Breakfast at the restaurant was included in the night stay at Auberge du Vieux Chateau. It was hard leaving this place.
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| breakfast with a view - sad to leave |
From hilly region of Cabris, we headed back towards the coast to Cannes to check out the farmers market.
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| Farmers market at forville, Cannes |
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| fresh local produced |
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| Portable pizze stove! |
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| Strolled around city hall |
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| City hall at Cannes |
From the city hall, you can walk to the historic Le Suquet district. At the heart of Le Suquet, there is the old church, Eglise du Suquet, and the 11th-century Tour du Mont Chevalier
watchtower where you can get a panoramic view onto the beach and the bay all the way
out to the Lerins Islands.
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| Exploring the Le Suquet district with Mont Chevalier in the back |
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| Wall art at bus interchange |
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| View from Mont Chevalier |
It is a picturesque walk down the hillside of Mont Chevalier back to the bay area.
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| public beach |
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| weather was so hot we had to stop by for gelato |
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| where the movie festival is held each year |
Another to do is to drive/walk along the Boulevard de la Croisette, where grand historic hotels line the bay front.
In addition to Cannes, one of my ex colleagues strongly recommended St Tropez and therefore we made a detour to stop by in the afternoon. Unfortunately, there was a peak hour traffic jam and cloudy weather when we got there. Personally, I found it just like a seaside version of Monaco - a rich men's playground. Somehow it didn't fit well with us with the dressy salesmen/women in the luxury boutique outlets.
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| there was a sailing competition that was cancelled due to the strong waves |
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| You can spot a ferrari everywhere |
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| Almost each brand has its own mansion |
It was mostly filled with international brands and too commercialized for our liking, so it was a short stop before we continue to our next destination Le Lavandou where we stayed for 2 nights.
Drive map of the day:
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