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The
gare SNCF
is on rue Jean-JaurA?s, five blocks north of the orange, concrete
Palais des Festivals
on the seafront - the main venue for Cannes' big events, of which the premier celeb-puller is the International Film Festival in May. There are
tourist offices
at the train station (July & Aug Mon-Fri 9am-1pm & 3-7pm; rest of year 9am-12.30pm & 2-6pm; tel 04.93.99.19.77) and in the Palais des Festivals (daily 9am-8pm; tel 04.93.39.24.53,
www.cannes-on-line.com
). There are two
gare routiA?res
: one on place B.-Cornut-Gentille between the Mairie and Le Suquet, serving coastal destinations; and the other next to the
gare SNCF
for buses inland to places such as Grasse. The Midnight Bus service runs from the Mairie and the HA?tel de Ville along four routes, from 8pm until about 1am (Bus Azur, tel 04.93.45.20.08; 7.50F/A¬1.14 single ticket).
Cannes has hundreds of eateries catering for every budget. Rue Meynadier, Le Suquet and quai St-Pierre are good places to look. For menus under 100F/A¬15.25, try au Bec Fin , in the HA?tel Cybele , 12 rue du 24-AoA»t (tel 04.93.38.35.86; closed Sat evening & Sun), or Le Bouchon d'Objectif , 10 rue de Constantine (tel 04.93.99.21.76; closed Sun evening & Mon). La Brouette de Chez Grand-MA?re , 9 rue d'Oran (tel 04.93.39.12.10; closed Sun) has a single very filling 195F/A¬29.74 menu including wine. If you'd just won a film festival prize the place to celebrate would be La Palme d'Or in the HA?tel Martinez, 73 La Croisette (tel 04.92.98.74.14; closed Mon & Tues; 295F/A¬44.99 lunch menu except Sun; A la carte from 600F/A¬91.50).
Cannes has one of the oldest
gay
bars in France,
Le Zanzibar
, 85 rue FA©lix-Faure (6.30pm-5am), and a lesbian bar,
Exterieur Nuit
, 16 rue du Duquet (4pm-2am). A lively Gay Pride march is held annually on June 30. Other useful information
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