Promenade de la Croisette description and photos - France: Cannes (Topic)

Promenade de la Croisette description and photos - France: Cannes. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Promenade de la Croisette.

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La Croisette is a world famous boulevard in Cannes, stretching along the sea line. The three-kilometer promenade connecting the old and new ports became famous thanks to the Palais des Festivals and Congresses, which hosts the Cannes Film Festivals, and now the Croisette is not just the most popular street in the city, but a symbol of luxury and success. It contains the most expensive boutiques, restaurants and clubs.

Once upon a time there was a simple coastal road called the Path of the Small Cross - pilgrims walked along it, then to go to the island of Saint-Honor, to Lerinsky monastery. The Provencal word crouseto means "small cross". The name of the road reminded of the legendary event of the Cannes Middle Ages - the erection of the cross in the struggle against the Muslim Saracens.

In 1635, the Franco-Spanish war broke out, and battles in the bay destroyed the road. By the beginning of the 19th century, no traces of it remained, everything was covered with dunes.

However, in the middle of the century, the small village of Cannes became a fashionable vacation spot for wealthy Englishmen after Lord Broome accidentally "discovered" this charming bay ... Russian aristocrats also flocked here. Wealthy vacationers lacked a boardwalk where they could stroll, bow, and look at other walkers. The city authorities realized that they were now running not a village, but a seaside resort, and they needed a decent embankment. It was built in the sixties of the XIX century, at first it was called Boulevard of the Empress.

The promenade immediately became the center of attraction for all tourists and made Cannes even more fashionable. In 1888, Guy de Maupassant wrote: “Titles, titles, only titles! Those who love titles enjoy here. No sooner had I set foot on the Croisette yesterday than I met three highnesses one after the other ... "(On the Water, translated by Boris Gornung).

The Croisette cannot boast of a huge number of ancient architectural monuments (although famous hotels "Carlton", "Majestic", "Martinez" all pay attention), but she doesn't need it. You just have to walk between the rows of pines and palms, breathe in the sea air and look around. Once upon a time, Indian maharajas, Arab emirs and European princes lost fortunes here in casinos, Maurice Chevalier and Edith Piaf sang, Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot caught the first rays of glory ...

For relaxation on the promenade there are blue the same, like on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. It is convenient to admire the sea and the panorama of the Esterel Mountains and the Lerins Islands. The two embankments - English and Croisette - are a bit similar, but there are, of course, differences. There are probably many more very expensive cars here in Cannes. In addition, the beach just below the promenade is sandy, which is a rarity on the Cote d'Azur. There is no such thing in Nice.

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