On Sainte-Marguerite, the nearer of the two Lerins islands, the Iron Mask and Fort Royal museum occupies the oldest part of a Vauban-type fort, listed as a historic monument and fringed with pines and eucalyptus. The ground floor holds the state prisons and the cell known as the Iron Mask's; the Roman cisterns and the upper floor hold the underwater and land archaeology collections. The museum carries the Musee de France designation.
The City of Cannes allows two first-floor rooms to be taken privately, opening directly onto a terrace facing the Cannes shoreline, from the southern Alps to Cap d'Antibes and the Esterel. As a listed site, it provides no equipment: catering, furniture, lighting and sound are the organiser's responsibility, subject to the museum's agreement and to a safety commission inspection.
Other experiences in Vieux-Port de Cannes
A family holding in the hills of Grasse growing centifolia rose and grandiflorum jasmine since the 1930s. The encounter takes place in the fields, at picking time.
Culture & HeritageVilla Domergue and Its Terraced GardensA 1934 Art Deco house designed by the painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue, bequeathed to the City of Cannes and listed as a historic monument. It opens only for guided visits and prestige events.
Culture & HeritageMusee Bonnard, Beyond Public HoursA museum devoted to Pierre Bonnard, housed in a Belle Epoque building in Le Cannet. Its galleries, forecourt and garden terrace open for private receptions outside public visiting hours.
Culture & HeritagePlace de la Castre and the Museum CourtyardAt the top of Le Suquet, the precinct of a listed former monastic castle, looking over the bay, the Croisette and the Lerins islands. The City of Cannes allows the square and inner courtyard to be used privately.
Food & VineyardsThe Monks' Vineyard on Saint-HonoratA Cistercian community farms and vinifies its own vineyard on a car-free island facing Cannes. Group tastings are held at the foot of the vines, led by a sommelier.