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Cannes

Once a small fishing village on the French Riviera, Cannes is now a glamorous and expensive seaside town of 73,000 people (2021) considered to be one of the social hubs of Europe. Wikivoyage

Population 74,350 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France
Tourist office · 140 m Office du Tourisme

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Cannes Film Festival

    May

    The Cannes Film Festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Critics' Week

    May

    Critics' Week (French: Semaine de la critique), until 2008 called International Critics' Week (Semaine internationale de la critique), is a parallel section to the Cannes Film Festival organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. Directors' Fortnight

    May

    The Directors' Fortnight (French: Quinzaine des cinéastes, formerly Quinzaine des réalisateurs) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Marché Forville

    Opening hours

    Sep-Jun: Tu-Fr 07:00-12:30,Sa-Su 07:00-13:00; Jul-Aug: Mo-Su 07:30-13:30

    440 m from the centre

  • Marché Gambetta

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–13:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–13:00
    4. Thursday: 07:00–13:00
    5. Friday: 07:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: 07:00–13:00
    7. Sunday: 07:00–13:00

    07:00–13:00

    630 m from the centre

  • Marché provençal

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–19:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–19:00

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Marché Couvert de Rocheville

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–14:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–14:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–14:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–14:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–14:00

    08:00–14:00

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Marché Forville

    No hours mapped

    440 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Cannes-la-Bocca 2.4 km, Le Bosquet 2.8 km, La Frayère 3.7 km, Ranguin 4.4 km, Golfe-Juan Vallauris 4.9 km

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