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Introduction

The Bay of Cannes

The Bay of Cannes

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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.

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Neighbourhoods

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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

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Events and Festivals

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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.

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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

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
Alan Robert's Hotel16,RUE JEAN JAURES 06400 CANNESHotel72
Appia Hôtel6 Rue MarceauHotel87
Atlantis Hotel Cannes4, rue du 24 Aout 06400 CannesHotel-
Beverly Hotel14 Rue HocheHotel77
Cannes Garden Hotel7, Rue Moliere 112, Rue d'antibesHotel-
Chanteclair12 rue ForvilleHotel70
Éthic étapes Cannes JeunessePort Du Mourre RougeHostel70
Hotel Alnea20, rue Jean de Riouffe 06400Hotel97
Hotel Anna Livia16 Rue Victor CousinHotel-
Hotel BalladinsZI de la Bastide Rouge 242 Avenue Francis TonnerHotel69
Hotel Corona55, Rue d'AntibesHotel87
Hôtel La Villa Tosca***11 rue HocheHotel89
Hotel Ligure5 Rue Jean JaurèsHotel75
Hôtel PLM3, rue HocheHotel81
Modern Waikiki Hotel11 rue des SerbesHotel86
Residence Riviera Bestof7 Rue Latour MaubourgApartment-

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Internet

Phone

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