Activities
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Brague, Cannes
The Brague takes its source near Châteauneuf-Grasse and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Antibes. Between Valbonne and Biot, a 9-kilometre long path follows the river. Part of the Brague Valley is covered by a park called the "Parc Départemental de la Brague". The Brague is 21 kilometres long.Read more
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Lérins Abbey, Île Saint-Honorat, Cannes, Provence
The abbey was founded around 410 AD when Saint Honorat formed a community of Cistercian monks on one of the Lérins Islands. The monks continue to live and worship on the island, cultivating the vineyards to produce wine and liqueur.
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Lérins Islands, Cannes
The two largest islands in this group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. The smaller Îlot Saint-Ferréol and Îlot de la Tradelière are uninhabited. Administratively, the islands belong to the commune of Cannes. The islands are first known to have been inhabited during Roman times.Read more
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Our Lady of Good Voyage, Cannes
It originated in seafaring communities of Portugal and Spain. The devotion spread as sailors traveled the world. The devotion to Mary under this title began in Ericeira, Portugal.Read more
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Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes
The building opened in 1982. The first Palais des Festivals et des Congrès was built in 1949 to host the Cannes Film Festival. The original building was located on the boulevard of Promenade de la Croisette on the present site of the JW Marriott Cannes.Read more
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Promenade de la Croisette, Cannes, Provence
Winding alongside the Côte d'Azur, the promenade is lined with sandy beaches, smart hotels and classy boutiques.
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Île Saint-Honorat, Cannes, Provence
The island was uninhabited until around 410 AD when Saint Honoratus founded a monastery on it, and it has been home to a community of monks ever since. Legend has it that Saint Patrick, patron of Ireland, studied at the monastery in the 5th-century.
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Île Sainte-Marguerite, Cannes
The island is approximately 3 kilometres in length and 900 metres across. The island is most famous for its fortress prison, in which the so-called Man in the Iron Mask was held in the 17th century. The island is first known to have been inhabited during Roman times, when it was known by the name Lero.Read more
