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===Parks and gardens=== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2023}} ; The Exflora Park: The Exflora Park is a five-hectare ({{convert|5|ha|disp=output only}}) garden open to the public. Next to the large olive grove, there are different styles of Mediterranean gardens, from ancient Rome to the exuberant Riviera of the 19th century. Fountains and ponds stretch along the terrace, making a waterway {{convert|500|m}} long. Antibes is renowned for rose production, and rose bushes line the path leading to the sea. The exotic garden and palm grove is reminiscent of the [[belle époque]],{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} when English gardeners succeeded in planting flowers that bloom in winter, the season when the aristocracy visited the [[Côte d'Azur]]. : A little further on is the Théâtre de Verdure, inspired by Italian gardens, and a panoramic viewpoint with a view of the sea and the Iles des Lerins. In the style of Provençal gardens of the 18th century, there is a maze with sculpted hedges. Further on, Islamic gardens are featured, with an orange grove where the ground is patterned with terracotta irrigation pipes similar to those in the celebrated [[Seville Cathedral]] in Spain. The vegetable gardens and orchards in the Arsat are planted in hollows as in [[Morocco]] to protect them from the sun and maximise shadow and humidity. A representation of a Moroccan house pays homage to the painter Majorelle, creator of the blue garden in [[Marrakesh]]. In another area, the winter garden contains plants that flower in winter, such as [[mimosa]] and [[camellia]]s. ; The Eilenroc Gardens: Villa Eilenroc was built on a rock in the middle of a virtual desert. The area was transformed into a garden through the patience and talent of [[Jacques Greber]], landscape architect and consultant to the Great Exhibition in [[New York City]] in 1939. He was commissioned by Mr Beaumont to create this park of {{convert|11|ha}}. : The gardens lie thirty metres above the sea with a view across the bay of the Cap. Planted with traditional Mediterranean species such as marine and parasol pines, Alep and Canary pines, [[cypress]], [[oak]]s, [[olive]] trees, [[arbutus]], [[lavender]], [[thyme]], [[rosemary]], [[eucalyptus]], [[ficus]] etc., as well as three kilometres ({{convert|3|km|abbr=off|disp=output only}}) of [[pittosporum]] hedges, a whole part of the park has been created with plants found in the Antibes area in 1920. ; Thuret Park: In 1857, Gustave Thuret discovered the Cap d'Antibes and bought five hectares ({{convert|5|ha|disp=output only}}) of land where he built a villa and began the creation of a park. Bequeathed to the state by his heirs, the [[Jardin botanique de la Villa Thuret]] is now managed by the INRA (National Institute of Agronomic Research). The collection of trees and exotic plants, and the rich earth, provide many opportunities for learning, and the cross-fertilisation of plant species that grow on the Mediterranean coast. ; Marineland: In 1970, Roland de la Poype created this animal exhibition park called [[Marineland (Antibes)|Marineland]] in Antibes. First, it was a small oceanarium with a few pools and animals, but now it is one of the biggest in the world and receives more than 1,200,000 visitors per year. It is the only French sea park featuring two cetacean species: killer whales and dolphins.
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