About the living in Antibes
Studentlife - Living in Antibes
Antibes range of courses, qualifications and study modes offers opportunities for students from anywhere wanting pursuing their career further. Whether students are seeking to develop or enhance their career prospects, update their professional skills or study solely for personal satisfaction. If you are thinking about studying, working or living in Antibes, you will probably have a lot of questions to ask. This website is developed to answer your questions, it is divided into several sections which are important for students from abroad.
Antibes has a very coloured history which go’s back about 3.000 years. In that time the town was called Antipolis and was used as a naural port by local tribes at that time. During that time the inhabitants of the city built a big castle and wall to defend it from attacks from the ancient Liguirians, who had been pushed into the Alps but were still attacking the city.
Around 154 B.C. under the constant pressure of attacks of local tribes the city called in the help of Rome. Rome had developed the region as a provence, giving the name Provence that is used today. In 43 BC, Antipolis was annexed by Rome. The town is full of Roman artifacts (walls, aqueducts, amphora, etc.) from the ancient town or the nearby sea bottom, and visible around the town or in the museums. It is really is worth paying a visit and seeing the rich history for yourself.
When the Roman empire fell in 476 barbarians settled in the region. Antibes knew a great variety of leaders but this came to an end when King Henri IV took it into his kingdom in 1608. The town grew a lot after the first world war but stayed a littlebit less urbanised compaired to other cities in the area. During that time the city has been the hometown of a lot of worldfamous artists such as Prévert, Audiberti, Greene, Picasso and Monet, all these artists found a lot of inspiration in the charme and ambiance of the city.
Stay in shape in Antibes!
Students who are sports fanatics or just love to play their favourite sports wherever they go they are going to like Antibes with a chance to play all your favourite sports in many places here. A bike or blades are a great way to get a daily workout. Furthermore Antibes has a lot of swimming pools and there are plenty of opportunities to play tennis or squash. Other sports that are available here are:
Gymnastics, trampoline, acrobatics, dance, sailing, diving, fishing, underwater fishing.
swimming, swimming with flippers. skiing, walking, climbing. Martial arts, boxing, fencing.
Tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash. Football, rugby, grass hockey, basketball, handball, volleyball. Athletics, triathlon, cycling. Shooting, archery, clay pigeon shooting, car, motorbike. parasports, rollerblading, skating.