Cannes with a teen

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Dd and I are having a post gcse girls trip just the two of us. This is all about relaxing and destressing but any recommendations of things to do beyond sunbathing! We have four full days.

Catch the little toad tourist rain that goes around the town? Train up to Minte Carlo one day? Only takes an hour. Bit of shopping? I loved Cannes.

Or go into Nice and also the Villa Ephrussi at Cap Ferrat.

Boat trip over to Ile St Marguerite in the Lerins islands. Very enjoyable.

https://en.cannes-france.com/discover-visit/lerins-islands/sainte-marguerite-island/

Dinner up the hill in Le Suquet, and while you're up there have a wander around the narrow winding streets. Gorgeous.

See what days the market is on. It is in the massive Marche Forville and the surrounding square is so lively on market day with lovely little cafes for a croissant or lunch. Mostly locals and the prices are amazingly cheap!

For a stroll through a local shopping street, try Rue Meynadier. Full of independent shops, patisseries, little clothes shops, jewellery, pharmacies etc. Lovely buzz to it and very laid back.

And if after all that you are still bored, then take a day trip to Grasse for the perfumes! Half an hour on the bus, or to Antibes, very chic and less than 15 minutes on the train.