Local Info

Facilities.

These are just a few of our personal favourites. This is not a complete list of what is available. At the house you will find a book with notes and cards for recommended places.
It covers things like beaches in Cannes, restaurants in Cannes, golf in Cannes, tennis in Cannes, shopping in Cannes etc.

Beaches

There are both public and private beaches within walking distance of the house. Private beaches have a restaurant on them and you pay for use of a sun lounge by day or half day.  Public beaches require that you bring your own seats and food/drink. There is normally a kiosk near by selling sandwiches and drink. There are 2 beach chairs at the house.

The closest beach is about 70 meters or 100 yards walk west of the house. This is both private and public.

Often on the Bay of Cannes side, the water will be calm, while on the side facing Cap d'Antibes, the water will have waves and the windsurfers and sailboats will be out. Because the villa is located on the Pointe in Cannes, you can take advantage of both easily.

Water quality
All of the beaches listed below on the Croisette side had very clean water.

Plage l’Ecrin
Tel 04 93 43 43 33
Closest beach for relaxing, and enjoying the view.  Open year around.  They even have a paved area if you detest sand!  And a slimming menu, if you so desire.  On occasion they have returned the large empty bottle of rose to our table filled with a cranberry liquor slush arrangement…

Plage Bijou
Tel 04 93 43 70 55
Owned by 2 welcoming ladies, great with children, and the closest beach for relaxing. Normally open year around. This area is said to have cleaner water along La Croisette. Call to reserve bed ahead of time, if you want to be in the first row along the sea.
Food - Wide menu ranging from omelette and chips to salad and typical French 3 course meals. 

Plage Miramar
57 La Croisette
Tel 04 93 94 24 74
Recently renovated to a Bali-esque theme. Great music in the back ground. 15 minute walk along La Croisette to get to it, but worth it. Open from April through September.
Food - Good salads, we like the crab cake salad. Usually offer a enfant menu of the day, something like fish and chips.

Plage L'Ondine
Tel 04 93 94 23 15
Great food, not of the meat and 3 veg variety, but more like lobster salads. Not a great menu for children, we tend to make this a child free, Chablis filled day.

Water Activities

There are many places to choose from...

Ecole Moana
Tel 06 07 10 15 97
Hobiecats, Windsurfers and Pedalos for rental. This is walkable from the house, and is on the side facing Cap d'Antibes (not on the Croisette side.) Give them a call in the morning, and they will predict for you based on the wind direction the best time of day for sailing.

Golf

Golf Cannes Mandelieu Riviera
Av des Amazones 06210
Mandelieu la Napoule
Tel 04 92 97 49 49
Riviera Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones senior.  Information on course layout in welcome folder.

Old Course Cannes Mandelieu
Route du Golf 06210
Mandelieu la Napoule
Tel 04 92 97 32 00
The Old Course was founded by the Grand Duke Michel of Russia in 1891.

Tennis

Tennis Club de Cannes
11, Rue Lacour
Tel 04 93 43 58 85
7 courts 'terre battue' and 'dur'.  90F for terrain dur and 110F for terre battue.

Restaurants

There are loads of restaurants near the house and in Cannes... From 50 meters away to a 15 minute walk to a 15 minute drive.  Walk along the Croisette and look at menus or go to Place d'Etang side for something a little more simple and less expensive.

In the welcome folder in the house, you will find the business cards of many we frequent. The Red Michelin Guide is also a good reference as is the Guantie Guide, both of which we try to keep at the house for the convenience of guests. Also see Food Delivery below. 

Baoli
Port Canto
Tel 04 93 43 03 43
Bâoli
Close and fashionable.  At Port Canto. A chic New York ambience with New World food. You can sit inside and outside.  

Fred l'Escailler
Place de l'Etang
04 93 43 15 85
Fresh shell fish restaurant for eat in or take away. 5 minute stroll away.

Le Voilier
61 La Croisette
04 93 94 26 82
Good value 3 course menu.  Good Croisette ambiance, and about a 15 minute walk down the Croisette from the house.

La Palm d'Or
Martinez Hotel
La Croisette
La Palme d'Or
Book a table on the terrace upstairs for a special occassion.  Great food and impeccable service. This isn't for the children. Special value for Sunday lunch. They prefer men in jackets and no shorts etc. 15 minute stroll along the Croisette.

Le Relais des Semailles
9 / 11 Rue St Antoine
Le Suquet
Tel 04 93 39 22 32
Fine dining in an architecturally interesting ambience with candles and white linen. Plan to enjoy a 3 to 6 course meal with fine wine. The restaurant is on rue St Antoine, which is a little street in le Suquet on the West side of Cannes. There are lots of nice restaurants along the street.

