Day 01 : CANNES
Upon arrival at Cannes, make your own way to the Hotel of your choice. Check-in at the Hotel. Day free at leisure. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 02 : CANNES
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast enjoy Grand City Tour of Cannes. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 03 : CANNES
Day free for at leisure for shopping & other independent activities. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 04 : CANNES
In the afternoon check out and proceed for your onward journey.
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Cannes Attractions

Promenade de la Croisette
For many, this promenade is Cannes, with the beach on one side and luxury hotels, shops and boutiques on the other. During the day, the focus is on the fine white sands and the azure blue of the warm Mediterranean. When night falls the other side of the promenade comes alive and some of the finest dining in the world is on tap in a wealth of superb restaurants. Dancing, casinos, live music and movie premieres all feature in the choice of available entertainment.

Palais des Festivals
Sitting beside the old harbour on the famous Croisette, the Palais des Festivals offers year round exhibitions, shows, and concerts and during May, the famous Film Festival. Nearby in the Allee des Stars, handprints of celebrities are immortalised in the pavement cement.

Chateau Grimaldi/Musee Picasso
Between the old city of Antibes, the ramparts and the sea, is this superb 16th-century restored chateau containing a substantial collection of work by Pablo Picasso, who inhabited the second floor for some three months. The collection includes a selection of his painting as well as pottery and some lithographs.

Musée de la Castre
Since 1952 the castle, built during the 11th and 12th centuries in the old Le Suquet district of Cannes, has housed the collections of the Museum of Cannes. Exotic cultures are celebrated here with collections focussing on ancient Egypt, the Pacific islands and pre-Columbus North America.

Le Suquet (Old Town)
This is the older part of the city set on the hillside over looking the resort. It retains a typical Mediterranean atmosphere and is a peaceful alternative to the vibrancy of seaside Cannes.

Isles of Lerins
The two islands in front of the Carlton Inter-continental hotel are covered with rich Mediterranean vegetation. The Fort Royal built by Vauban on Sainte Marguerite and the monastery, on Saint Honorat are open to visitors and are the only buildings on the islands. There is a shuttle ferry from the town to the islands every 20 minutes during the day.

Musée Ephrussi de Rothschild
This splendid pink villa, facing the sea ,combines different styles, reflecting the glamour of the Belle Epoque.

Verrerie de Biot
The village of Biot is the capital of glassblowing on the Mediterranean coast. Daily demonstrations take place throughout the summer and visitors can purchase the finished products. Celebrated artist, Fernand Leger, spent a few years here towards the end of his life and is commemorated in various exhibitions in the Musee Fernand Leger, just south-east of the village.

Notre Dame de Bon Voyage
The largest church in Cannes built in the Faux Gothic style in the late nineteenth century. A splendid example of fine architecture with an emphasis on detail.

Parc Phoenix The Phoenix Botanical Gardens are home to one of the largest greenhouses in Europe. Housing an enormous collection of exotic plants the gardens are a beautiful example of nature in a controlled environment.

Massif de I'Esterel (Esterel Massif)
A pleasant and picturesque spot for walking and within a short distance of the city.

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Cannes Travel Tips

When to Visit - Arts and Events

In May, the whole world has eyes of this particulat part of the South of France, as Cannes plays host to its famous Film Festival. This is an exciting festival frequented by many celebrities from the world of cinema or beyond. However, aside from a very small allocation of tickets for French cinema organisations and local residents, there is virtually no access to festival screenings or most official activities to members of the public.

Cannes Dining

French chefs are universally acknowledged as the most influential exponents of fine cuisine in the world. Cannes is renowned as the most influential show-business city outside Beverly Hills. It therefore comes as no surprise to find the Hollywood lifestyle fused with incomparable cooking, in an enviable selection of immaculately presented restaurants. Dishes loyal to the region are the pride of Cannes with fresh fish and freshly cut, herb salads the best example of exquisite simplicity. There is, of course, a wide availability of international cuisine, equally as tantalising as the French. However, choosing anything other than the superb local produce, at least in the first few meals, would be rather like visiting a Champagne vineyard and drinking lemonade.

Cannes Tipping Advice

A service charge is usually added to restaurant bills throughout France. This information is always clearly stated somewhere in the restaurant's literature. However, as Cannes is synonymous with people who are not particularly financially challenged it is not uncommon for diners to leave an extra gratuity. The amount must be at the discretion of the person paying the bill. However, it is important to emphasis that this is an arbitrary custom. It is recommended that totals are rounded up to the nearest ten francs for taxi drivers and other service providers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

TOUR COST :

HOTEL Rate ( Per person on TWIN sharing basis )
Des Orangers (2*+) EUR 155 .00
Canbbera (3*) EUR 234 .00
Amarante ( 4*) EUR 248.00
Gray D Albion (5*) EUR 413.00

PRICE INCLUDES:
1) 03 Nights accommodation at the Hotel of your choice.
2) Daily Breakfast.
3) Grand City Tour.
4) All applicable taxes.

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Have a great trip! This itinerary and supplementary information has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it may be subject to change, and DOES NOT form part of a contract between the client and AirCruise.

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