A prominent casino stands on Cap de la Croisette. A hill, 245m high, stands 1.7 miles NNE of Cap de la Croisette and is surmounted by a prominent water tower; a large hotel stands halfway up this hill and is conspicuous. The conspicuous Observatoire du Grand Pin surmounts the summit of a hill, 270m high, standing 2 miles N of Cap de la Croisette and a prominent sanatorium is situated 0.5 mile N of it.
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Cette pointe basse et plate, où est implanté le casino Palm Beach, est débordée par des hauts-fonds. Il faut arrondir franchement la pointe que prolonge un débarcadère. A 200m au S de port Canto, le petit port du Palm Beach est orienté vers la voile sportive. C'est essentiellement une base de départ pour les régates organisées par le Yacht Club de Cannes. Il présente une jetée coudée qui protège mal du Mistralet un ponton où les fonds ne dépassent pas 1,50m.
Cannes bay is located between Pointe de l'Aiguille and Cap de la Croisette, 4 miles ENE, from which the islands "Les Îles de Lerins" extends up to 2 miles. The E side of the gulf is occupied by the town and port of Cannes well known by it's film festival, where the houses form ...
Golfe Juan is entered between Cap de la Croisette and Point de l'Ilette, 3.8 miles ENE. This gulf is sheltered from the SW by Iles de Lerins and from the S by shoals and is one of the best roadsteads along this part of the coast. In the approaches to the gulf, the currents are weak ...
Ile Saint-Marquerite, the bigest island close to the city of Cannes, lies centered 1 mile SSE of Cap de la Croisette and is very wooded. A conspicuous citadel, in which there is a disused signal station, stands near the middle of the N coast of the island. A small shipyard is situated ...
A conspicuous chateau stands on a projection on the S coast of the island. The belfry of an abbey, which emerges from the surrounding trees close N of the chateau, is prominent. The E extremity of the island is surrounded by small islets and rocks which extend up to 0.3 mile from ...
Petit abri pour les barques de pêche accolé au port du Palm Beach, à l'extrémité d'une petite plage. Deux courtes jetées en enrochements dont les quais intérieurs sont accostables délimitent un plan d'eau pour une trentaine de bateaux, en avant d'une plage où de nombreuses ...
A leading marina in Europe, Port Canto is located at the end of Croisette N of the Palm-Beach jetty. 600 berths incl. 100 visit. (<90 m)
Sailing vessels do not have the right of way over power-driven vessels within Rade de Cannes and Cannes harbor. The speed of vessels within ...