Equally suitable for relaxation and cultural pursuits, Biot is a provincial village situated at the heart of the Côte d'Azur, which has always seduced generations of artists. It is one of the high spots for modernity in the Côte d'Azur, whose cultural heritage has maintained, with conviction and devotion, its ancestral traditions.
It is a collage of historical monuments like the "Site Classé", modern architecture and urbanism.
Its authenticity has been preserved by building restrictions (no construction in the village may exceed 8 metres in height). Asides from its architectural advantages, Biot makes a real change of scene.

Away from the town you can benefit from the wooded areas, which have been specially maintained by the community to meet the needs of hikers seeking beauty and fresh, clean air. There are numerous routes available; from long strolls along paths marked out by arrows to a 70 kilometres hike around the "Brague Valley".

Despite its rich ancestry, Biot is a village with its sights fixed firmly on the future. The prime example is Sophia Antipolis, the first technopole in Europe, which occupies no less than 550 hectares of land.

Biot is perhaps best known for its glassworks. The art of pottery originates from Biot and the humble jar has its origins here. Biot is one of the two cradles of the Post-Modernist culture, possessing "The Fernand Léger Museum",
and of ceramics, the history of which can be discovered at "The History Muséum."
Examples of traditional Biotoise ceramics can be found in "The Bonsaï Arboretum" and in "The Eco Glass Muséum".

Biot is a historical village full of attractions, whose heritage has been jealously guarded. It is possible to visit the village on a route marked out by arrows. A visit to the village will give you the opportunity to discover the Provence of yesteryear and to marvel at the traces of ancestors which still remain intact today. Cobbled streets lead to ancestral gates dating from 15th century, whose splendour is to be found in the most picturesque places.

In the church square multicoloured pebbles sketch out two superb Maltese Crosses, there is a magnificent "Rose Fleurs de Lys" just before the door of the church as well as in front of the ancient town offices. These municipals sport the date of 1685. The church reconstructed in the 15th century from Roman ruins like the rest of the village, is one of the most interesting buildings in the region. After admiring a statue of St Madeleine, which is above the entrance, the visitor can marvel at the two magnificent canvases (exposed at several exhibitions of retrospective art): "La Vierge au Rosaire" dating from the end of the 15th century. This is attributed to the Niçois artist Louis Brey.
The second canvas is "Un Ecce Homo", an original by Canavesio from the 16th century. Amazing also are the guilder wooden sculptures which reign over the main alters of St Madeleine and Notre Dame de Douleur.
Situated at the aspen are the busts of St Julien and Ste Madeleine.