Cannes

Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, famous for the glitzy hotels, cars, beaches, and visitors. Cannes has become one of the busiest tourist destinations among jet-setters and famous celebrities as the city hosts many significant events including the annual Cannes Film Festival. Its old town, Le Suquet, is also a great spot for remarkable panoramic scenery.

La Croisette, the beautiful waterfront avenue with gorgeous palm trees offering a relaxing promenade, is very famous for its picturesque beaches where you can find many first-class resorts, restaurants, hip cafés and an array of brand name boutiques.

Le Suquet, the old town of Cannes, provides a great spot for remarkable panoramic scenery. The town also holds the remains of the fortified tower and the fascinating Chapel of St Anne housing the Musée de la Castre.

Off the bay, the Îles de Lérins, which includes St Honorat Island and St Marguerite Island, are a 15-minute boat ride from Cannes. This is where the unlucky man immortalised in The Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned.

Cannes La Bocca

Cannes la Bocca is the main district of Cannes, located west of the town, and benefits from an access to the Mediterranean sea. Away from the crowd and glitters, Cannes la Bocca, near the hills of the Esterel, offers a magnificent scenary where tropical plants lives among pine and chestnut trees, and forms an ideal environment for walks and cycling. It is also a city on its own with its townhall, a church, a Provence market and many commercial and industrial areas.

Le Cannet

Le Cannet is situated 2km from the Mediterranean sea, north from the Cannes' beaches and ports. The surrounding hills covered with pine, mimosa, olive and eucalyptus trees, provide a natural shelter to the town which thus benefits from a pleasant microclimate. From its dominating position, you can see the bay of Cannes, the Lérins islands and the Esterel. The heart of the old town is typical of Provence with its narrow alleys and ocre walls, and it features a rich architectural, cultural and artistic heritage.

Le Cannet is composed of several districts with their own life. From east to west: Les Collines (the hills) with its luxury villas and residences; Le vieux Cannet, the town's historic heart; Rocheville, the largest and most populated area; l'Aubarède where you can find La Palestre which hosts sport and cultural events; and Garybondy, away from the rest of the town and close to Cannes' districts of La Bocca and Ranguin.

Mandelieu-la-Napoule

Mandelieu-la-Napoule is located on the French Riviera on the outskirts of Cannes, between the Esterel Massif and the Tanneron woodlands. Heavy with the scent of mimosa and pine trees, this is the perfect spot for nature lovers. It offers a broad selection of cultural and sport activities with its sandy beaches, golf courses, tennis courts, sailing clubs, hiking and cycling paths, etc. The town is also well-known for the mimosa festival and the international rowing competition.

It also hosts numerous ports and marinas as the lower part of the Siagne river has been converted to allow navigation, as well as aeronautic companies. It is known for the Chateau de La Napoule, a fortified castle of the 14th century, renovated in the 20th by a couple from a wealthy New York banking family. It is is now run as a non-profit arts foundation by his descendents. Remains of the Roman periods can also be found, one of the main site being Saint-Cassien.

Mougins

Mougins is a pretty medieval village situated between Cannes and Grasse on the Napoleon road. The village is surrounded by forests, such as the Valmasque forest, enhancing the environment in the village. The pine, olive and cyprus trees in the village also add to the quality of the local environment, making the village popular with tourists in summer. It also welcomes on its territory near 20% of the technopole of Sophia-Antipolis.

Mougins is picturesque and charming, with beautiful French architecture carefully restored. Mougins has always had close links with the art and cultural world. Its scenery, colour and light quality has attracted many artists and celebrities to the village, such as Picasso, Cocteau, Winston Churchill and Christian Dior, as well as many others. The many studios and art galleries in Mougins make the village a relaxing place to visit. The town has a large number of excellent gastronomic restaurants. Many are in the centre of the village, but some are elsewhere, including perhaps the most famous, the Moulin de Mougins.