Antibes, town in southern France, in Alpes-Maritimes Department, near Nice. A port city in a flower growing region on the French Riviera, Antibes is also a popular tourist destination; there are several luxury resorts here. Founded as Antipolis in 340 BC by Greek colonists from Massalia (modern-day Marseille), the town and port then became Roman settlements before being controlled by the Grimaldi family between 1384 and 1608. The 16th-century Grimaldi Chateau remains, serving as a gallery devoted to the work of the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, who lived and painted here in 1946. Population (1999) 72,412.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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