antibes - Port Vauban

antibes - Port Vauban
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Originally a natural harbor in use since before the Roman Empire, the port was fortified by SĂ©bastien Le Prestre, Seigneur antibes Port Vauban de Vauban, later Marquis de Vauban, King Louis XIV s military engineer. Port Vauban now serves as the home of the antibes Yacht Club d Antibes and is the largest marina (in antibes terms of total tonnage of the boats and yachts moored there) in the Mediterranean Sea. Port Vauban is a French yachting harbor located in Antibes on the French antibes Cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department Riviera.

Some of the world s largest and most lavishly appointed yachts have Port Vauban as their home port, including antibes Russian oil businessman Roman Abramovich s 86 m Ecstasea and his gift to fellow Russian businessman Eugene Shvidler (Le Grand Bleu). Co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen s yacht Octopus is a regular visitor to the harbor. In the early part of the 20th century, Port Vauban also accommodated numerous seaplanes and antibes a seaplane manufacturer. Coordinates: 43°35′12″N 7°7′37″E / 43.58667°N 7.12694°E / 43.58667; 7.12694 .