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One of the great pleasures of Cannes
is lunching . There are a dozen or so restaurants along
the Croisette, but watch your eating habits, you'll
probably be in the background of a TV commercial or
music video.
From your table you'll be able to look out on the yachts
making their way around the Iles de Lérins .
There are the two yacht harbours, one to the left, one
to the right as you face the mediterranean , and further
along to the west is the deep red Massif d'Esterel
rising steeply from the sea.
The hillside old quarter, Le
Suquet , is a pretty Provençal citadel which
contrasts with the cosmopolitanism of the seaside hotels
and the power-shopping style of the Rue d'Antibes.
Another respite from the glamour seeking jet set is the
picturesque morning flower market in the Allées de
Liberté .
Any semblance of tranquillity though is shattered in May
- the
Film Festival takes over. The city is
awash with film billboards, big cars, starlets posing
without restraint for the paparazzi , private beach
parties, balcony parties, private viewing parties
(mostly films), more parties, and thousands of movie
fans swarming the beaches and streets to catch a glimpse
of the stars.
The restaurants and bars and even the
many surrounding golf courses are packed with the movie
business's movers and shakers cutting deals, making
proposals, pitching scripts,.......it all has to be seen
to be believed.
And even then you'd be better off not believing it. |