{"id":391,"date":"2007-09-13T13:52:09","date_gmt":"2007-09-13T17:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/13\/top-towns-in-the-south-of-france-1-cannes-french-riviera\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T15:50:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T19:50:15","slug":"top-towns-in-the-south-of-france-1-cannes-french-riviera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/13\/top-towns-in-the-south-of-france-1-cannes-french-riviera\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Towns in the South of France: #1 Cannes, French Riviera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"image392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/1-Bedroom-Rental-Cannes-French-Riviera-PR-683.jpg\" alt=\"View of Cannes, France Harbor from an apartment\" width=\"295\" height=\"222\" align=\"right\" \/>Topping our list of the top destinations in the <a title=\"South of France Travel tips\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/\">South of France <\/a>is the city of Cannes, which, 150 years ago, was nothing more than a small fishing town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, <a title=\"Attractions in Cannes, France\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/french-riviera\/cannes\/\">Cannes and all its attractions<\/a> has becomes a hot spot in the French Riviera. Attracting visitors from all over the world, the city has become the \u2018star\u2019 of the South of France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every year Cannes hosts many world-renowned festivals and shows such as: the <a title=\"Cannes Film Festival Accommodations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/10\/cannes-film-festival-accommodations\/\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a>, the <a title=\"2007 French Riviera Boat Shows: Cannes and Monaco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/06\/2007-french-riviera-boat-shows-cannes-and-monaco\/\">Cannes Boat and Yacht Show<\/a>, the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, and many more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most known for its picture-perfect port, Cannes boasts miles of sandy beaches from which visitors can look out onto the blue of the Mediterranean Sea. Fishing boats and pleasure yachts float side by side, both contributing to the cultural and economic influence of the city<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>New York Habitat has some great\u00a0<a title=\"Vacation rentals in Cannes, France\" href=\"\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/french-riviera\/cannes\">vacation rental available in the trendy city of Cannes, French Riviera<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 This <a title=\"South France Accommodation Alcove Studio in Cannes, French Riviera (PR-709)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/709\">Alcove Studio in Cannes (PR-709)<\/a>, with a balcony facing \u00a0the\u00a0building garden with palm trees and a swimming pool,\u00a0and\u00a0offering views of the Mediterranean Sea.<br \/>\n\u00b7 This\u00a0<a title=\"Cannes Accommodation: 3 Bedroom Rental in Cannes, French Riviera\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/737\">Three-bedroom apartment in Cannes (PR-737)<\/a> that can accommodate up to 6 people.<\/p>\n<p>To recap the countdown here is a full review:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Top Towns to visit in the South of France: #5 Saint-R\u00e9my-de-Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/16\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-5-saint-remy-de-provence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">#5 Saint-R\u00e9my-de-Provence<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Top Towns to visit in the South of France: Nice, French Riviera: #4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/23\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-nice-french-riviera-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">#4 Nice, French Riviera<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Top Towns to visit in the South of France: #3 Aix-en-Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/30\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-3-aix-en-provence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">#3 Aix-en-Provence<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Top towns in the South of France: #2 Avignon, Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/06\/top-towns-in-the-south-of-france-2-avignon-provence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">#2 Avignon, Provence<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New York Habitat has taken care of the hard part. All you have to do is pick your favorite towns, book an <a title=\"Apartments for rent in the South of France\" href=\"\/south-france-apartment\/furnished\">apartment rental in the South of France<\/a>, and enjoy a fantastic vacation in Provence, the French Riviera or any where else in the South of France. Don\u2019t forget to send us a postcard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any towns that you think should have made the list? Tell us about it below. And for more <a title=\"Travel tips about the French Riviera\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/french-riviera\/\">travel tips about the French Riviera<\/a>, check our blog regularly for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topping our list of the top destinations in the South of France is the city of Cannes, which, 150 years ago, was nothing more than&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[96],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2768,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions\/2768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}