Event Previews & Reviews from Antibes

The sun shining, the sparkling azure of the Med - there is no better time to be in Antibes.

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

As with most weekends in Antibes and along the Cote d'Azur, the May day holiday weekend this year begins with markets, festivals and a good smattering of antiques. 

First launched in 1984 by the French Ministry of Culture, the third Sunday in September is the designated day for historical monuments, museums and even private areas across the country to open their doors and allow the public access to places they would not normally be able to experience.

July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.

We're halfway through the summer and the holiday season is fully underway.

More runners than ever are expected to take part in France’s second-largest marathon. And as entries rapidly fill up, now is the time to enter.

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

This weekend will see some of the world's best athletes compete in the Global Footvolley tournament on the beach of Plage du Ponteil in Antibes.

Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.

For some, this time of year is the most charming time to be on the coast.

Summer is almost over but not quite yet, and the town is filled with art, both old and new.

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

Visitors are flocking to the beaches as the summer season reaches its peak.

Antibes is an absolutely gorgeous little town at Christmas time, with its cobbled streets strung with blue and white lights, its spinning Ferris wheel and quaint Christmas villages lighting up the port and its jumble of medieval buildings shining below a stunning backdrop of snow-capped Alps. In this beautiful setting, Antibes offers a wonderful lineup of festive Christmas activities for visitors and locals alike.

As 15,000 people cycled the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2016, from Megeve to Morzine in the Etape du Tour on Sunday, the drama of the actual race was unfolding in the Pyrenees.

More traditional than its red carpet neighbour, the small port town of Antibes has plenty to offer the discerning tourist. From chocolates to antiques, sport to relaxation and historical to modern, Antibes has a jammed packed year ahead in 2017.