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| Cannes: The city |
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| Palais des Festivals |
Port Canto |
La Croisette |
Beach front |
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Cannes
at a glance |
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LOCATION |
Along the Mediterranean Sea
15 kms (10 miles) from Antibes, 30 kms from (20 miles) from Nice
(international airport)
1.5 hours flight from Paris, Rome, Madrid, Munich and London
6 hours flight from New York and Moscow, 12 hours flight from Tokyo |
SIZE |
French small size city (80,000
inhabitants)
10 kms (6 miles) from one end to another |
WEATHER |
Mostly sunny all year round.
Temperatures vary from 20 to 35°C (70 to 100°F) during the
summer and from 5 to 15°C (40 to 60 °F) during the winter.
The sea, in the summer, varies between 20 to 25°C (70 to 80°F)
See a 4-day
forecast |
MOVE
AROUND TOWN |
Cannes
has a train station, with regional
(Nice, Antibes, Monaco, Grasse, etc...)
lines. It also
welcomes lines to Italy, Paris and
all the European capitals.
Around town, a very well developped bus infrastructure will take
you from one place to another for 1 €. |
GO
OUT |
The main attractions in Cannes
are its magnificent sandy beaches
(public (free) ones), ant its luxurious
shopping stores and hotels.
You will find all sorts of restaurants, caffes and snacks around
town, serving from a sandwich (2 €) to sophisticated haute
cuisine.
Cannes is one of the French most lively cities at night,
with casinos, discotheques, restaurants and caffes open all night
long, especially during the summer.
One of the main event is of course the International Film Festival
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Cannes, jewel in the crown of the Côte
d'Azur since the dawn of time, focal point
for festivals throughout the world and a
cultural melting pot, is located only 10 kms
away from Antibes. You couldn't dream of a
place more like paradise than Cannes, a town
whose eclectic scenery has amazed even then
most powerful.
The "femme fatale" of the Riviera,
Cannes is the famous city of light and loveliness
and home of the Croisette, the Film Festival
and the stunning Carlton Hotel. The beach
is superb, shopping is amazing and nightlife
is fabled - Cannes is internationally acclaimed
as one of the most glamorous resorts in the
world.
Cannes embodies the sweetly scented nation
of a life which everybody dreams of living.
It is the sun which first playfully with
the azure blue of the sea, before laying
down to sleep in the arms of its wooded mountains.
It is the harmonious marriage of sparkling
colour and light. It's lush vegetation prospers
languidly in the idyllic climate. The perfect
getaway for those who appreciate the finer
things in life.
Cannes is the byword for year round enjoyment,
which can be found close at hand. A place
where culture, shopping, relaxation, sport
and leisure meet. Cannes is life at its very
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| The Carlton hotel |
Man in the Iron Mask jail |
Le Suquet |
Palais gardens |
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| • Paris
teens camp |
| • Antibes
teens camp |
| • Biarritz
teens camp |
| • Cannes
teens camp |
| • Hyères/Toulon
teens camp |
| • Nice
language school |
| • Provence
kids camp |
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| • long
programs |
| • exam
preparation |
| • semester & trimester
courses |
| • learn
French half in Antibes & half in
Paris |
| • family
learning courses in Antibes |
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