Cannes City in France: An Exciting Place I have visited

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Cannes City in France: An Exciting Place I have visited
One of the most exciting places I have ever visited is Cannes. This is a city in southeast France and one of the best-known cities in French Riviera. Its history dates back to the second century BC when the Oxybii, a Lingurian tribe established a settlement there. In the tenth century, the city came under Saracens rule (Meller 145). The Saracens fortified the city by building a castle and two towers. In the eighteenth century, the French government took over. Under the French, the city served various purposes among them as a location for a military hospital during the Crimean War. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, several railways had been completed prompting the arrival of street cars (Meller 147). Projects such as the Boulevard Carnot, the Carlton Hotel on the Promenade de la Croisette and the rue d’Antibes were also carried out. The Casino Municipal was also built next to the pier Albert-Edouard. The twentieth century saw the construction of more luxury hotels such as the Martinez and Miramar (Meller 151). Other modern facilities such as a post office, schools and a sports centre were also constructed. Initially, winter tourism was popular but after a while summer tourism picked leading to the construction of a summer casino at the Palm Beach. Tourists had increased by 1940 and by this time, the city council of Cannes had the idea of holding an international film festival. Because of the Second World War, this festival was not held until in 1946 when it was first held in the Casino...