Le Nomade au Bastion St Jaume, France
Stefano Mitta
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France Le Nomade au Bastion St Jaume

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After having housed a temple and then a chapel in Roman times, a fortified tower was built at Saint-Jaume which was to be completely destroyed in the 17th century. A few decades later, the Bastion Shipyard was built here, where Captain Cousteau's famous ship Calypso was kitted out. The shipyard closed in 1985.
Destroyed because it had fallen into disuse, the building gave way to a vast area highlighting the famous fortified remains of the curtain wall, beautifully renovated.
Today, this area features the Nomade sculpture by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa.

Photography Tips

During winter and spring time is quite easy to see mountains covered by snow on the background. Pretty cool the contrast between seascape and mountainscape, isn't it?

Travel Information

By car, motorway A8, "la Provençale", exit 44 to Antibes.
By plane, International Airport Nice Côte d'Azur (20 km from Antibes)
Bus 250 express from the Terminal to Antibes.
Bus 23 from Terminal 1 to the station Nice Saint Augustin, then regional train (TER) to Antibes.
By train:
Antibes train station (local TER and main TGV trains).
Train timetables: www.ter.sncf.com/paca
Thello company trains (link Marseille-Italy) stop at Antibes train station.
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor A decent amount of people
Best Timing Sunset during spring
Sunrise & Sunset 06:33 - 18:44 | current local time: 05:17
Photo Themes Harbour Landscape Port Porto sea seascape seaside yachts

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