The key attractions of Cannes are Musée de la Castre (Castre Museum), Ile Ste Marguerite (St Marguerite Island) Museum, Ile St Honorat (St Honorat Island) and The Villas of Cannes which includes Villa Eléonore Louise(also known as Quartier des Anglais) the oldest residential area in Cannes and Villa Fiésole, a beautiful landmark known today as Villa Domergue.

Well known restaurants in Cannes for dining out are La Palme d’Or in Croisette offering modern Mediterranean cuisine, Le Caveau 30 near Vieux Port specializes in sea food and seasonal & regional produce, 3 Portes with Meditarranean food, Le Restaurant Arménien with genuine Armenian Food and 24 Suquet Restaurant offering excellent provençal cuisine.

The main focus of nightlife in Cannes is casinos. The streets buzz at night, particularly around La Croisette. As the night draws on, many restaurants double up as bars and clubs. The popular bars in Cannes are Loft bar, Les Coulisses, La Chunga, Le Légend Café, Morrison’s, Le Zanzibar (oldest gay bar) and for romantic nights, head for La Frégate. Les Coulisses club is one of the trendiest and most happening clubs in Cannes. Other famous clubs in Cannes includes Jimmy’z, Whisky A Go-Go and Disco 7.

The shops in Cannes are situated between La Croisette and rue d’Antibes - a distance easily covered on foot. Rue d’Antibes has the best confiseries, chocolatiers and delicatessens, Ceneri is famous for the best Cheese in the town and Cannolive is famous for small gifts.