Cannes Nightlife

The focus of nightlife, as elsewhere on the Côte d'Azur, is the casino. The streets buzz at night, particularly around La Croisette and along la rue du Dr Monod and la rue Saint Antoine in Le Suquet. Many restaurants double up as bars and clubs. On the whole, the Cannois like to dress up to go out, but visitors will feel at ease in anything from jeans to evening wear, depending on the venue. Restaurant and bars serve drinks until about 0200, casinos remain open until about 0400 and discos and nightclubs until the small hours. The legal drinking age in France is 16 years of age.

Entertainment listings and information is available online (www.cannes.fr) and in Le Mois à Cannes, a monthly listings magazine published in French and available at the Cannes tourist office. Or get tickets from FNAC, 83 rue d'Antibes (tel: (04) 9706 2950). The monthly French-only publication, Le Mois a Cannes, available from the Cannes Tourist Office, provides cultural listings.