Cannes travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Cannes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Cannes is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 27 km from Nice, the department capital. (General information: Cannes is 690 km from Paris and 909 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Cannes (page also includes a photo gallery for Cannes)
Popular places to visit near Cannes: these include Mandelieu-la-Napoule at 6 km and Mougins at 6 km. Parc du château de la Napoule is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Cannes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Cannes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Cannes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Cannes
- '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) : Palais Carnolès (47km) : Serre de la Madone (47km) : La citronneraie (47km) :
- National Monuments: Frejus Cathedral cloisters (26km) : Trophy of Augustus (38km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Gourdon (19km) : Seillans (31km) : Coaraze (42km) : Sainte-Agnes (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (24km) : Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (26km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nice (27km) : Menton (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Grasse (14km) : Frejus (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Cannes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Cannes
Canton: Cannes
Arrondissement: Grasse
Department: Alpes-Maritimes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 06400
Distance to Cannes
from Nice: 27 km
from Paris: 690 km
from Calais: 909 km
from Nice: 27 km
from Bordeaux: 621 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Cannes (within 6 km): La Roquette-sur-Siagne : Le Cannet : Mandelieu-la-Napoule : Mougins : Theoule-sur-Mer : Vallauris :
Cannes holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Cannes Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Provence
Car hire : great prices, all destinations at France car rentals
Holiday rentals: Alpes-Maritimes gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Cannes