good place to stay for a week?

I am looking for a place to spend the last week of a month long sabbatical and have located a nice apartment in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Is this a good place to stay and relax but accessible to other locations in the area by train or bus? If not, other suggestions?

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Cagnes-s-mer is a modern commercial town - masses of apartment blocks and is rapidly turning into a holiday home ghetto. I am sure there would be lots of rental properties there but thats not itself a recommendation.It lacks charm and is among the least attractive of the Eastern Riviera towns. (Haut de Cagnes is a little treasure but you can vist that from anywhere) Trafic build up there is a nightmare in summer, though the train will get you in and out. Personally I would consider other options if you can.

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Would agree with Nicelife about Cagnes-sur-mer.

I would always advise people to be based in Antibes, especially for an apartment based trip. I deal with holiday makers all the time and they nearly always tell me at the end of their stay that after a few trips to other towns along the coast, that they are very happy to have chosen Antibes as their base.

It really has everything you could wish for in a pretty and compact area, it has the train station which is usually a maximum of 10 minute walk from wherever you choose to stay (in the Old Town preferably), it has a good choice of sandy beaches, has hundreds of restaurants and cafes to choose from, has the Picasso museum, the Ramparts and a fort, cute medeival cobbled streets to explore, a fabulous morning produce market that turns into an artisans market in the evenings, lovely walks round the Cap d%26#39;Antibes, Juan-les-Pins within walking distance for full on nightlife....have I forgotten something ?

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Thanks for the very helpful response. Do you have any properties that would be suitable for the week of June 10 through the 17th?

Rusty

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Perhaps only one thing FLB - and that%26#39;s the hike from Port Salis at the far end of the bay up the stations of the cross footpath to the lighthouse, from which the panorama is magnificent.The church is a real curiosity with all the sea-going votive offerings, and the little informal cafe next door does a very welcome beer. That and possibly the people-watching from the cafes at the Place Nationale

They are all great places - Let the %26quot;Battle of the Towns%26quot; commence!

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LOL...and then take a different route back down, meandering along the most amazing streets full of the most expensive villas you%26#39;ve ever seen, and realising that winning a million on the lotto is really just peanuts compared with what you now want to win !!

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