BIOT

THE ART OF LIVING

Biot is a town perched in the heart of the Côte d'Azur. City of glass par excellence, it can be discovered according to your desires.
Visit the Fernand Léger museum, the Museum of History and Ceramics Biotoise, the Glass factory of Biot.
Enjoy a stroll through the Parc de la Brague and its river.
For the golf fans, you have the choice between 2 golf courses, one of 9 holes and one of 18 holes.
From July to September, traditional festivals and events are organized in Biot. Come and experience the folklore of Biot with the art nights, the festival of Saint Julien...
The historic center of Biot invites you to go shopping in its picturesque streets. Between the shops, the galleries and the Provencal markets, everyone will find something to suit his or her taste.

Top 5 activities

Discover below our selection of the five must-do activities in Biot:
- Fernand Léger Museum
- La Verrerie de Biot
- The Museum of Biot History and Ceramics
- Hike along the Brague river
- Historical center with its galleries and souvenir stores

Want to have fun in Biot, you also have events during the year

Visit the Léger Museum

Discover the collection of Léger with 450 works.
His works are exhibited in different forms: paintings, bronzes, tapestries, sculptures and mosaics.
The particularity of this museum is the façade of the building, created by Léger.
Discover this work of 400m2 on the theme of sport.
It is composed of natural stone and glass in an abstract pattern, with high relief ceramic.

Discover the Biot glass factory

The glass factory is an eco-museum about glass and ceramics.
The ecomuseum presents the history of glassblowing and the works made by master glassmakers.
The glass factory organizes workshops. These workshops highlight the creation of glass in its entirety: the shape, the patterns, the colors.
Eloi Monod is the founder of this glass factory. In 1956, he created the bubbled glass, which is the signature of the glass factory's craft.
Free and guided visits, initiation courses are proposed to you.

The Museum of History and Ceramics to do

The Biotoise Museum of History and Ceramics is part of the village's cultural heritage.
Thanks to this museum, you will know the past of the village.
The aim of the museum is to safeguard the heritage of the town. You will observe more than 2000 years of history linked to the village.
Testimonies of trades and photographs remind us of an old way of life.
Contact : 04 93 65 54 54
Address : 9 rue Saint-Sébastien
Click here to visit the website of the Biotois Museum of History and Ceramics

Where to play golf?

On the heights, the village offers two golf courses:

- The Golf Club, the Bastide du Roy with its 18-hole course overlooking the city of glass and its medieval village.

- Provençal Golf with its 9-hole tree-lined course with a view of the mountains.
This Golf offers you its top tracer. With this innovative, fun and connected system, discover a new approach to golf.
Games, modes adapted to all levels with 8 modules that take you on a real interactive adventure.

For lunch, you have the golf restaurant with its magnificent view on the green.

Do not hesitate to book your course :
Golf Club > 04 93 65 08 48
Provençal golf > 04 93 00 00 57

Hikes in Prague Park

Follow the river Brague or its tributary, and take advantage of the hiking trails.
You have the choice between 3 hikes ranging from 4 to 11 kilometers long.
They are in the heart of the departmental park of the Brague between Biot and Valbonne.

Saint-Philippe Circuit

Marked walking itinerary in the Brague Park
Duration: 2h30
Departure : At the Paul Langevin School in front of the town hall. Place Saint-Eloi.
Distance: 8,5 km
Type of itinerary: BOUCLE
Marked: Yes

Path of the Brague Valley

Walking itinerary along the Brague river
Duration: 3h30 for the outward journey
Bring a car for the return journey or take the bus n°10 of the network Envibus
Departure : At the Paul Langevin School in front of the town hall. Place Saint-Eloi
Road access: From Biot, park your vehicle in one of the Bâchettes or Fontanette parking lots.
Walk back to the old village.
Distance : 9,8 km
You can do the itinerary both ways.
Marked : Yes

A beautiful walk in the shade along the river.
We recommend a stop at the Pont des Tamarins where a picnic area has been set up, the aire de la Brague.
Picnic area in the heart of the natural park of the Brague, between Biot and Valbonne.

Macaroons circuit

Hike located between Biot and Valbonne, in the park of Brague.
Duration : 1h55
Departure : at the level of the signpost n°5, " Pont des Tamarins ".
Distance : 9 km
Type of itinerary : BOUCLE
Marked : Yes
Do not hesitate to bring your dogs, they are allowed !

