The Ultimate Cannes Experience:
This charming 17th century Provençal house has been in the owner's family for over 3 centuries and has been added to in the course of centuries. It is named Le Cros (the Hollow) and gave its name to the neighbourhood. It is located at the top of Cannes's well-known Boulevard Carnot : this boulevard directly connects the Palais des Festivals to Le Cannet. The rue du Cros is off the rue Victorien Sardou in which Le Cannet's cinema is located. The centre of Cannes can be reached by direct bus N°1 in less than twenty minutes for just over 1€. There is also a taxi rank at the town hall nearby: taxis take you to the Croisette in less than 10 minutes. It is very easy to park along the house, in the street or in the free communal car-park. Although the villa is not what you would call 'close to the Croisette', it has a sea-view from all two 2nd-floor bedrooms and is definitely a much better and cheaper experience than staying at a hotel.
More Comfortable and Much Quieter :
You can buy anything you need from the small shops on Boulevard Carnot. A pharmacy, the post-office and public library as well as an excellent baker's and butcher's are just 1 minute away. If you do not feel like going out to expensive restaurants twice a day you may bring home some gourmet food and relax in the garden. Buying local products, good bread, cheese and a bottle of wine is often a much better way of enjoying French cuisine and Provençal delicacies than dining out. Needless to say that the villa and its quaint garden offer you much more space than a hotel room. What is more you can wander peacefully and safely in the village's main street, pedestrianised rue Saint-Sauveur with all its Arts and Crafts shops, its fine art galleries and numerous cosy restaurants without forgetting the Place Bellevue wherefrom you will admire the liners moored in the Bay of Cannes.
You will be able to walk to the other villa for 8/9 by the same owner, Please ask for details.
More Chic:
The villa has just been refurbished and is equipped with all modern amenities while retaining its 17th century charm with its 'tommettes' (red tiles) ; its old stone fountain dated 1867; its ancient stone 'lavoir' (wash-place); its old wine press where the owner's father, grand-father and great-grandfather used to 'tread' the grapes from their land barefoot ; its rounded staircase 'confiturier' (marmalade cabinet) to keep the orange preserves they had made from the bitter 'Bigarade' oranges that grew (and still grow) in the garden ; and finally its 'bousquetière' where the family kept wood for the fireplaces. The garden is planted with jasmine, orange, tangerine- and olive-trees (that make a natural parasol over the elegant garden furniture) not to mention a Muscat grape vine that yields delicious grapes.
The villa is fully air-conditioned.
Other Activities:
Midem/MIPIM/MIPCOM/TFWA World Exhibition/Gartner Symposium ITXPO/ Mapic
