Cannes Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides
Cannes is more than its festival: the seafront Croisette, the old Le Suquet quarter and its castle museum, the Marché Forville and Villa Rothschild's gardens. These guides cover each sight and how to fit it into a day.
Cannes attraction guides
La Croisette, Cannes: What to See on the Seafront Promenade
La Croisette is the two-kilometre seafront boulevard that gives Cannes its shape and its image. This guide covers where it runs, how to reach it from the station, what you pass between the Palais des Festivals and the Pointe Croisette, how the free public sand differs from the private beach clubs, and how much time to allow for a straight walk or a slow one with a swim and a detour to Rue d'Antibes.
Le Suquet, Cannes: A Visitor's Guide to the Old Town Hill
Le Suquet is the medieval quarter on the hill above Cannes' Old Port, a knot of steep cobbled lanes leading up to a castle museum and a Gothic church with a bay-wide view. It suits a half-day, or an hour or two if you skip the museum.
Marché Forville, Cannes: What to See at the Covered Market
Marché Forville is Cannes's covered market hall, a short walk from the old port and the foot of Le Suquet. Expect fruit, vegetables, flowers and prepared dishes under one roof, with a browse taking well under an hour and a lunch-shop visit taking longer.
Musée de la Castre Cannes Guide: What to See at Suquet
The Musée de la Castre is the old name of the Musée des Explorations du Monde, the museum on the heights of Le Suquet in Cannes. Inside are Mediterranean archaeology, first arts from the Himalaya and Oceania, world instruments and three rooms on Iran, plus a terrace view over the Mediterranean.
Palais des Festivals Cannes Guide: Decide on Your Visit
The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès is the white and glass building at 1 boulevard de la Croisette, on Cannes' seafront at the edge of the Old Port. Here is where it sits, how to reach it by bus or car, what you can see from outside, and how to fit it into a Cannes weekend.
Villa Rothschild Cannes: Visitor Guide to This Cannes Villa
Villa Rothschild in Cannes is a late 19th-century neoclassical villa, one of the surviving markers of the town's Belle Époque resort era. This guide sets out where it sits, how to reach it on foot or by bus, how much time to give it, and how it differs from the Rothschild villa most people are actually picturing.