Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Monaco and Cannes have been considered the jewels of the French Riviera yachting scene for many years, but a few kilometers down the coast, another port is rising to fight for the crown. Antibes, with its quaint, historic old town and picturesque wall-lined harbour, has long appealed to yacht owners, but in the past it has lost the custom of larger yachts to its more famous neighbours. That all could change. Over the past five years, Port Vauban has been working on phase one of an extensive redevelopment project that's seen a segment of the marina transformed into a key fit for superyachts, with enhanced mooring options, contemporary facilities and a brand-new yacht club. At the inauguration of the International Yacht Club d'Antibes (IYCA) last week, Olivia Gordon-Bourcart, marketing director at Port Vauban Antibes, revealed what owners and crew can look forward to, and how Antibes plans to differentiate itself from its neighbouring rivals. Congratulations on the inauguration. Please talk us through the renovation project to date. We took over the management of Port Vauban in 2017 and for the past five years, we've started to renovate. The global envelope is €135 million and… Read full this story
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