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“GLAMOUR AND CANNES GO HAND IN
HAND. BY DAY IT CAPTIVATES YOU AND, BY
NIGHT, IT ENVELOPES YOU WITH A CERTAIN
ROMANTICISM THAT IS ALMOST SURREAL.”
the stuff of dreams. hand in hand. By day it captivates you and, by night, it
It’s no coincidence that Cannes has captured the envelopes you with a certain romanticism that is almost
imagination of the high and mighty of the world since the surreal.
18th century. With the sea shore blending harmoniously And nowhere is all this more evidenced than the palm-
into the wooded mountainsides, the gardens captivating tree-lined Croisette, with its five-star hotels, designer
the senses and perfumes from a thousand fragrances shops and spectacular stretches of white sandy beach. It is
pervading the air, Cannes is as good as it gets. the heart of Cannes; it’s the most glamorous area.
Not surprising then that artists, writers, poets and film I wandered down the boulevard de la Croisette and
stars, of course, swear by it. Clearly, glamour and Cannes go though the only stars I saw were those twinkling from the
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