The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès features a distinctive, sprawling concrete facade interrupted by wide red-carpeted steps that climb toward its main entrance. Before this structure occupied the site in nineteen eighty-two, the city…
La Croisette Grand Hotels
Stroll along Cannes’ iconic seaside boulevard to admire the legendary Belle Époque and Art Deco palaces that have hosted movie stars and royalty since the dawn of the Riviera.
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1. Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes
2. 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…
3. Mondrian Cannes
The Mondrian Cannes stands out with its curved, white facade facing the Mediterranean, a sharp break from the heavier stone architecture nearby. Originally constructed as the Grand Hotel in eighteen sixty-three, it was the first luxury…
4. 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…
5. JW Marriott Cannes
The JW Marriott Cannes stands on the Boulevard de la Croisette with a distinctive stepped, white facade that holds the site of the former Palais des Festivals. This was the original home of the Cannes Film Festival from nineteen forty-nine…
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. 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…