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The best thing about beaches in Cannes is that they are all sandy! What a pleasure. Unlike the galets on Nice beaches, you don't need special equipment like rubber shoes and padded towels to be comfortable. The fine sand is replenished at the beginning of each summer season and kept scrupulously clean throughout the year. As Cannes is at the foot of a wide bay, the drop-off is shallow and the waters are usually calm. The downside of Cannes beaches is that the prime beach locations along La Croisette have been commandeered by the fancy hotels lining the boulevard and you have to pay to use them. About €20 will get you a lounge chair and parasol for the day. There is a small public beach east of the Majestic Hotel and the long stretch of beach, Plage du Midi, west of Le Suquet hill is free. Palm Beach Casino has an exclusive private beach but just west of it there is Bijou Plage which is free. Continue further for about a kilometre and there is a long stretch of free beach. Of course none of this applies if you go off-season; from October to April the plagistes or beach managers leave and you can access beaches everywhere. Otherwise, don't hesitate to hop a boat and head out to the Iles Lerins. The two offshore islands of Ile St-Honorat and Ile Ste-Marguerite have rocky but free coastlines.
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