The facade of the Cannes Cinema mural features a massive trompe l'oeil painting of a traditional movie theater entrance, complete with classic red curtains and film reels. It occupies the side of a building overlooking the old port,…
Festival Red Carpet Walk
Follow the footsteps of cinema royalty from iconic festival palaces to historic celebrity haunts and legendary Carlton and Martinez hotels. Walk along the sun-drenched Croisette to uncover the glamorous secrets, historic scandals, and behind-the-scenes magic of the world's most prestigious film festival.
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1. Mural - Cannes Cinema
2. Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès sits as a bulky, concrete bunker draped in a red carpet that climbs the steps toward the main entrance. While it functions as a year-round convention center, the building exists because the city…
3. Cannes Walk of Fame
The Cannes Walk of Fame, known locally as the Allee des Etoiles, features dozens of handprints pressed into concrete squares near the Palais des Festivals. While the Hollywood equivalent spans miles, this collection clusters tightly around…
4. Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes
The Hotel Barrière Le Majestic stands out for the white art deco facade that stretches along the Promenade de la Croisette. Henri Ruhl commissioned the hotel in nineteen twenty-three to accommodate the influx of wealthy travelers arriving…
5. La Malmaison
La Malmaison stands out with its bright white facade and distinctive pinkish-beige decorative accents, a holdover from its days as the Grand Hotel. Built in eighteen sixty-three, this building once welcomed wealthy winter visitors who…
6. Regent Carlton Cannes
The InterContinental Carlton Cannes stands out for its two massive, domed towers that frame the white facade facing the Mediterranean. Built in nineteen eleven, the hotel served as a neutral sanctuary for Allied officers during the Second…
7. Espace Miramar
The Espace Miramar stands as a white, window-walled building sitting right at the corner where the bustle of the Croisette meets the curve of the bay. It began its life in the nineteen fifties as the first permanent movie theater in Cannes…
8. Hôtel Martinez - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
The Hôtel Martinez is a seven-story block of white art deco concrete facing the Mediterranean. Emmanuel Martinez, an Italian furniture maker, opened the hotel in nineteen twenty-nine. He converted his own family villa into a site for…