Juan-les-Pins Tourist Information
The French Riviera summer season was born here
It was once the summer haunt of the rich and famous including Rudolf Valentino, who lived at Chateau de Golfe Juan overlooking the port. The Fitzgeralds in the 1920s welcomed Picasso, Josephine Baker, King Umberto of Italy and Edith Piaf to their home the Belles Rives, now a five star hotel. Other celebrities, including Cocteau, Estee Lauder and Charlie Chaplin, stayed at Le Provencal hotel while Le Juana was favoured by Ella Fitzgerald.
The town's casino is famous for throwing out Coco Chanel for daring to wear "pants".
BIG REGGAE FESTIVAL 2019
It was once the summer haunt of the rich and famous including Rudolf Valentino, who lived at Chateau de Golfe Juan overlooking the port. The Fitzgeralds in the 1920s welcomed Picasso, Josephine Baker, King Umberto of Italy and Edith Piaf to their home the Belles Rives, now a five star hotel. Other celebrities, including Cocteau, Estee Lauder and Charlie Chaplin, stayed at Le Provencal hotel while Le Juana was favoured by Ella Fitzgerald.
The town's casino is famous for throwing out Coco Chanel for daring to wear "pants".
BIG REGGAE FESTIVAL 2019
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The reggae festival returns this year on 10 July at 7pm in the Pinedes. Stars on the bill include Alborosie, Tairo, Entourloup and Ryon. Tickets cost 30.30 euros seated and 26.80 standing |
JAZZ A JUAN 12 -21 July 2019
Europe's oldest jazz festival
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The oldest jazz festival in Europe takes place annually in Juan les Pins, Antibes. In addition to the concerts by top jazz musicians, there are free street events in the fringe programme known as Le OFF. There is a jazz club at the Marriot les Ambassadeurs hotel from midnight and jazz on the beach where you can dine by the sea and listen to the music. Also many bars, restaurants and clubs have live jazz every evening.
 Jazz a Juan stage
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Juan Les Pins Today Juan Les Pins, now part of Antibes, is a buzzing holiday town and is rightly famous for its summer jazz festival. The rich and famous still flock here in summer but now to the Eden Roc hotel on the Cap d'Antibes. There are fabulous shops in Juan to while away the hours if you get bored with lying on the beach. Did you know... water skiing started in Juan The beaches at Juan include eight demountable private beaches and restaurants open until 15 October. There is one public beach dedicated to sports and physical activities. Four thousand tonnes of sand has been imported to widen the 23 km of beaches and there are 24 people to keep them clean. There are two public beaches - Richelieu and Garoupe - where you can hire sunbeds and parasols at reasonable prices. There are also dedicated disabled areas. In addition there is a new Handiplage next to the new Sailing centre And the nightlife is famous and open to all, including the Eden Casino. Young people flock here especially to the bars and clubs. Juan itself is fairly quiet - dare I say dead? - in the winter but still nice to visit. Glass Bottom Boat
Sail around the Cap d'Antibes to see the amazing private homes and Eden Roc - hotel to the stars. |
THE PROGRAMME 2019 12 July: jazz in the streets of Antibes and Juan (free). 13 July: Steve Gadd band and George Benson (35 to 150 euros) 14 July: Omri Mor, Ekram and Electro Deluxe. (free) 15 July: Delgrès & Ben Harper (50 - 150 euros) 16 July: Magma & King Crimson (20 - 100) 17 July: Louis Cole & Snarky Puppy (15 - 80) 18 July: Dj Set & Jamiroquai (60 - 160 ) 19 July: Eli Degibri quartet, Candy Dulfer & Diana Krall (35 - 150) 20 July: Pink Martini with Strom Large, (guests: Jane Birkin & Christophe Willem), Thomas Dutronc (60 - 100 euros) 21 juillet: New Gospel family (free) Booking online opens 7 March. Book through www.jazzajuan.com or at local tourist offices 
Toy Train Forty minute trip round the town costs 7 euros Republique Street tel: 06 15 77 67 47 and 04 93 74 64.81 promotrains@yahoo.fr The boat is glass bottomed so you can see the wonderful underwater life and geology |