Beach · La Croisette, beside the Palais des Festivals
Photo: Mairie de Cannes
Plage Macé (Plage Brigitte Bardot)
The central public beach on the Croisette, clean and supervised in high season, where children can run on fine sand and borrow a book for free in summer.
| What | Beach |
|---|---|
| Where | La Croisette, beside the Palais des Festivals |
| Address | Boulevard de la Croisette, next to the Palais des Festivals, 06400 Cannes |
| Season and hours | Public beach, lifeguards in high season. In summer the town's médiathèques run 'Pages à la Plage', a free self-service library of more than 3,000 books and magazines opposite the beach. |
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Checked on cannes-france.com, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.
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