Cannes
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
- Learn
- Keep Connected
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Introduction
Cannes is a city along the French Riviera and located in the Alpes-Maritime deparment in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is one of the best known cities along the coast of France and the Cannes Film Festival is known all over the world. It's a luxurious place to spend your holiday but finding a decent priced accommodation is possible as well. Just walk around and be surprised by all the luxury here and soak up the atmosphere.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- La Suquet, the old town
- Musée de la Castre
- Île Sainte-Marguerite (St Marguerite Island)
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence
- Île Saint-Honorat (St Honorat Island)
- Musée de la Marine
- Musée de la Mer
- Musée de la Photographie
- Musée International de la Parfumerie
- Cannes villas and yachts
Events and Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival - the world's most famous Film Festival
- Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique - annual fireworks competition
- Carnival on the Riviera
- The International Festival of Games
Weather
Cannes has a typical Mediterranean climate. Summers from June to September are warm, mostly between 28 and 32 °C during the day and around 20 at night. Most days are sunny and dry. Winters are wetter with temperatures around or just above 10 °C and nights well above zero. Frost and snow are rare.
Getting There
By Plane
The nearest important airport is Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE). Almost every major city in Europe has regular service to this airport, while almost every airport in the UK has service too. There are also flights to Marrakech, Casablanca, Dubai, Algiers, Malta, Tunis, Beirut and even to New York directly from Nice.
Further away but with a significant number of flights is the airport near Marseille.
By Train
Destinations include Nice (30 minutes), Grasse (25 minutes) and Marseille (two hours), as well as St-Raphaël.
By Car
By Bus
There are regular services to Nice (1,5 hours) and Nice Airport (40 minutes), as well as more places along the coastline like Antibes, Saint Tropez and Toulon and to places inland.
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Robert's Hotel | 16,RUE JEAN JAURES 06400 CANNES | Hotel | 72 |
| Appia Hôtel | 6 Rue Marceau | Hotel | 87 |
| Atlantis Hotel Cannes | 4, rue du 24 Aout 06400 Cannes | Hotel | - |
| Beverly Hotel | 14 Rue Hoche | Hotel | 77 |
| Cannes Garden Hotel | 7, Rue Moliere 112, Rue d'antibes | Hotel | - |
| Chanteclair | 12 rue Forville | Hotel | 70 |
| Éthic étapes Cannes Jeunesse | Port Du Mourre Rouge | Hostel | 70 |
| Hotel Alnea | 20, rue Jean de Riouffe 06400 | Hotel | 97 |
| Hotel Anna Livia | 16 Rue Victor Cousin | Hotel | - |
| Hotel Balladins | ZI de la Bastide Rouge 242 Avenue Francis Tonner | Hotel | 69 |
| Hotel Corona | 55, Rue d'Antibes | Hotel | 87 |
| Hôtel La Villa Tosca*** | 11 rue Hoche | Hotel | 89 |
| Hotel Ligure | 5 Rue Jean Jaurès | Hotel | 75 |
| Hôtel PLM | 3, rue Hoche | Hotel | 81 |
| Modern Waikiki Hotel | 11 rue des Serbes | Hotel | 86 |
| Residence Riviera Bestof | 7 Rue Latour Maubourg | Apartment | - |
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