8 Sights in Cannes, France (with Map and Images)

The Musée des Explorations du Monde, formerly the Musée de la Castre, is a museum in Cannes located in the remains of the medieval castle of the monks of Lérins in Le Suquet. Labeled "Musée de France", it presents collections belonging to the city of Cannes: primitive arts from the Himalayas-Tibet, the Arctic, pre-Columbian America, Oceania, Mediterranean antiquities, landscape painting of the nineteenth century with the little masters of Provence.

Wikipedia: Musée de la Castre (FR), Website

Alain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault was a French sailor, writer and tennis champion, who made a circumnavigation of the world as a single-handed sailor. He eventually settled in the islands of south Pacific Ocean, where he wrote several books about the islanders' way of life. As a tennis player he was ranked the fifth on the French rankings in 1923.

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The Trinity Chapel is one of seven chapels, six of which remain - Saint-Pierre, Saint-Caprais, Saint-Michel, Saint-Porcaire, Saint-Sauveur and the Trinity - which were located on the island Saint-Honorat, around the Abbey of Lérins, located in the Bay of Cannes, in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Trinité de Cannes (FR)

The Villa Rothschild is a historic mansion in Cannes. It was built in 1881 for Betty de Rothschild (1805-1886), James Mayer de Rothschild's widow. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1991. It was turned into a media library and carries the commercial name "médiathèque Noailles".

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The Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel is a historic 332-room luxury hotel opened in 1911, located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera. It is famous for hosting movie stars from around the world during the annual Film Festival. Following major renovations, it reopened on 13 March 2023.

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The Royal Fort is a fort built on the island of Sainte-Marguerite, the largest of the Lérins Islands, in the harbour of Cannes. After the purchase of the fort in 1996, the city of Cannes set up the Musée de la Mer de Cannes. There is also an international youth centre.

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The Chapelle Saint-Sauveur is a chapel located on the island of Saint-Honorat, in the bay of Cannes. The island depends on the commune of Cannes, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in France.

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The museum was originally called the Museum of the Sea, but it changed its name from 2020, becoming the Museum of the Iron Mask and Fort Royal. This Museum of France is an archaeological museum exploring land and sea

Wikipedia: Musée du Masque de fer et du Fort Royal (FR), Website