Cannes Things to Do

  Hotel Majestic Barrière at night.
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  • Hotel Majestic Barrière at night.
      Hotel Majestic Barrière at night.
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  • Pointe de la Croisette - Cross
      Pointe de la Croisette - Cross
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  • Pointe de la Croisette - View on the bay.
      Pointe de la Croisette - View on the...
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  • Pointe de la Croisette - parking behind casino.
      Pointe de la Croisette - parking behind...
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  • Lonely sailing boat between yachts.
      Lonely sailing boat between yachts.
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Beaches - Plages

Beaches - Plages, Cannes

 25 Reviews  Yes there are public free beaches in Cannes even at the Croisette and they are as clean as the private beaches. As what concerns the crowd it all depends from the season and also of the time of the... 

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Le Suquet

Le Suquet, Cannes

 25 Reviews  One of the nicest places to visit in Cannes where you can see the locals in shops, stores, and sitting at outdoor cafes is in the old town on the hill, Le Suquet. Taking the winding streets up the... 

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La Croisette

La Croisette, Cannes

 24 Reviews  One of the most well-known promenade in the world is Cannes La Croisette, stretched from the Palace of Festivals up to the Palm Beach casino. From port Kanto with numerous yachts through the bridge... 

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Palais des Festivals - Film Festival

Palais des Festivals - Film Festival, Cannes

 31 Reviews  63rd Film Festival 12-23th May 2010 Fewer big Hollywood stars expected this year With only two "large" U.S. production in theatres ("Robin Hood" from Ridley Scott's opening and "Wall Street 2" out... 

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Vieux-Port - Harbour

Vieux-Port  -  Harbour, Cannes

 29 Reviews  Facing the Vieux Port and the large esplanade called "La Pantiéro" stands the Hôtel de Ville of Cannes. This neoclassic building from 1876 is particularly representative of 19th-century... 

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Château de la Castre - Castle museum

Château de la Castre - Castle museum, Cannes

 7 Reviews  Admission is 3.20 Euros Discounted rate is 2 Euros Admission free The first sunday of each month for students under 26 for all young people under 18 for disable persons Opening hours October to... 

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Notre Dame de l'Espérance & Other Churches

Notre Dame de l'Espérance & Other Churches, Cannes

 11 Reviews  At the top of the Suquet hill the Church of Notre-Dame de l'Espérance (16-17th c.) looks more like a fortress as a church in late gothic style. The bell tower (16th c.) was part of the ancient hedging... 

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Iles de Lérins

Iles de Lérins, Cannes

 21 Reviews  Between Ste-Marguerite and St-Honorat island is a sound with turquoise blue waters which is a favorite anchoring point for small yachts and boats during the summer. On the big catamaran on the right... 

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Outside Cannes

Outside Cannes, Cannes

 9 Reviews  Cannes is situated exactly at the mid-point of the Côte d'Azur: it takes as long to reach Saint-Tropez as it does San Remo in Italy (roughly 1.5 hours each). Cannes also benefits from its proximity to... 

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Shopping & Walking around

Shopping & Walking around, Cannes

 18 Reviews  If you tired of too much walking then try to discover Cannes by Little Tourist Train. It is fast easy and maybe in your native language. Click on website link and read about costs, routes and... 

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Celebrities

Celebrities, Cannes

 8 Reviews  Right beside the Palais Des Festivals, you will find various hand prints of celebraties on the floor. Pretty cool knowing " who is who" was there before. The picture shown here is the hand print of... 

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Hotels & Residences

Hotels & Residences, Cannes

 18 Reviews  This is another emblematic hotel on the Croisette nearly in front of the Palais des Festivals. The hotel has 265 rooms and 84 suites. It belongs to the Lucien Barrière group. Spectacular façade at... 

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Markets - Marchés

Markets - Marchés, Cannes

 1 Review  This covered market is a few streets behind the Hôtel de Ville / Townhall of Cannes at the eastern edge of the Suquet. The building dates from 1929 in a "neo-regionalist" style by architect Henri... 

