Cannes

:This article is about Cannes, the French city. You may be looking for the Cannes Film Festival.

History

From the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, Cannes was a small agricultural and fishing village. Beginning in the 1830s, foreign and French aristocrats built vacation homes in the area, gradually turning Cannes into a resort town.

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Middle Ages - 19th century - Agricultural - Fishing - 1830s - Aristocrats - Resort

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The man responsible for Cannes' growth is Lord Henry Peter Brougham (1778-1868). A respected and talented British politician at his time, he discovered Cannes in 1834, on his way to Italy. After having bought land to the west of the Suquet he used his many contacts in French politics to help develop the French Riviera.

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Henry Peter Brougham - 1778 - 1868 - 1834 - Suquet

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