Escapade #8 :

There are spectacular seas.

And then there is the sea in Antibes.

The one that borders the old town ramparts.
The one that curves gently around Cap d’Antibes.
The one you glimpse between umbrella pines.

It doesn’t try to impress.
It already belongs here.

In Antibes, the sea isn’t just something you look at.

You reach it at Plage de la Salis.
You follow it along the coastal path.
You find it again below the ramparts when the stones turn honey-gold in the light.

It accompanies every step.

Sixty meters from La Jabotte, it changes mood without warning.

One morning, smooth as glass.
One afternoon, slightly restless.
Sometimes turquoise near the Cap’s hidden coves.
Sometimes silver under an eastern wind.

Always alive.

Regulars don’t ask, “Where is the beach?”

They grab a towel.
Walk down the street.
Step into the early sun.

They come back with salty hair, relaxed shoulders, clearer eyes.

The sea does that here.

There are fishermen at dawn near the port.

Paddle boards gliding at sunrise.
Brave swimmers in May.

And sometimes, a small, silent group practicing yoga on the sand at sunrise.

Breathing here is never abstract.

Contemplative souls in October find their place too.

The sea in Antibes isn’t a frozen postcard.

It breathes with the wind.
It moves with the light.
It shifts with the hour.

You step into it the way you step into a pause.

Then comes that moment.

When you leave the water.
When you sit for a few seconds on the warm sand.
When you hear only the gentle lapping against the ramparts.

That’s often when the holiday truly begins.

The sea in Antibes doesn’t promise anything extraordinary.

It offers something better.

Consistency.
Light.
A rhythm.

And that rare feeling of being exactly where you belong.

— Nathalie and Pierre

About La Jabotte

La Jabotte is a small boutique hotel hidden just 60 metres from the sea, in Antibes.
A secret garden, a peaceful atmosphere, and a slower rhythm — softer, quieter, and a little outside of time.