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Visit to the City of Cannes in France   by Lucas Ashton

Cannes is the one of the well known cities of France. It is a busy tourist spot and is also known for hosting Cannes Film Festival annually. The city's luxury products, restaurants and hotels are well known all over the world. The city of Cannes enjoys Mediterranean types of climate. During summers you can see 12 hours of sunshine and a mild weather in winters.

Economy of Cannes:
 

The area around the Cannes is a highly developed cluster. The Cannes Film Festival is a major event for the industry. World's famous celebrities participate in this festival every year. This festival was founded in 1939 and is held mainly in the month of May. Other festivals like Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, International Festival of Games, Festival de la Plaisance, and International Actors' Performance Festival etc. are held every year which is a major part of the Cannes's economy.

Besides these festivals Cannes also plays host to Cannes Mandelieu Space Center which is an industrial center dedicated to spacecraft manufacturing. This center manufactures satellites and their parts.

Transport in Cannes:

The city of Cannes is served by Nice Côte d'Azur Airport which handles around 10 million passengers annually.

By TGV Rail services to Cannes, it takes around 6 hours from Brussels, 5 hours from Milan, 10 hours from Basel, 10 hours from Rome, and 10 hours from Venice. Travelling by train is not only economical but also convenient.

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Bus Services arrive at the Gare Routière de Cannes, which is located in the centre of the city, near to the Town Hall. International companies providing bus services in Cannes include Euroline and Agence Phoceens. Local bus services are provided by Bus Azur.

Ferry services are also available in harbor of Nice from Bastia and Calvi in Corsica. From Bastia, the journey is 4 hours and 55 minutes on simple ferries and 3 hours and 50 minutes on express ferries.

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