Cannes Californie

Cannes Californie: California-Pezou is situated in the north-east section of Cannes. This residential area has 8,029 inhabitants and most of the dwellings are mostly apartments, although 13% are houses.It is set on a hill and encircled by the municipalities  of Cannet and Vallauris to the north, by the Prado-République districts to the west, and the Center-Croisette to the south. Its southeast part overlooks the Mediterranean.If Suquet is considered the heart of the city it is because he history of Cannes began in this hill, California-Pezou also has its share in the contribution of this city of Riviera before the celebrity of the Croisette.To know that Oxford, Super-Cannes, Peyrière, Gabres and California are the place-dits that compose it. After the installation of the Franco-Russian couple Tripet-Skrypitzine in 1849-1850 in their villa Alexandra in California, the neighborhood became very popular with Russian aristocrats as early as 1849.The Croix-des-Gardes is renamed the "English Quarter," in return, California is often called "Little Russia," evidence of the St. Michael-Archangel Church, which is one of the architectural jewels of Cannes, The crypt serves as a vault for celebrities such as the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro.But let us confine ourselves a little on Super-Cannes which was originally conceived to be a site both tourist and residential, finally it kept in 1966 only an observation tower, some vestiges and a castle d ' Water and residences.As for the heritage, buildings such as Villa Champfleuri, Domergue, California, Fiorentina, Thorens and Bagatelle occupy the neighborhood.In short, the neighborhood of California-Pezou is home to Col Saint-Antoine which is the highest point of the city on a height of 260 m. It offers an exceptional view of the sea. At the same time, in addition to these beautiful mansions of eclectic architectures, they have their own park. Discover Cannes Californie!