Antibes Archaeology Museum, Antibes, France

The bastion Saint-André, designed following plans by Vauban in the late 17th century, is now home to the Archaeology Museum, which houses all the collections gathered during various excavations in the city and the surrounding waters. A precious past resuscitated, through the wrecks of Etruscan, Greek, Phoenician and Roman ships driven here by storms: ceramics, amphorae, mosaics, coins and everyday objects attest to the extraordinary prosperity of the powerful Roman 'Civitas Antipolitana.'

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Jon F (5 months ago)
Very poor experience. All of the text is in French and there is no English translation available. There’s also no signal to even use Google translate. It was a useless visit and a waste of €5 each. It’s a shame as I would have loved to know the history of Antibes and can imagine it being interesting if you could read the text.

Christine Hwang (10 months ago)
So I didn’t actually go inside the museum, but you must go up on the roof of the building to enjoy the views. It is the best place in the old town of Antibes to watch the sun rise/set.

Rachael Dorothy (12 months ago)
Lots of artifacts from nearby shipwrecks. Cool place to stop by only 3 euros per adult.

Christian Sassin (3 years ago)
Very small museum but a few interesting pieces. Go, if you have the bundle pass for all museums in Antibes.

Crisanta Caro (4 years ago)
Very nice

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