Travel to Cannes, France

Cannes makes headlines every May when it swarms with 50,000 movie stars, wannabes, film moguls, fans and reporters, all there for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The rest of the year it's a very livable small city with a bit of everything the Riviera has to offer. Many of the Belle Époque Palaces such as the Earl of Brougham's "Villa Eleanor" are still standing, though most now serve as office or apartment buildings. In addition to some of Europe's finest hotels, the beachfront Croisette Boulevard boasts elegant shops frequented by the owners of visiting yachts. Cannes is also the site of the Film Festival Palace - the Majestic Hotel, with its casino where informal dress is permitted at the slot machines.

Cannes tourist attractions and surrounding sightseeing highlights include La Croisette Promenade, Palais Des Festivals, Casino Barriere De Cannes Croisette, Le Suquet Village, Old Port and Ferry, Juan Les Pins, Lerins Islands, Vallavris, Blot, Valbone (Atisanal Villages), Grasse and its perfums, Nice, Antibes, Monaco, and St. Tropez.

The Majestic Hotel is the legendary hotel that epitomizes the Cannes Film Festival and is popular with celebrities from all over the world. Facing the Mediterranean and the Palais Des Festivals, the legendary Majestic Barrière is located on La Croisette. Welcome to discover the timeless luxury of this palace-like hotel.

To reach the Majestic Hotel from the Nice Airport (NCE): Follow the road marked "Autres Directions", to the road marked "Antibes-cannes", which leads to the A8 Motorway. Proceed toward Cannes and follow the signs for "La Croisette".

Sofitel Le Mediterannee Hotel of Cannes is a salmon pink hotel that combines Mediterranean and Moroccan influences; surrounded by palm trees it boasts a rooftop restaurant with views of Cannes, the Croisette and the Esterel Mountains. The 149 guestrooms are colorfully decorated in blues, greens and ochre hues common to the area.

Guests can lounge around by the rooftop pool as they admire sweeping views or grab a bite to eat and a drink at the Salad Bar on the Hotel's Sundeck. Guests looking for exercise have access to a nearby fitness center. The Hotel also has two restaurants serving typically provencal cuisine.

Sofitel Le Mediterannee Hotel offers a rooftop setting and beautiful views, while the Chez Panisse Brasserie Menu is based around spit roasted food. Guests are just 500 meters from the picturesque Old Town of Cannes, with its quaint buildings and winding streets and 800 meters from the La Croisette. There is a golf course just 2 kilometers away, while the bright lights of Monaco are a one hour drive away (60 kilometers). Nice Airport is around 50 kilometers away, a journey time of approximately 40 minutes.

You can reach Cannes nearby Nice Airport by airplane. All major airlines provide discount flight services to Nice Airport from the United States, Canada and international cities.

Major Car Rental companies offers car rental services to Nice Airport. You can make reservation online to get discount rental car at Nice Airport for your Cannes vacation.

In addition, an SNCF National Train Services run to/from the Airport every 30 minutes from Cannes Gare St Laurent Du Var and every 45 minutes from Nice (Gare Nice Ville). Taxis and airport shuttle bus are readily available to all destinations.