A Port Center devoted to ocean-going yachts in Antibes will be ready by 2021

At the invitation of the Nice Cote d’Azur Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Olivier Lemaire, General Manager of AIVP, travelled to Antibes on 17 September 2019 to speak at the workshop of the European “Great Accessible Tyrrhenian Itinerary” project (known as GRITACCESS) on port heritage. This European programme, aimed at promoting access to heritage and the development of a tourist network, involves 15 partners from five cross-border regions. In his speech, Olivier Lemaire highlighted the importance of capitalising on the heritage and architecture of port cities. Port heritage Workshop The presence of old or new iconic buildings in the city-port interface area, both cultural and industrial, serves to forge closer links between the public and the port city by opening the port up and making it more visible. Showcasing the port landscape, by highlighting the way different spaces of varying scales complement one another, can be a valuable strategy for integrating the port and city, and strengthening the unique…