Why visit Cannes

Located a little over 40 kilometers west of Nice, Cannes is worldwide reputed for hosting the celebrated Cannes Film Festival. This is, in fact, what yields the specific glamour of Cannes, turning this small French Riviera town into a valued point of reference on any globetrotter’s prize list.

It’s true the festival brings the largest flow of tourists in Cannes, but, of course, there’s much more to this city than the film festival. Cannes keeps a high tourist profile, giving a strong feel of exclusiveness, but, in fact, the city can be easily searched out and enjoyed as vacation destination by visitors who travel on an average budget. The beaches in Cannes, as well as the range of sports one can delight in practicing here are complemented, of course, by the sparkling and hugely rewarding shopping opportunities. Cannes is, in fact, known throughout the French Riviera as one of the best shopping destinations.

How to get from Nice to Cannes

On top of the bus tour companies which provide visitors with the possibility to come from Nice to Cannes while accompanied by the thorough explanations of the guides, trains stand out as a further alternative.

The trains leave from either the main Train Station of Nice (Nice-Ville) or from the St. Augustin Train Station (close to the airport) at every quarter of an hour or so, and they need about 30 minute to cover the distance between Nice and Cannes. For a detailed list of the trains leaving from Nice to Cannes, ticket prices and the like, visit SNCF.

The buses managed by TAM (Transports Alpes-Maritimes), the company in charge with the public bus transport in the Maritime Alps department of France, also stand as a further alternative. For updated information on the bus schedules and the like, visit TAM.

Tourist information offices in Cannes

In Cannes there are three tourist information offices visitors can rely on in order to learn about the tourist essentials of the city.

Name:
Cannes Palais des Festivals Tourist Information Office
Address:
Palais des Festivals, 1, Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400, Cannes, France
Telephone:
0033 04 9299 8422
Fax:
0033 04 9299 8423
Website:
www.cannes.travel
Name:
Cannes Train Station Tourist Information Office
Address:
Place Gare (Train Station), Boulevard d’Alsace, 06400, Cannes, France
Telephone:
0033 04 9399 1977
Fax:
0033 04 9339 4019
Website:
www.cannes.travel
Name:
La Bocca Tourist Information Office
Address:
1, Avenue Pierre Semard, La Bocca district, 06150, Cannes, France
Telephone:
0033 04 9347 0412
Fax:
0033 04 9390 9985
Email:
tourisme@palaisdesfestivals.com
Website:
www.cannes.travel
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