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Antibes
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Antibes is a resort town of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Cote d'Azur, is located between Cannes and Nice. It is 12 and half miles by rail southwest of Nice, and is situated on the east side of the Garoupe peninsula. It was formerly fortified, but all the ramparts, were demolished in the 1860s. A new town then rose outside the former defenses.
Antibes has one of the largest yacht marinas on the Cote d'Azur, built in the 1960s on the site of a Roman harbor. There is still a local fishing industry, much diminished from its size a century ago. It was formerly a site of perfume distilling; the surrounding country once produced an abundance of flowers. Perfume distillation is still carried out on a commercial scale in nearby Grasse. Antibes is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes departement. It covers a number of distinct areas, including Antibes proper, Juan-les-Pins, and Golfe-Juan.
It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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