Resort Description
In the Suquet district in the old part of Cannes: the "Tour Sarrasine" ramparts, the Old Harbour, the Castre Museum, the Notre-Dame d’Espérance church, the Rue Meynadier (car-free and picturesque with local crafts shops) and the Forville market.
The Croisette with its luxury hotels (the Carlton, Martinez and Majestic), the "Palais des Festivals".
La Malmaison, the Grand Hôtel annex: with temporary exhibitions.
Magnificent residences and gardens: the Rotschild neo-classic Villa and its park, the "Parc des Résidences Champfleuri" (great variety of botanical species), the Vallombrosa Château and its 3 hectares of tropical park, the Domergue Villa and gardens.
The Notre-Dame des Pins church, Saint George’s Church, the Russian Orthodox Archangel Michael Church, the Bellini Chapel and the Notre-Dame de Lérins Abbey.
The surrounding area
Do not miss: an excursion to the Lérins Isles: île Sainte Marguerite (Fort Royal, Sea Museum) and île Saint-Honorat (the Monastery, Abbey and Castle).
Inland: Biot (16 km) and its glassworks, Vallauris (5.5 km) and its ceramics, Grasse (17 km) the perfume capital, Saint-Paul de Vence (30 km) an artists’ town, the Massif de l’Estérel and the Massif du Tanneron hills...
Sports and leisure
Tennis
- the Cannes Tennis Club 5 km away (18 sportec courts).
- the "Tennis de l’aérodrome" in Cannes-Mandelieu 2 km away (5 clay courts).
- the Mandelieu La Napoule Tennis Club 4 km away (9 green set courts).
Golf
- the Mandelieu Riviera Golf Club 6 km away (18 holes).
- the Cannes-Mougins Golf Club 7 km away (18 holes).
- the St Donat Golf Course 9 km away (18 holes).
Pierre de Coubertin public swimming pool in Cannes-la–Bocca (2 km).
Resort Fêtes and events
May :
- Cannes Festival.
June :
- Flower Battle (parade of floats decorated with carnations of all colours).
- International Film Advertising Festival and Water Symposium.
July :
- Antiques Fair.
August :
- Fireworks-to-Music Festival (Festival Pyro-mélodique), on the Juan les Pins Bay, 9 km away (music and fireworks show).
September :
- International Pleasure-Boating Festival (display of motor boats, yachts, etc.).
October :
- MIPCOM (International Market for Films and Programmes for TV Video, Cable and Satellite).
- Many concerts, exhibitions and performances every month.
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