The host of the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes, France

Once insignificant, Cannes has developed into the second biggest city after Nice on the Côte d'Azur with approximately 70 000 inhabitants. Movie stars and millionaire yacht owners have shaped the image of Cannes; evolving it into one of the most exclusive places. But there are also Interrail tourists and language students who want to get a glimpse of the splendor of the Côte d'Azur embraces the atmosphere on the Boulevard de la Croisette, a promenade along the beach of Cannes, where the second earthTV camera has been installed.

From there you can see elder men playing boule in the sand, as well as couples and glamorous guests on their way to the Casino. The earthTV camera shows Cannes also from its more quiet side away from the festival and congress hype, which regularly floods the luxury hotels on the Croisette with new visitors. Besides the beach and the pompous promenade, the camera captures amongst other the lighthouse and the Isle of Sainte-Marguerite, where one can visit the prison cell in which was imprisoned the "Man in the Iron Mask," an anonymous, mysterious prisoner at the time of Louis XIV.

Facts about: France

Geographic Information

From the French Alps to the quasi-tropical beaches of the Mediterranean, there's almost every climate in France. It's temperate in the north, while the Basque region is moderated by the ocean; north-eastern areas have warm summers and colder winters. Inland areas are mild and sunny; the Mediterranean coast is - mediterranean! In the Auvergne, Burgundy and the Rhône Valley, winds, such as the famous mistral, can be strong.

Key aspects of tourism
In France, it's possible to have all kinds of holidays: A culture or city trip, a relaxing beach holiday and various theme parks are waiting for visitors.