Cap-Ferrat peninsula
Cap Ferrat & Antibes, France
Home to the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, set among six hectares of gardens overlooking the Mediterranean.
Places in Cap-Ferrat peninsula
- La Véranda Chef Yoric Tièche, awarded one Michelin star, offers elegant and contemporary cuisine with the best of the Mediterranean and Provençal regions.
- Cap-Ferrat garden terrace café A café setting within the hotel's six hectares of Mediterranean gardens.
- Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat bar A refined bar within the century-old Riviera icon.
Practical notes for Cap Ferrat & Antibes
- Best time to visit
- May to September, for the warmest Mediterranean swimming conditions and the height of the French Riviera's social season.
- Getting around
- Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is the primary gateway, roughly 30 minutes by car to Cap-Ferrat and 20 minutes to Antibes; the peninsula and old town are best explored on foot, with taxis or private drivers connecting the two along the coastal road.
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Language
- French. English is widely spoken along the coast.
- Timezone
- CET (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Current trends
- Cap-Ferrat's Grand-Hôtel continues to trade on over a century of jet-set glamour, with Chef Yoric Tièche's Michelin-starred La Véranda and the poolside Club Dauphin anchoring the hotel's reputation for salubrious dining alongside its clifftop infinity pool and iconic beach club, while nearby Antibes' superyacht harbour keeps the wider peninsula at the centre of the Riviera's high-season social calendar.
Other neighborhoods in Cap Ferrat & Antibes
- Antibes old town — A historic old town with a superyacht-lined harbour and boutique shopping.
- Cap-Ferrat waterfront — Home to the Club Dauphin poolside restaurant and the hotel's iconic beach club.
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