The gare SNCF Cagnes-sur-Mer (one stop from the gare SNCF Cros-de-Cagnes) is southwest of the centre alongside the autoroute; turn right on the northern side of the autoroute along avenue de la Gare to head into town. If you want to rent a bike, take the second right, rue Pasqualini, where you'll find Cycles Marcel at no. 5 (tel 04.93.20.64.07). The sixth turning on your right, rue des Palmiers, leads to the tourist office at 6 bd Maréchal-Juin (June 15–Sept 15 Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun 10am–1pm & 2–5pm; rest of year Mon–Fri 8.30am–12.15pm & 2–6pm, Sat 8.30am–12.45pm & 2–5.30pm; tel 04.93.20.61.64, www.cagnes.com). Bus #2 runs from the gare SNCF to the gare routière on square Bourdet.Budget hotels include Le Saratoga, 111 av de Nice (tel 04.93.31.05.70; €30–40), on the busy N7 in Cros-de-Cagnes; cheap but depressing (bus #2 from square Bourdet or Cagnes-sur-Mer gare SNCF). Beaurivage, also in Cros at 39 bd de la Plage (tel 04.93.20.16.09, [email protected]; €40–55), has very pleasant rooms with views of the sea. If you're feeling extremely flush, you could try Le Cagnard, rue Pontis-Long (tel 04.93.20.73.21; over €150; closed Nov–Easter; menus from €53.36), a top-notch hotel with a restaurant in the ancient guard room of the Château. Campsites are not marvellous, though there are plenty of them. The three-star Panoramer, chemin des Gros-Buaux (tel 04.93.31.16.15; closed Nov–March), about 1km northeast of Cagnes-sur-Mer, is the closest, though not the cheapest (€15 per person). The best places to eat are in Haut-de-Cagnes, and for café lounging, place du Château or place Grimaldi, to either side of the castle, are the obvious spots. Le Manoir on montée de la Bourgade, serves good Italian dishes with a menu at €22. Le Clap, despite the unfortunate name, at 4 rue Hippolyte-Guis, off montée de la Bourgade (tel 04.93.73.92.80), has reasonable menus starting from €14. In mid-July there are free jazz concerts on place du Château and, at the end of August, a bizarre square boules competition takes place down montée de la Bourgade.
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