What to do when in Cannes? 3 private shore excursions ideas
If you're in Cannes for a pit stop of your cruise, or if you happen to be there during the festival, here are 3 day-trip suggestions in or from Cannes.
Cannes itself has a great history to reveal and offers nice walking-tour options with amazing viewpoints and delicious local gastronomy. Nice, Eze and Monaco are within reach and you should not miss out on what they have to offer.
Walking tour of Cannes, the old town and the covered market
For a little over 10 days (May 8th May 19th), the whole city of Cannes will have its eyes on the Cannes Convention centre next month, as it will host the 71st edition of the Cannes festival.
In 1939, when the Cannes Festival, then referred to as “International Film Festival”, it was a close choice between Biarritz, now famous for the quality of the surf on its shores, and the city of Cannes.
Since this time, the “Pearl of the Riviera”, often compared to southern California for its landscape and weather, turned into a little Hollywood each year, to celebrate the “Septieme art” (Seventh art).
During a half-day walking tour of Cannes, you may start from the Your personal licensed-guide (like Stephanie) will tell you about the festival’s rich history.
Originally, the festival was created to compete with the Venice Mostra festival, which was then seen as a propaganda instrument by the Italian regime. For the representatives of France, Great Britain and the United States, the 1938 laureate was seen as an outrage. This is when the idea of a competing festival to be held in France was born.
Unfortunately, almost immediately after its creation, the festival was cancelled: on the day of the Festival inauguration, Germany invaded Poland and...