Cannes Day Trips

Just a 15-minute ferry ride away from Le Vieux Port, the lovely Îles de Lérins (specifically Île Sainte-Marguerite and Île Saint-Honorat) offer a quick escape from city glitz into stunning, seaside nature and medieval architecture.

A gorgeous medieval-cum-modern hilltop village, Mougins is revered for its scenery, its art galleries, and its treasure trove of top-notch restaurants showcased by Alain Llorca’s double-Michelin-starred Moulin de Mougins.

The self-proclaimed but rarely disputed perfume capital of the world, Grasse produces the lion’s share of France’s bottled aromas and is home to Molinard Perfumery, where you can create your own scent.

With the largest yacht marina on the Côte d'Azur, Antibes is the lovely seaside home to upscale shopping, a Picasso Museum (closed for renovations until early 2008 ), and the Hotel du Cap, temporary abode of some of the Cannes Film Festival’s most famous followers.

The gateway for most foreign visitors to Cannes, beautifully pastel-hued Nice abounds with attractions all its own: from its lively beaches to its colorful Cours Saleya flower market to museums honoring the art of Chagall and Matisse.