20 Attractions to Explore Near Le Fort Carré

The museum is known as the Picasso Museum, the first museum in the world to be dedicated to the artist. Picasso himself donated works to the museum, altogether 23 paintings and 44 drawings, most notably his paintings La Chèvre and La Joie de vivre.

The Promenade de la Croisetteor Boulevard de la Croisette is a prominent road in Cannes, France. It stretches along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and is about 2 km long. It goes completely along the coastline of Cannes.

The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès has been created to accommodate the largest festival of cinema in the world. It is the venue for the annual Cannes Film Festival, and possesses "modern and high-tech facilities" for housing conferences throughout the year.

The Lérins Islands are a group of four Mediterranean islands off the French Riviera, in Cannes. The two largest islands in this group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. The smaller Îlot Saint-Ferréol and Îlot de la Tradelière are uninhabited. This archipelago emerging from azure waters offers an ideal combination of natural, architectural, and gastronomic heritage.

The Castre Museum is a museum located in Cannes, France. It houses collections of primitive arts of the Himalayas-Tibet, the Arctic, pre-Columbian America, Mediterranean antiquities. Castre Museum also presents musical instruments around the world and the landscape paintings of the 19th century.

Abbaye De Lérins is a Cistercian monastery situated on the island of Saint Honorat off the coast of Cannes. A monastic culture has existed there since the 5th century. The monks are planting vineyards today, making wine and liqueur.

Parc Phœnix is a botanical garden and zoo, located at the southwestern edge of Nice. Much of the park consists of a huge greenhouse with a large pool housing animals such as pelicans, swans, ducks, turtles, etc.

The Maeght Foundation is a modern art museum located on a beautiful hill overlooking Saint-Paul de Vence in the southeast of France. The museum has a set of 12000 items of art that includes paintings, sculptures, collages, ceramics, and all kinds of recent art.

The Promenade des Anglais in Nice is one of France’s best known and iconic attractions. It is located just next to the beach and is a wide, lively, and very busy sidewalk (7 km long) along the Mediterranean Sea.

St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is one of the most important Orthodox cathedral outside Russia, this is a beautifully ornate building. It was built to serve the large Russian community that had settled in Nice. It is recognized as a national monument of France, and it currently belongs to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. It is the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe.

Place Massena is Vieux Nice's biggest and most historic square named for André Masséna. It is the city's most beautiful and historic attraction and has always been the place for great public events since its construction.

The Château de la Napoule is a restored castle and a historical landmark located in Mandelieu-la-Napoule. The castle was built by the Countess of Villeneuve in the fourteenth century. Over the centuries it was rebuilt several times. The present structure was built by American artist Henry Clews in 1919.

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice is a Roman Catholic basilica and the largest church in Nice. It was built between 1864 and 1868 in a Neo-Gothic architectural style.

Nice Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the very heart of the old town of Nice. The cathedral is one of Nice’s major monuments and also it is the seat of the Diocese of Nice.

Castle Hill Located near the city center of Nice. It offers a delightful walkway with striking views over the Baie des Anges. The park owes its name to the castle of Nice which once shielded the city from multiple invaders from different kingdoms and duchies during the Middle Ages.

It is a museum of musical instruments located in the historic center of Nice. The museum houses art and music from the 17th and 18th centuries and also has a spectacular collection of 500 instruments.

The museum dedicated to modern art and contemporary art. The collections present an overview of the artistic works considered as avant-garde, from the late 1950s to today.

Giuseppe Garibaldi Square is one of the city’s great landmarks named after Italian nationalist and military hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. It is the city's oldest square and one of the city's most iconic locations.

The Chagall Museum is located on Cimiez Hill in Nice. The building was designed by French architect André Hermant and opened to the public in 1973. The museum dedicated to the work of famous painter Marc Chagall. It houses the series of seventeen paintings depicting the biblical message, painted by Chagall.

The Musée Matisse in Nice is an art museum dedicated to French artist Henri Matisse. It gathers one of the world's largest collections of his works, tracing his artistic beginnings and his evolution through his last works.