Juan-les-Pins Tourist Information
The French Riviera summer season was born here:
The Brits created the winter season in Cannes in the 19th century and the Americans the summer season in Juan in the 20th century.
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".
The Brits created the winter season in Cannes in the 19th century and the Americans the summer season in Juan in the 20th century.
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".
JAZZ A JUAN 8 - 18 July 2024
Europe's oldest jazz festival
63rd Anniversary 2024
 Jazz a Juan stage
There is a fringe programme of street events during the jazz festival and the Jazz Club at the Marriott Ambassadeur also has its own programme of stars to entertain us. ######## Juan Les Pins 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 Sailing centre The nightlife is famous and open to all, including the Eden Casino. Young people flock to Juan especially to the bars and clubs. |
The Programme 2024 Book through www.jazzajuan.com or at local tourist offices 
Toy Train Forty minute trip round the town Republique Street tel: 06 15 77 67 47 and 04 93 74 64.81 [email protected] Glass Bottomed Boat Sail around the Cap d'Antibes to see the amazing private homes and Eden Roc - hotel to the stars. The boat is glass bottomed so you can see the wonderful underwater life and geology ###### Juan itself is fairly quiet - dare I say dead? - in the winter but still nice to visit. |
