Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes

Twenty-four red-carpeted steps you can climb outside of events, with 150 stars' footprints set into the path around the building.

A good gelato stop is often all the motivation kids need to keep walking through the center.

Bistro cooking with pizzas, truffle gnocchi and a wood-grilled steak, in a room of flea-market finds and a big shelf of multicolored spools.

All-day café, bar and tea room with a terrace, serving pastries from a champion pastry chef and plates like a lobster club on brioche.

Across from the Palais des Festivals, a sunny terrace with sharing plates, pizzas, prime meats and homemade desserts.

A big market hall dating from 1884 where local growers and fishermen sell, with fish from the bay and flower bouquets by the west gate.