Biot, Alpes-Maritimes
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Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region
in southeastern France
. It is located near Antibes
, between Cannes
and Villeneuve-Loubet
on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean.
Biot was a pottery
centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century.
In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork.
Biot is well-known for its glassblowers
and bubble glass products Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand Léger
museum stands at the foot of the village.
European Heart House, the official headquarters of the European Society of Cardiology
, is located within the borders of the commune of Biot.
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located near Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
, between Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
and Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet It lies between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, at the mouth of the Loup River.It was created by the joining two old villages: the old village of Villeneuve inland and the village of Loubet on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean.
Biot was a pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century.
In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork.
Biot is well-known for its glassblowers
Glassblowing
Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble, or parison, with the aid of a blowpipe, or blow tube...
and bubble glass products Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of Cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style...
museum stands at the foot of the village.
European Heart House, the official headquarters of the European Society of Cardiology
European Society of Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology is a membership organisation of more than 70,000 cardiology professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean. It is involved in scientific and educational activities for cardiology professionals and also promotes cardiovascular disease prevention messages to the...
, is located within the borders of the commune of Biot.