La Bocca beach
La Bocca is a popular holiday destination west of the Croisette. Newly baked couples and sports youth are used to rest here, as this public beach is devoid of the pathos of paid central, it is not overcrowded, gives a lot of opportunities for active activities, close to the airport and railway station.
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Beach description
It must be said immediately that the beach is for non-smokers. Cigarette lovers go up the stairs to the road or choose another place to relax. Right by the shore, small reddish rocky outcrops bunched up, giving you activity for keen snorkelling. The space between the wall-fencing and the purest turquoise blue water is filled with soft deep sand. Public beaches in Cannes are cared for as well as private ones. It's always in perfect condition in the morning.
An amateur athletes occupy one of the volleyball courts, explore the bottom, run or pedal in a special area along the shore.
Persons with disabilities or parents with a pram will have difficulty accessing the beach because of the high wall behind them. It's only possible to go down the stairs. Someone might be worried about the noise near the road. Otherwise, La Boca is very comfortable and has a standard set of amenities:
- Free parking at 200 meters.
- Shower. There are little food and drink stalls along the beach.
- Cafes and restaurants are closer to the center.
- Rescuers are working.
- Umbrellas and sunbeds are considerably cheaper than on central beaches.
- Toilet, honestly, needs to be searched outside.
- A beach with any status has jet skis, water bikes, skis or bananas. Anyone can fly a parachute behind the boat.
- Hooligan tourists sunbathe topless, that's allowed here.
How and practically all Cannes beaches on La Boca are a good gentle entry into the water, calm waves. You can rest here with younger children and teenagers. In summer, jellyfish fences are removed, so the presence of jellyfish in the water must be found out on a special website, choose the appropriate place of rest.
When is the best time to go?
It is possible to relax in France at any time of the year, the time of the trip depends more on your preferences. Summer - a great time to travel to the sea. Thanks to the Mediterranean climate, even on the southern French Riviera is not hot weather. In winter , people go to ski resorts in France. It should be be mindful that in summer and winter in France there is a high season, respectively, prices soar. To enjoy the excursions, choose the time from February to April or from September to November, when both in the north and in the south it is not very crowded. If you go to the French Riviera in September, you will never lose: You will find a time when the weather is still warm and the prices are not so high.
Video: Beach La Bocca
Infrastructure
Many tourists come to Cannes for a variety of purposes. You can find a hotel to suit all tastes: from hostels, budget hotels to real "palaces" where the richest and most famous stay. In May, when all lighting fixtures illuminate the red carpet, prices rise everywhere. Apartment and hotel owners sometimes limit the duration of stays.
The most affordable accommodation is located in the area of La Quasette and the station. Here, as a rule, comfortable accommodation with a full range of standard amenities and traditionally friendly service.
Montaigne & Spa, 4*, has a convenient location near the railway station, to the airport about 30 minutes drive. The area where the spa hotel is located is famous for its shops and boutiques. The recently renovated building has 96 modern rooms, including allied rooms, to accommodate a family or large company.
In the morning, a buffet is available, breakfast can be ordered directly to your room or you can find a great meal near the hotel. Guests like perfect cleanliness, executive staff, great pool.
Preferring home comfort rent a flat or apartment with a garage, gym, laundry room, from where the real, not the parade Cannes, choose a place closer to the main tourist attractions.
As we move further from Croisette, signs and price tags become more modest. There are small cozy restaurants with quite humane prices. At catering outlets that are kept by natives of North Africa, in pizzerias, which are represented here in many, you can have a good snack, paying not 150, and only up to 10 euros. The chic French Mediterranean atmosphere is free for any category of holidaymakers.
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- The beach is accessible from the city center if you follow the signs along the coast. From Midi Boulevard, they'll lead through a tunnel to the parking lot, from which La Bocca will be on the right at 200 m.
- From Nice to Cannes it is possible to book a transfer where class, number of passengers, child seat and other additional services will be provided. The more expensive the accommodation the closer to the waterfront.
- Trailer equipped with audio guide walks from the Palace of Film Festivals. Its three routes cover the most interesting places in the city.