{"id":366761,"date":"2025-08-23T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T08:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/366761\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T08:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T08:20:19","slug":"how-to-spend-the-perfect-weekend-in-cannes-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/366761\/","title":{"rendered":"How to spend the perfect weekend in Cannes, France"},"content":{"rendered":"

By NATASHA TOMALIN-HALL FOR YOU MAGAZINE <\/p>\n

Published: 03:00 EDT, 23 August 2025 | Updated: 03:00 EDT, 23 August 2025 <\/p>\n

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10am I arrive at H\u00f4tel Martinez (from \u00a3286 B&B, hyatt.com), 45 minutes from Nice airport. Like its guests, it has continual tweakments to maintain its look (art deco meets slick nautical). It\u2019s on the famous boulevard, La Croisette: a perfect base for city exploration.<\/p>\n

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11am The hotel spa is partnered with Paris skincare brand Carita. My one-hour Pro.Morphose Regenerating Radio Frequency treatment (\u00a3216) super-stimulates collagen, and results are said to be visible for nearly a year. (A month in, I\u2019m starting to see benefits.)<\/p>\n

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1pm In Cannes\u2019 old town, Le Suquet, we stroll around March\u00e9 Forville, which brims with flowers and southern French treats including olive tapenade and socca, a flatbread made of chickpea flour. Lunch is oysters and ros\u00e9, standing at one of the barrels in the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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4pm A 10-minute stroll down the Croisette is La Malmaison, a contemporary-art centre in art deco surrounds. Jean-Michel Othoniel\u2019s nature-inspired glass sculptures explore the interplay of light, material and scale (until 4 January 2026; \u00a35.65, cannes.com).<\/p>\n

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7pm Drinks and dinner at the hotel: after a smoky negroni in the speakeasy-style Martinez Bar (above) we move on to La Palme d\u2019Or, Cannes\u2019 only Michelin-star spot. All wood panelling and chrome, it\u2019s like a private yacht. The lobster is heaven (tasting menu \u00a3208).<\/p>\n

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11pm The nocturnal ticket is cabaret club Medusa (medusacannes.com): a sexy neon-lit space where girls in sequins and feathers dangle from hoops on high. The Martinez is the only hotel in Cannes that can swing preferential access for its VIP guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SUNDAY \"\" <\/p>\n

9am A little tired and fuzzy-headed, I take a leisurely breakfast of poached eggs, crusty bread and mushrooms oozing butter (ordered the night before on a little card left for me to fill out) on the terrace of my room. Watch out for the huge, greedy seagulls \u2013 they are bold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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10am We amble into the old town, past many luxury boutiques. The real find is Zara, which hits different to the ones back home. I come away with a few impossibly chic pieces \u2013 change, too, for pistachio ice cream at Niva Gelateria (\u00a33, nivagelato.com).<\/p>\n

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2pm At the Martinez beach club we relax in director\u2019s chairs \u2013 a nod to the hotel\u2019s starry clientele \u2013 for a late lunch of black panko-crusted avocado and baked clams, with top people-watching. Then a last dip in the bluest sea. It\u2019s not called the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur for nothing.<\/p>\n

, , Getty Images, Boby\u00a0<\/p>\n

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