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The Principality of Monaco is a semi-enclave within the region, surrounded on three sides by France and fronting the Mediterranean. The French Riviera contains the seaside resorts of Cap-d'Ail, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, and Theoule-sur-Mer.
Cannes (/ k æ n, k ɑː n /, KA(H)N; French: ⓘ, locally; Occitan: Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera.It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. [3]
Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, [1] [2] is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, [3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.
The Lérins Islands looking towards the west. View of the Île Sainte-Marguerite, including the Fort Royal and the village of Sainte-Marguerite.. The Lérins Islands (in French: les Îles de Lérins, pronounced [lɛz‿il də leʁɛ̃s]) are a group of four Mediterranean islands off the French Riviera, in Cannes.
Antibes (/ ɒ̃ ˈ t iː b /, [3] [4] US also / ɑː n ˈ t iː b z /, [5] French: ⓘ; Occitan: Antíbol) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat to the northeast, is one of the best known landforms in the area.
The coastal area, urbanized and densely populated (shaded in red on the map), includes all the cities in an almost continuous conurbation from Cannes to Menton, while the larger but sparsely populated mountainous area (light green) is fully rural with the exception of the three large resorts of Valberg (created in 1936), Auron (created in 1937 ...
Cannes is taking over our social media feeds with the biggest celebrity sightings, the most glamorous fashion and riveting film reviews this season has to offer. And that's to be expected: As one ...
Mougins (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Mogins; Latin: Muginum [muːˈɡiːnũː]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France. It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the arrondissement of Grasse. Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes.