CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!!!!

Make sure your bags are packed and you've got your dancing shoes.

Cannes during the film festival is a world like no other. It can drag you away from all your thoughts and bring you to a place of pure impulse and feeling. You will eat some of the best food you've ever tasted and dance it all away as you chase the rising sun.

There are a couple of places you need to check out.

First things first try and find the best place to stay and i suggest the College International De Cannes if you know someone who is going there. This is where i stayed when i went to the festival in 2007. The room rate was only 50 euro a night and was complete with breakfast and a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean no more than a 100ft away. You are a 1 euro and 5 minute bus ride away from the center of town. Or you could take a 20 minute walk along the Riviera and make it to the same place. Both options serve there purpose.

Second if you decided to take a walk along the Riviera by the time you make it to the downtown and port area you''ll be desiring an ice cold beverage possible a 1664 or Carlsberg. The place for that is most definitely the Quays Irish pub. You can enjoy a quiet pint here during the day and by night you will be chanting and singing with the rest of the hooligans tearing up the night.

Third you need to check out Baoli. This luxury restaurant's atmosphere changes as the evening turns to night and becomes a full fledged night club by nights end. Great food and parties await you here as well as a 3 foot tall mojito i shared during a party there. Unbelievable and unforgettable is what Baoli is.

Fourth for the tourist. Take a ferry ride over to Ile Sainte Margueritte to see the fort and prison cell that inspired the movie Man in the Iron Mask. Pack a lunch a bathing suit and maybe a few drinks and feel free to take your time to explore the island, swim and lay out on the beach. I enjoyed walking through the fort and looking over the fort walls down to the crashing waters below.

Now for the extremist there is VIP ROOM in Palm Beach. This club holds over 3000 people with multiple VIP sections and DJ stages. This is one of the ultimate dance spots in Cannes and will go late into the night with special guest performances ranging from rap icon Snoop Dogg to the sensational DJ Tiesto.



Cannes offers shopping, food and so much more it all depends on what you make it. And O don't forget it holds the worlds largest film festival and the red carpet and all the stars that come with it flood the city for 2 weeks in May. It is a must see event.