Beautiful French sights: Cannes worth seeing!

Cannes is a beautiful city located onsoutheastern France and attracting many tourists. You do not know where the most interesting city attractions are located? Cannes is an amazing place to see. We offer you a brief overview, which will give informative information about this incredibly beautiful city.

Brief information

Канны – красивый город, в котором сочетаются charming narrow streets and gorgeous beaches, immensely beautiful embankments and a great warm climate, where almost everyone is comfortable. Cannes is a young city, because only two centuries ago it was a small village. The first step towards acquiring the status of a city was the arrival of Lord Brogham, who appreciated the beauty of these places and told about it to his friends and comrades. Soon the fame of Cannes reached other European countries, and gradually a small village turned into a fashionable resort. Nowadays, many Russian residents are dreaming to visit the city sights (Cannes are famous for their beauty far beyond the borders of the country!). They are sure: this place will surprise them with its singularity, and the journey will be remembered for a lifetime.

Where to start: the most famous sights of Cannes (France)

Inspection of Cannes should start with the Square Bitch,located on the same hill. From here you can see the whole city. Then we advise you to walk or drive to the most famous street of Cannes - the Croisette, on which the most luxurious villas and hotels were built. After that, admire the historical sights. Cannes is famous for its ancient castles, among which, for example, the castle of Castres, built in the distant twelfth century. Today, it houses a museum of ethnology and archeology, which will be interesting to visit for many Russians.

Required attractions: Cannes - the city of cinema and festivals.

The first of these attractions isThe Palace of Festivals, the place where the world famous film festival is held, as well as some other similar events. The second place we recommend to all tourists is, of course, the Avenue of Stars, a place where you can see a lot of handprints of famous personalities.

Attractions located near the city

To such sights we will first of all assign Lerinsky Islands, to get to which

вы сможете на катере или яхте.This group of islands consists of two - St. Marguerite and St. Honore. St. Marguerite: this is the place where the famous French fort Fort Royal was built, defending the coast of the country from the treacherous pirates. When the danger of attacking sea robbers ceased to be so urgent, Fort Royal became a prison in which the famous Iron Mask prisoner was imprisoned at one time. Nowadays, the Sea Museum is located in the fortress. Saint Honoré is an island on which is located an ancient monastery, built in the fifth century. Surprisingly, almost all the buildings are preserved, and the monks live in these walls to this day.

Conclusion

Hopefully, this information will be useful for all tourists who dream of visiting Cannes. A map of Cannes with the sights of this beautiful city will help you better navigate the city.