sur-mer to Port du Crouton, Cap d’Antibes, France

The marina in Beaulieu-sur-mer is a home to many smart boats of all sizes

In the evening this is a very busy area of the marina with wall to wall chic retaurants

In the evening this is a very busy area of the marina with wall to wall chic restaurants

The marina is sheltered by the cliffs of the surrounding mountain ridge

The marina is sheltered by the tall cliffs of the surrounding mountain ridge

With the bikes we cycle into the small town of Beaulieu-sur-mer

The French are famous for their wonderful cakes and tarts!!

Every town has it's fresh market where one can buy wonderfully fresh vegetables, fruit and flowers etc

Most towns in France have fresh produce markets where one can buy wonderfully fresh vegetables, fruit and flowers etc

As Beaulieu-sur-mer is quite an upmarket town, the gardens are all perfectly manicured and the streets clean and well maintained

Beaulieu-sur-mer is quite an elegant town with perfectly manicured gardens and clean and well maintained streets

The luxurious houses high up built on the surrounding ridge are all believed to be privately owned

The luxurious houses built high up on the surrounding ridge overlooking the bay, are all believed to be privately owned

…as are the elegant homes surrounding the bay

We make our departure to continue west along the coast

As the fuel is cheaper in France than was in Italy, it was time to fuel up

The fuel was more expensive in Italy so we have waited to fill up in France. We were given a good price from this fuel berth at the marina in Beaulieu-sur-mer

We leave the busy bay of Beaulieu-sur-mer

As we motor west we pass Cap Ferrat once again, with it’s conspicuous tall lighthouse and elegant 5 star hotel

In the distance is the Baie des Anglais and town of Nice

In the distance is the Baie des Anges and the town of Nice

Continuing south west across Baie des Anges we pass the old town of Antibes

The coastal trail, a popular walk along the water’s edge, continues for several kms around the coast on Cap d’Antibes

Stunning villas which can only be seen from the water, are dotted in low lying wooded areas along the coast

On the southern tip of the Cap d’Antibes is the lighthouse on Pte del’ilette

Hotel du Cap Eden Roc, an exclusive hotel also in the south of the Cap d’Antibes

The small gulf, Golfe Juan on the western side of Cap d'Antibes

The small gulf, Golfe Juan is situated on the western side of Cap d’Antibes

We drop our anchor for the night just off Port du Crouton, on the eastern side of Golfe Juan. The small and quite shallow old fishing harbour is now used for local small boats