The cradle of Cannes: ten minutes from the Croisette and a world away, with the finest view of the bay from the top.
Photo: Mairie de Cannes
Difficulty
Steep in places, cobbled lanes
Start
Rue Meynadier, past the Marché Forville, then up the lanes to the Place de la Castre
Past
Rue Meynadier's delicatessens, then the Marché Forville, Cobbled rue Saint-Antoine and rue du Suquet, Notre-Dame-d'Espérance, the Place de la Castre and the 360° view over the bay, the old port, La Californie and the Lérins islands
Season
All year. The tourist office recommends late afternoon or dusk for the light (before the hill throws its shadow), or sunrise.
With children
Cobbles and slopes; a secondary guide calls it hard with a standard pushchair. Plenty of photo stops.
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