By Corey Sandler, Destination Consultant Silversea Cruises
Cannes has the film festival and its red carpet, fabulous hotels and casinos, tres cher shopping…and a piece of the Grace Kelly story as well as tales of modern jewel thieves.
It requires more than a little bit of suspension of disbelief, but Cannes was once a small and humble fishing village.
It is no longer small, by no means humble, and today’s fishing is aimed at the wallets of visitors.
In the 10th century the town was known as Canua. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered there.
Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins islands and the history of Cannes is the history of the islands.
In postwar times—since 1946—Cannes is most famous for its film festival, held each May.
Producers shop for financing or hope to strike distribution deals.
Actors come to see, but mostly to be seen.
Especially the actresses: from starlets like Brigitte Bardot who posed on the beach in 1953 and helped make herself—and the bikini swimsuit—famous.
We will be back in Cannes on April 25, and I’ll have more commentary then.
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