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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Road map E4. * 74,600. n 1
blvd de la Croisette (04 92 99 84 22).
( Tue–Sun. _ Film Festival (May).
∑ cannes-destination.com
Transport
£ rue Jean-Jaurès.
@ pl de l’Hôtel de Ville.

E Musée de la Castre
Château de la Castre, Le Suquet.
Tel 04 93 38 55 26. Open Tue–Sun
(Jul–Aug: daily). Closed 1 Jan, 1 May,
InterContinental Carlton, the height of luxury at Cannes 1 & 11 Nov, 25 Dec. & 8 by appt.
The old Cannes castle, erected
P InterContinental Carlton is studded with tiny balconies, by the Lérins monks in the
58 la Croisette. Tel 04 93 06 40 06. and the window frames, 11th and 12th centuries,
∑ carlton-cannes.com See Where cornices and attic pediments houses this museum. Set
to Stay p198. are decorated with stucco. The up in 1877, it contains some
This ultimate symbol of comfort hotel’s twin black cupolas are fine archaeological and
and grace contains 343 rooms and said to be modelled on the ethnographical collections
39 suites, and has its own private breasts of the notorious Belle from all over the world,
sandy beach. It was designed and Otéro, a Spanish courtesan and ranging from South Sea Island
built in 1911 by the architect, dancer who captivated Dalmas. costumes to Asian art and
Charles Dalmas. The huge The Carlton was so revered African masks. Also housed in
Rococo-style dining room, where that in World War II, a New the Cistercian St-Anne chapel
the colonnades rise to an ornate York Times journalist asked is a collection of superb
ceiling with finely wrought a commanding officer to musical instruments. The
cornices, is unchanged. The protect what he considered 11th-century Tour de la Castre
hotel’s wedding-cake exterior to be the world’s finest hotel. is worth climbing for the view.

Cannes
SUPER-
1 Palais des Festivals et AVENUE I SOLA B EL L CANNES
des Congrès
2 InterContinental Carlton BOULEVARD BOU L EVARD MONTFLE U RY
R U E D E MIMONT RUE H. SIMON DE LA R. LOUIS NOUVEAU
3 Musée de la Castre BOULEVARD D. STRASBOURG
GRASSE BOULE VA RD D ’ ALSACE
Gare Routière
PLACE V O I E F E R R E E C O U LV E R T E REPUBLIQUE
DU 18 JUN Gare SNCF RUE JEAN JAURES
AVE B . BOU ALAM R J. DE R U E BUT TUR A RUE HOC HE DE S R U E D E S RUE RUE MOLIE R E D’ANTIB ES R UE BD.
B D . DE L A FE RRAGE U E
R UE
ROND POINT
AVE ANC. COMBATTANTS Marché RUE MEYNADIER R IOU F FE Casino SER B ES ETATS- UN IS RU E MA C E CO M MAND AN T A ND RE D'ANGERS DU CAN ADA R UE PA S T EU R R U E GENER AL VA U TR I N
BUBOYS
D‘AFRIQUE DU NORD
AT
A
RUE FELIX-FAURE
BD. VIC TOR TUBY
DE
RUE D. BELGES
RU E DU
Allées de la
Liberté
PL. GEN.
DE GAULLE Croisette
RU E LO UI S BLANC
Forville
RUE D U SUQUET Hôtel de Ville Gare LA PANTIERO JETTEE A. EDOUARD Esplanade PROMENADE DE L A C R O IS E T T E LATOUR-MAUBO URGE
des Allies
RUE F. AMOURETTI
Tour de
et des Congrès
la Castre Routière Palais des Festivals InterContinental
Musée de Plage de la Croisette Carlton Espace
la Castre QUAI ST-PIERRE Miramar
Vieux Baie de
RUE L. PE R I S S O L
Port
SQUARE Cannes
RU E G . C L E M E N C E A U
J. HIBERT ILES DE
LÉRINS 0 metres 250
BD . JEA N -H I B ER T Gare
Maritime QUAI LAUBEUF
0 yards 250
Plages du Midi
Key to Symbols see back flap