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Top 10 Beaches and Watersports

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1. Plages de la Croisette

One long beach stretches all the way along the Cannes esplanade, sectioned off into tiny private beaches, with umbrellas, loungers and snack bars with waiter service. Most offer water-skiing.
2. Plage d’Agay

Watersports on this beautiful beach include waterskiing, wind-surfing and parascending, as well as more relaxing boat excursions.
3. Théoule

The pretty beach at Théoule, surrounded by hills, bustles in summer. Kayaks and pedaloes are available for rental.
4. Port St-Lucia, St-Raphaël

Try eight different water-sports including parascending, waterskiing and windsurfing, just outside St-Raphaël, with a oneday discovery pass sold at the tourist office.
5. Vieux Port, St Raphaël

St Raphaël is the coast’s top dive centre, with shipwrecks from World War II and a range of wall dives off the rocky coast. There are several dive outfits at the Vieux Port – a list is available from the tourist office.
6. Club Nautique d’Antibes, Antibes

The club offers windsurfing, dinghy and catamaran sailing and yacht charters for all levels, with crewed yachts available by arrangement.
7. Plage de la Siesta, Antibes

This beach offers a range of adrenaline sports that includes bungee-jumping, waterskiiing and parascending.
8. Plage Helios, Juan-les-Pins

Exciting parascending and, for the even more adventurous, breathtaking flights aboard micro-light float-planes.
9. Marineland

A huge family aquapark with 12 chutes, a wave pool and several swimming pools including one for toddlers (see Marineland, Antibes).
10. Palais des Festivals

Perhaps not the most luxurious beach in Cannes, but it is no more crowded than the pay beaches and it’s free.