| Plage de la Salis, the longest Antibes beach, runs along the eastern neck of Cap d'Antibes, with no big hotels owning mattress exploitation rights – an amazing rarity on the Riviera. To the south, at the top of chemin du Calvaire, you can get superb views from the Église de la Garoupe (July & Aug 10am–noon & 2.30–6pm; rest of year 9.30am–noon & 2.30–5pm), which contains Russian spoils from the Crimean War and hundreds of ex votos. To the west, on boulevard du Cap between chemins du Tamisier and G.-Raymond, you can wander around the Jardin Thuret (Mon–Fri 8.30am–5.30pm; €1.50), botanical gardens belonging to a national research institute. Back on the east shore, further south, a second beach, plage de la Garoupe, now heavily colonized by sun beds, is linked by a footpath to the peninsula's southern tip. There are more sandy coves and little harbours along the western shore, where you'll also find the Musée Naval et Napoléonien (Mon–Fri 9.30am–noon & 2.15–6pm, Sat 9.30am–noon; closed Oct; €3), at the end of avenue J.-F.-Kennedy. This documents the great return from Elba along with the usual Bonaparte paraphernalia of hats, cockades and signed commands. Alternate spellings:: France, Cap d'Antibes, Cap d'Antibes, Cap d'Antibes
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