In which quarter house in Cagnes-sur-Mer?

What if we go to discover the French Riviera this year? This is our mini-guide of the areas where to sleep in Cagnes-sur-Mer!

Petite commune des Alpes-Maritimes en région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, included in the metropolis of Nice Côte d’Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer is located between Villeneuve-Loubet and Saint-Laurent-du-Var. The city stretches along a four-kilometre year of beaches, surrounded by hills peaking at 187 metres above sea level and offers a postcard decor, with snowy Alps and the sea as a backdrop. Cagnes-sur-Mer is populated by 49,902 inhabitants spread over almost 18 km2, but the population swells during the summer season. Rich in a varied historical and cultural heritage, the city is full of historical and religious monuments, a provencal paradise of Mediterranean vegetation, between the hills covered with olive trees, cypresses, palm trees and floral cultures. Are you visiting the French Riviera in 2019? Discover with us the areas where to stay in Cagnes-sur-Mer!

Le Haut Val de Cagnes

The Cagnes Height District is the place where the Roman Legions settled under Antiquity: it is an ancient Roman oppidum, a medieval town where a castle overlooking the sea stands. The medieval period in Cagnes-sur-Mer is visible by the fortified castle in Donjon, built from 1309, a fortress that became a museum in 1946 and classified as a historical monument since 1948. It was built by Rainier I Grimaldi (1267-1314), seigneur of Cagnes-sur-Mer, on Greek and Roman ruins. The property of the Grimaldi family until the French Revolution, it was only taken over by the municipality in 1939. Today it is a museum of modern art and ethnographics, to be visited inevitably if you like history.

The small medieval village and its monuments having crossed the ages, will be the subject of beautiful walks in a quiet area. For example, Notre-Dame-de-Protection chapel offered by the White Pénitents in the 16th century.

Downtown

We go back to the sea to find the modern city center of the city of Cagnes-sur-Mer. It is the vibrant heart of the commercial activity of the city, from the Beal district to the SNCF station . There you will find the majority of shops where shopping, some coffee and bar terraces, restaurants where to taste the Provençal specialities and two lungs of greenery where to stroll: the Place du Général de Gaulle and Square Joseph Maurel.

Not far from the city centre, along the avenue de Tuilières, is the Renoir Museum is another must to visit. It is in fact the last residence where the painter (1841-1919) lived his last years. Go celebrate the centenary of the death of the famous artist!

Cros-de-Cagnes

Want to stay in Cagnes-sur-Mer by being near the Grande Bleue, ready to set foot in the water? See the area Cros-de-Cagnes southeast of downtown.

First, you will find more hotels to sleep next to the Route du Bord de mer. And then the beaches: the beach of the Port of Cros and especially the Cros beach , to bathe not far from restaurants in the seaside. The church Notre-Dame de la Mer , the main religious monument of the district, attests to the historic heritage of the city.

The Lautin

All the hotels where to sleep in Cagnes-sur-Mer are full? Try to The Lautin , west of the city. Between the Côte d’Azur racecourse and the pebble beach , many hotels where sleeping are on the street, on both sides of the coastal river Cagne. The Promenade de la Plage will delight your summer evenings.