Promenade de la Croisette
Saturday, 25 October 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , French Riviera
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Harbor, Palais des Festival and Croisette © Mario Lassnig/cc-by-sa-2.0-at
🔊 Listen to this Post Cannes is a city located on the
French Riviera . It is a busy tourist destination. The
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès on
Promenade de la Croisette is host of the annual
Cannes Film Festival and
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival . It is as well host to the annual
MIPIM in March, one of the largest real estate shows in the world, including an exhibition area, networking events and expert-led conference sessions over a period of 4 days, and
MAPIC in November, an international retail real estate show. The
Promenade de la Croisette stretches along the shore of the
Mediterranean Sea and is about 2 km long. Many expensive shops, restaurants, and hotels (such as the
Carlton ,
Majestic ,
JW Marriott Cannes and
Martinez ) line the road. It goes completely along the coastline of Cannes.
Harbor, Palais des Festival and Croisette © Mario Lassnig/cc-by-sa-2.0-at
South of the Promenade de la Croisette are the
St Honorat Island (
Île Saint-Honorat ) and
St Marguerite Island (
Île Sainte-Marguerite ) with public ferry access. It took
The Man in the Iron Mask 11 years to leave this tiny, forested island. The mysterious individual was believed to be of noble blood, but his identity has never been proven. His cell can be visited in the Fort of St Marguerite, now renamed the
Musée de la Mer (
Museum of the Sea )
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux bought land at the
Croix des Gardes and constructed the villa Eleonore-Louise. His work to improve living conditions attracted the English aristocracy, who also built winter residences. At the end of the 19th century, several railways were completed. This prompted the arrival of streetcars. In Cannes, projects such as the
Boulevard Carnot , the
rue d’Antibes and the Carlton Hotel on the
Promenade de la Croisette were carried out. After the closure of the
Casino des Fleurs (hôtel Gallia), a luxury establishment was built for the rich winter clientele, the
Casino Municipal next to the pier Albert-Edouard. This casino was demolished and replaced by the new Palace in 1979. With the 20th century came new luxury hotels such as the Miramar and the Martinez. The city was modernised with a sports centre, street cars, a post office, and schools. Winter tourism gave way to summer tourism and the summer casino at the Palm Beach was constructed.
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