The Riviera Journal · Towns and destinations
Visit Mougins and Le Cannet: art and villages
Old Mougins, museums, Fontmerle pond and Le Cannet heritage: an art-filled, unhurried day a few kilometres from Cannes.
All Riviera Guide adviceAt a glance
- Suggested time
- Half a day to a full day
- Best for
- Art, villages, gardens and food
- Access and getting around
- The old centres sit uphill and sights are spread out. Buses work for some routes; road travel makes a combined visit with Cannes easier.
Local selection
Stops worth keeping
Women artists
FAMM: celebrating women artists
Mougins · Old village · 60–90 min · estimate
FAMM exclusively exhibits women artists. Paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings form its modern and contemporary collection.
Bonnard’s colours
Bonnard’s colours in Le Cannet
Le Cannet · 60–90 min · estimate
The museum is dedicated to Pierre Bonnard. Collections and exhibitions explore the world of this painter associated with Le Cannet.
Lotus · July to mid-September
Fontmerle Pond and its lotus flowers
Mougins · 1.5 hrs · Free
This five-hectare natural pond holds, according to the town, Europe’s largest lotus colony and attracts more than 70 bird species.
Free access
Art & geometry
Shapes and colours at Espace de l’Art Concret
Mouans-Sartoux · 60–120 min · estimate
The Albers-Honegger collection explores geometric abstraction. Temporary exhibitions extend the discovery of contemporary art.
Itinerary advice
How to organise your visit
Visit one museum at opening time, have lunch in old Mougins, then choose Le Cannet or Fontmerle for an unhurried afternoon.
Practical questions
Plan this outing well
How much time should you allow?
Half a day to a full day
What is the best way to get there?
The old centres sit uphill and sights are spread out. Buses work for some routes; road travel makes a combined visit with Cannes easier.
What order works best once there?
Visit one museum at opening time, have lunch in old Mougins, then choose Le Cannet or Fontmerle for an unhurried afternoon.