And many more...

Food Delivery

Pizza Canto
16, av Reine Astrid
Place de l'Etang
04 93 48 90 99
Pizzas, salad, and ice cream delivered to the house. Menu in welcome folder…

Traiteur Jacques
8, av Reine Astrid
04 93 43 49 26
Roasted chickens and other things. A 3 minute walk from the house. Can also order food in advance, we had a good paella for 10. Very useful if you want to make a nice picnic for a boat trip.

Shangai Express
04 93 38 10 82
Chinese food delivered to the house. Menu in welcome folder.

Galland Traiteur
7 rue Durand de Sartoux le Village
Mouans Sartoux
04 93 75 63 57

If you want to do a meal of 3 star quality for a dinner party at the house, I recommend using this traiteur. They are not close by, but in Mouans Sartoux. You fetch the food before hand, and then warm up each course to serve. It is the most pleasant way to have a top quality meal for 8+. A 6 course meal including petits fours sales (appetisers), foie gras, lobster mouse, duck or venison, chocolate cake 'biscuit', and mirlitons gourmands is about 225 ff a person, or 30 US dollars. This is fine dining.
As I use other traiteurs in Cannes, I will update this, so that I can recommend someone closer by. Galland Traiteur is a good 30 minute drive away.

Others include
SOS Pizza Poulet 04 33 43 01 88
Mr Pizza 04 93 43 75 55

Bars and Dancing

Cat Corner
22 rue Mace
04 93 39 31 31
If you appreciate the kitsch wine cooler in the shape of a helmet... you will like this club. You can make reservations. 

Baoli
Close and fashionable. At Port Canto. A New York ambience with restaurant, music and drinks late into the evening. You can sit inside and outside. Dancing takes over later in the evening. The roof is retractable so you can dance to fresh air even in the cooler evenings.

The Loft
Near Cat Corner. Good afterwards.

Whiskey-a-Go-Go
On Place de l'Etang, stumbling distance from the house. This place opened when the house was built. There is a podium you can strut your stuff.

Casinos

Palm Beach Casino is within walking distance. It is at the end of the point, to reach it you walk south along the Croisette.

There are also casinos at the Carlton, Noga Hilton, and Jimmy Zs, all along the Croisette.

Museums

La Malmaison
47, La Croisette
04 93 38 55 26
Closest museum, walk able down the Croisette. Accommodates temporary exhibitions for artists who have influenced the history of modern art. Closed Tuesdays. More details in welcome folder.

Musee de la Castre
Le Suquet
04 93 38 55 26
12th Century castle is a museum housing items from erudite travellers of the 19th Century: Good for ethnographers, art, antique and curiosity lovers. Great panoramic view too. Closed Tuesdays, Bank Holidays, and lunch time. The little tourist train will take you up there, but not give you much time to look around.  More details in welcome folder.

Musee de la Mer
Isle Sainte-Marguerite
04 93 38 55 26
Besides the cell of the 'Man in the Iron Mask', you can see ceramics from different wrecks. Closed Tuesdays, Bank Holidays, and lunch time. Accessible from the Harbour Ferry to the island. More details in welcome folder.

Shopping

Designer boutiques of Versace, Hermes, Channel, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Yves St Laurent, etc. are all along the Croisette. Just head north along the Croisette.

Rue d'Antibes which runs parallel to the Croisette has many more interesting shops with great selection.

Bookstores

English Bookshop
11 Rue Bivouac-Napoleon
04 93 99 40 08
In case you forgot your beach reading.

FNAC
Rue d'Antibes
Large French bookstore.  You can also buy videos here.

Markets

Marche Forville
place du Commandant Maria
Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers - every day from 7h to 13h except Monday in winter
Antiques - on Mondays from 8h to 18h (Oct to June) and from 15h to 22h (Jul to Sept)

Kids

Roller blading along Croisette, good in front of Port Canto.

Mini fair where the Croisette meets Port Canto : Carousel, Trampoline, etc. There is also a playground here.

Walk along Croisette at night

Water sports : Pedalo, Sailing schools, Waterski-ing, etc

Boat Hire

From Port Canto :
Locorama, 04 93 94 45 81. Office behind Martinez hotel
Olympic Nautic, 06 14 89 24 57
email: olympic-nautic@wanadoo.fr
Rent a Boat 06 19 18 06 18

Heliport

Heliport - 500 meters with transfers to Nice airport, Monte Carlo and St Tropez. Note however that as take off and landing is to sea, there is no noise pollution.