If you want more information contact 04 93 65 78 00

Stroll through the historic center

In the heart of the old village, you will discover the historical center of Biot.
Take the opportunity to visit the church of Biot, classified as a historical monument in 1984. It is open all year round.

While walking, don't forget to read the street name signs. These will tell you what was happening in the street.

During the repopulation in 1470, the names of the noble families are given to the streets such as: the Berris street, the Ardisson street.
The name of the streets is also given according to the activities which are established there.
We have the example of the street of the fishmonger, the street of the goldsmiths...

Shopping and its galleries

Arty shopping is given to the area where most of the art galleries are located.
If you want to buy a work of art, this is the place for you.
You have the choice between several galleries: Gabel Gallery, Galerie de la place, Galerie lumen...

Stroll through the streets of the village and discover the stores all around you.
This will give you ideas for unique gifts and souvenirs:
Handicrafts, decoration, jewelry, accessories, souvenirs and clothes, Provencal fabric, "valdrôme", carbon santons, pottery, olive wood...
There is something for everyone!

Festivals and traditions

 

Art nights

Every Thursday, from mid-July to the end of August, the art nights take place.
On the program: sales exhibition, live demonstrations, workshops for children, cultural walk, Live Music, Shows...
Free access.

Saint Julien's Day

It is the whole village that meets to celebrate its patron saint during 4 days.

This patronal festival takes place at the end of August. Several activities are on the program: bowls contest, dances, Provencal aubade, coffee race, roumpa pignata, sack race, egg race, inflatable structure...

The harvest festival

This event takes place on a Sunday in September from 10am to 6pm.
During this festival, discover the communal vineyard, the Biotois grape variety, wine tasting...
On the program: Provençal mass and blessing of the grape, folk animations and Baletti, farandole, market...
It pays tribute to the economy of the country.

The Provencal markets

The tradition of the Provencal market and producers is a real institution in Biot.
It is the ideal opportunity to discover local products, specialties, folklore.
Come and stroll between the colorful and fragrant stalls of Biot

The Provencal Market takes place every Tuesday from 9am to 1pm. Several products are available.
Direction the street Saint Sébastien at the entrance of the village, come to discover stalls of :
- fruits and vegetables,
- specialties of the region,
- local crafts,
- jewelry, clothing, ...
The Farmers' Market takes place every Saturday from 9am to 1pm.

This farmers' market is intended to promote organic farming and the local economy by favouring short circuits.

Direction the place of the arcades, stroll between the stalls of products:
- of food bio and local of quality
- of cosmetic products
- of the craft industry Biotoise.

 

The history of the city of glass

The city of Biot is the city of glass par excellence, specializing in crafts.
Traces testify to the occupation of the city of Biot since prehistoric times.
In the Middle Ages, in 1209, the Count of Provence donated the territory of Biot to the Knights of the Temple. At that time, the arcade square, the church and some houses made up the village.
After the enlargement of the territory of Biot, it is entrusted to the knights of Malta and to the bishop of Grass then to the Queen Jeanne de Provence.
During her reign, looters and the black plague exterminated the village.
Biot was abandoned in 1387 and the village became a den of brigands.
In 1470, King René persuaded several families from Italy to settle there.
Biot comes back to life.
From the 16th century, the pottery industry, especially the jar industry, increased.
These companies made Biot an important place for pottery production.
In the 20th century, art and crafts developed.
The artists Fernand Léger and Raymond Peynet and many others, who settled in Biot, contributed to its reputation.
In 1956, Eloi Monod created the Biot glass factory and bubbled glass.
Biot became the city of art crafts, the city of glass par excellence.

Public access and parking

By bus
Take line 200 Cannes Nice > Stop at Biot Bus and Train station.
By train
Stop at Biot Bus and Train station.

The village is located 4 km from the train and bus station
Take the Envibus bus line n°10.

By car
Exit highway A8 Antibes n°44.
It is complicated to park in the city of Biot.
For this reason, all the parking lots in the city of Biot are free.
- Parking des Bâchettes 330 places
- Parking de la Baume 46 places
- Parking du Chemin Neuf 13 places (attention, some places are regulated because of the Vigipirate plan)
-Parking Saint Jean 58 places
- Parking de la Fontanette 141 places