Welcome to Cannes  !

Dear travellers, welcome to Cannes !

 

   Cannes is located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, on the French Rivieria of which it is a flagship city.

 

    Ligurian fishing village during Antiquity, linked to the legends of Saint Honorat and the man with the iron mask on the Lérins islands in the bay of Cannes, a seaside resort on the French Rivieria in the 19th century, the city took off with the construction of resort homes for English and Russian aristocrats and then, from the beginning of the 20th century, with luxury hotels for wealthy tourists, constituting its architectural heritage.

 

   Endowed with cutting-edge industry, a small business airport, several ports and a convention center, anchored in the bay of Cannes, bordered by the Esterel massif to the west, the gulf Juan to the east and the Mediterranean Sea, Cannes is a seaside resort on the French Riviera called “Côte d'Azur” known worldwide for its film festival or the yachting festival and for its “Croisette Boulevard” lined with palaces.

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    More information on the official website of the City of Cannes : https://www.cannes.com/fr/index.html

 

    Visit the website of the Tourist Office of Cannes to discover the cultural and professional agenda for the current year:  https://www.cannes-france.com/