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Gardens

Gardens, Cannes

 3 Reviews  A small 'square' on the Le Suquet hill, just below the tower and ramparts, and places to site amidst large oleander bushes and beneath lovely shade trees. At the west end of "La Croisette", between... 

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The Cannes Calendar - events all year around

The Cannes Calendar - events all year around, Cannes

 NiceLife Says:  January - MIDEM - International market for musicFebruary - MILIA - GSM world congress - Festival of GamesMarch - MIPIM - international market for real... 

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Feux d'Artifices - July and August 2005

Feux d'Artifices - July and August 2005, Cannes

 NiceLife Says:  The Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique is an international firework display competition held each year over six days in July and August, to see who can produce the... 

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Like everywhere else, here also tragedies happened

Like everywhere else, here also tragedies happened, Cannes

 Pavlik_NL Says:  In war films stars play fallen soldiers and hero's that die for the fatherland. In real this also has happened and like in all other French (and European)... 

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Cannes, a international town hall

Cannes, a international town hall, Cannes

 Pavlik_NL Says:  The town hall of Cannes is situated between the old and the new parts of town. Directly across the monument for the fallen hero's in the two world wars, the... 

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Gare Routiere, Cannes

Gare Routiere, Cannes, Cannes

 NiceLife Says:  Frankie goes to Hollywood - by bus.The bus station at Cannes is decorated with this trompe d'oeil tribute to film spanning nearly a hundred years. (Which is not... 

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Sea-gull watching

Sea-gull watching, Cannes

 Toshioohsako Says:  You can often observe "free" relaxed life of sea-gulls as not many tourists are around. They may be easily photographed because they are not easily scared. You... 

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Main square

Main square, Cannes

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cannes

cannes, Cannes

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St Honorat

St Honorat, Cannes

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Photo festival

Photo festival, Cannes

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Football!!

Football!!, Cannes

 Liberta06 Says:  Come to see a football game in Cannes!!It's the first club of Zidane and Viera. Now we're in 3rd division but the ambiance is still good!Choose the "populaire... 

Top 3 Hotels in Cannes

Le Cavendish

 1 Review and 130 Opinions  Not the best in the world but it has a certain charm, and its cheap. Ten minutes walk from the... 

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InterContinental Carlton Cannes

 9 Reviews and 341 Opinions  I did not stayed there, as I can't pay small fortunes for spending the night in five stars hotel... 

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Hotel Martinez Cannes & Spa Givenchy

 6 Reviews and 273 Opinions  It's cool to say 'I have been staying at the Martinez' but I have to admit I've been slightly... 

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Q:  Hi, How can we get Cannes -Tende and Tende-Cannes by train( no change to Tende and back)? What options do we have to travel 2... 

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A: Here are the timetables. It is a long journey! A change of train is unavoidable as has been said above. Cannes - Nice -... 

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"RÉGATES ROYALES" AT THE YACHT CLUB OF CANNES.

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 One can go to Cannes to see pretty movie stars and starlets or to see a beautiful coast under a mild climate. I went there to see the classic and tradition sailing yachts participating to the "Royal... 

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Direction Cannes

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 The story of Cannes Height of the season, the thermometer just crossed 30C, bodies are turning brown and the bar bill is climbing with alaming speed. No matter - you are here for the Riviera... 

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Cannes

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 Once a little hilltop fishing village, Cannes has evolved over the years into a high profile destination sought by the glamorous worlds of cinema and the riches. It is now most known worldwide for the... 

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Rachel Suns Cannes Page

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 Hello welcome to my Cannes page.I went to Cannes on my 10 day tour of France.Cannes was beautiful,classy,tasteful.It was spotlessy clean and very trendy and felt very safe.The weather in Oct was 26c... 

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Cannes, France

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  We found Cannes to be a very interesting place to visit, especially if you walk around the narrow streets in the old town, and in the residential area of the city. The city of Cannes is centered... 

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