Cannes - Southern France
The city

(Our language school for teacher is located in Cannes)

About the city

Cannes, Jewel in the crown of the "Côte d'Azur" since the dawn of time, focal point for festivals throughout the world and a cultural melting pot, is located only 10 kms away from Antibes.

You couldn't dream of a place more like paradise than Cannes, a town whose eclectic scenery has amazed even then most powerful.
From the Romans, the chose it as a place in which to settle, to the English chancellor Lord Brougham, not to mention Napoleon, Cocteau and many others, all have fallen in love with this vibrant, colourful town and its peaceful way of life.

Cannes embodies the sweetly scented nation of a life which everybody dreams of living. It is the sun which first playfully with the azure blue of the sea, before laying down to sleep in the arms of its wooded mountains. It is the harmonious marriage of sparkling colour and light.
It's lush vegetation prospers languidly in the idyllic climate. The perfect getaway for those who appreciate the finer things in life.

If life in Cannes is a festival, it is because nothing is left up to chance, everything is planned to the smallest detail to meet the expectations of everyone who visits there. Here, where French cuisine is at its finest , we are invited by the most dignified representatives of this art to take part in a "festival of flavour", shellfish and crustaceans, freshly caught fish, local specialities perfumed with the delicate aromas of basil, garlic or black olive. From prestigious cuisine to traditional dishes, the palace is not to the missed.

Cannes is the byword for year round enjoyment, which can be found close at hand.
A place where culture, shopping, relaxation, sport and leisure meet. Cannes is life at its very best.

 


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