Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cannes, France

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 46 m

Explore Cannes in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in CannesIndividual Sights in Cannes

Sight 1: Alain Gerbault

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Alain Gerbault

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.

Wikipedia: Alain Gerbault (EN)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Virginie Hériot

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Virginie Hériot

Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot was a French yachtswoman who won in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 8 Metre Aile VI.

Wikipedia: Virginie Hériot (EN)

835 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Kiosque à musique des Allées de la Liberté

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The Cannes Bandstand is a bandstand built in Cannes by Louis Hourlier in 1880.

Wikipedia: Kiosque à musique de Cannes (FR)

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Chapelle de la Miséricorde dite chapelle des Pénitents Noirs

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The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde or Chapel of Mercy, formerly the Chapel of the Black Penitents, is a chapel in Cannes.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Miséricorde de Cannes (FR)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Tour du Suquet

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The tower of Suquet is a vestige of fortifications, dating from the 11th century and protected from historical monuments, located in the city of Cannes, France.

Wikipedia: Tour du Suquet (FR)

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Musée des explorations du monde (ex Musée de la Castre)

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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

739 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Parc Vallembrosa et ancien hôtel du Parc

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The Château Vallombrosa, also known as the Hôtel du Parc, is a historic residential building in Cannes.

Wikipedia: Château Vallombrosa (EN)

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