Cannes tourism and travel guide
Visit Cannes: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: Cannes has a charming town and harbour area, and is one of the most visited resorts on the Riviera
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Cannes. For detailed visitor information see the Cannes travel guide.
Cannes is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes department and Provence region, in the south-east of France at 26 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Cannes is 690 kilometres from Paris).
Attractions in Cannes
The Iles de Lérins is a peaceful group of islands to the south of Cannes: Iles de Lérins
The Ile Saint-Honorat, one of the Iles de Lerins south of Cannes, is best known for its abbey and fortress: Ile Saint-Honorat
The Ile Sainte-Marguerite is one of the Iles de Lérins on the Cote d'Azur and has a large fort with views of Cannes: Ile Sainte-Marguerite
Tourist classifications for Cannes include "ville fleurie 4*".
Popular places to visit nearby include Iles de Lérins at 5 km and Ile Saint-Honorat at 5 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Cannes, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cannes in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Alpes-Maritimes
Map of places to visit near Cannes
Markets in and near Cannes
Market days in Cannes: seasonal market: Monday; weekly market: every day except Monday;
- Cannes: market Monday - seasonal market only (0km)
- Cannes: market every day except Monday (0km)
- Le Cannet: market Tuesday & Sunday (3km)
- Vallauris: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (4km)
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (6km)
- Mouans-Sartoux: market Tuesday & Thursday (8km)
- Antibes: market Wednesday & every day except Monday (10km)
- Valbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (10km)
- Grasse: market Wednesday & Tuesday (14km)
- Peymeinade: market Monday (15km)
More information about Cannes, Provence
Tourist attractions near Cannes, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cannes.
Aquarium
- Marineland d'Antibes (11km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Gourdon (19km)
- Seillans (31km)
- Coaraze (42km)
- Sainte-Agnes (45km)
- Gassin (50km)
National Monuments
- Frejus Cathedral cloisters (26km)
- Trophy of Augustus (38km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Grimaud (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (0km)
- Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (24km)
- Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (26km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de la Napoule (6km)
- Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (10km)
- Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (15km)
- Jardin botanique (26km)
- Le Vallon du Brec (27km)
- Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (30km)
- Serre de la Madone (47km)
- Palais Carnolès (47km)
- La citronneraie (47km)
- Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (50km)
- Domaine du Rayol (62km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (20km)
- Baou de Saint-Jeannet (24km)
- Cascade de Gairaut (29km)
- Tete de Chien (37km)
- Barrage de Chaudanne (50km)
- Barrage de Castillon (53km)
- Lac de Castillon (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Frejus (26km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc Phœnix (21km)
- Parc zoologique de Fréjus (24km)
- Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (29km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Cannes
Canton: Cannes
Arrondissement: Grasse
Department: Alpes-Maritimes
Region: Provence
Postcode: 0
Distance to Cannes
from Nice (prefecture): 26 km
from Paris: 690 km
from Calais: 909 km
from Nice: 27 km
from Bordeaux: 621 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
Getting here
Cannes is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice airport. Coming from the UK by car the route takes about 12 hours (can be busy in summer). For driving distances to Cannes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Roquette-sur-Siagne, Le Cannet, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Mougins, Theoule-sur-Mer and Vallauris.
This page in French: Visiter Cannes
