Cannes is arguably the "star" of the French Riviera, famous for the International Film Festival and the glitzy hotels, cars, beaches and visitors attracted here.
Cannes is built around the old port, with the central part quite compact. The famous "Croisette" is the boulevard and the beach that extends around the bay to the east of the port, in the protected "Rade de Cannes". Out around the point at the west side of the port, the Boulevard Jean Hibert runs along the coast to the west, with even more fine sandy beaches.
Rue d'Antibes is the main street running east-west through the centre of Cannes, hosting many of the biggest names in fashion
Beaches:
If you're not busy shopping, eating or ogling, there are miles of sandy beaches here, as they are in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins.
Shopping
Cannes is great for "upper-crust" shopping. You should be in Nice for serious or business shopping, while Cannes is a shopper's paradise for chic and expensive items. There's an endless collection of top-of-the-line jewellery shops, haute-couture clothing shops and art galleries.
Bvd de la Croisette. Along this famous boulevard and its many side streets are the art galleries, jewellery stores and the most exclusive clothing shops
Description courtesy of our friends at www.provencebeyond.com
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