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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: 67 bis, avenue de Vallauris, Parc Fiorentina, Cannes 06400
This Italian baroque-style chapel was home to the princess of Serbia for years before becoming the painting studio of well known painter and Cannes native Emmanuel Bellini. The tranquil chapel is nestled in peaceful Fiorentina Park and still shows the influences of Bellini, who filled it with color and whimsy. His daughter, also an artist, still...
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: 73, route de Cannes, Grasse 06130
Near what is considered the perfume capital of the world, Grasse, this is a perfumery where you can learn everything there is to know about the multimillion-dollar industry. Find out which ingredients are used to create which scents, tour the factory to see how the perfumes are made, and even design your own fragrance with the help of a...
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: Cannes 06400
This intriguing little island is named for the monk, Honoratus, who founded a monastery on the land in 410 AD. The historic abbey known as Notre Dame de Lerins is the most popular attraction, with its austere architecture and a shop selling items made by the 28 monks who live there. Several other chapels and churches dot the landscape, which is...
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: Cannes 06400
The sister island of Saint-Honorat, Sainte-Marguerite is larger, with three restaurants and a maritime museum for visitors to enjoy. Beautiful rocky beaches and majestic pines and oaks make this a great place to view nature, or visitors can head to the fort that was built to protect the island from the Spanish in the 1600's. A cell in the fort is...
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: 60, boulevard Victor-Hugo, Grasse 06130
This is perfume central, and the place where the world's most expensive and sweet-smelling ingredients are combined to create signature scents. Take a tour through this flower-strewn villa, which is decked out in antiques, to learn about how perfume is designed and manufactured. Famous perfumes are on display, and you'll also find a collection of...
Category: Sightseeing - Cannes Attractions & Activities
Address: 9, rue du Mont Chevalier, Cannes 06401
This 12th century tower is said to be haunted by the ghost of the mythical figure known as the "Man in the Iron Mask." It is said that he escaped his prison cell and lived out his life in this tower, and that he was eventually able to forgive those who locked him up and caused him to live a life of torment. A popular attraction for literature and...
