La Guérite, sunset dinners, Île Sainte-Marguerite
🗓 Add to my calendarSet on a rocky cove of Île Sainte-Marguerite, reachable only by boat, La Guérite transforms at dusk into a dinner facing the lights of Cannes. Mediterranean cuisine by Yiannis Kioroglou, yachts at anchor, resident DJs and a jet-set mood. Open booking via SevenRooms (boat shuttle departing from Port Canto).
Line-up : Resident DJs in the evening (occasional line-ups not announced in advance; no named headliner)
How to get in
Restaurant La Guérite
Dinner table booking via SevenRooms (sevenrooms.com/reservations/lagueritecannes) or directly with the restaurant; boat shuttle departing from Port Canto
The turnkey stay
A stay set to the rhythm of the Mediterranean, between the Belle Époque splendour of the Croisette and the wild serenity of the Îles de Lérins. After sunset and a dinner at the water's edge at La Guérite, the Mediterranean spell lingers on, a seafront palace hotel, a starred table in the hills and a crossing to the monks' vineyards of Saint-Honorat. Cannes' art of living at its rarest: the sea for a backdrop, luxury for a tempo.
Where to stay
- Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes : A five-star palace hotel facing the Croisette and the Palais des Festivals: private beach, heated pool and Spa by Biologique Recherche. The perfect haven for returning from the island at first light, just minutes from the boarding pontoon.
- Hôtel Martinez, in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt : An Art Deco icon of the Croisette, 410 sea-facing rooms and suites, a private beach and the vast garden-spa L'Oasis by Carita. The refinement of the Roaring Twenties, a step from Quai Laubeuf where the boats set off for Sainte-Marguerite.
Where to dine
- La Palme d'Or, Hôtel Martinez (Jean Imbert) : A Michelin-starred gastronomic table, Mediterranean cuisine by Jean Imbert in a cinema-inspired setting, with panoramic views over the bay. An exceptional dinner for the evening that stays off the island.
- La Villa Archange, Bruno Oger, Le Cannet : Two Michelin stars and Relais & Châteaux, in an 18th-century Provençal bastide in the hills above Cannes. Bruno Oger's haute cuisine, between Breton terroir and the Riviera, around a patio shaded by centuries-old trees.
What to experience
- Croisière & traversée maritime vers les Îles de Lérins, Trans Côte d'Azur : Daily departures from Quai Laubeuf in Cannes to Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat (15-minute crossing), or a sunset coastal cruise along the Estérel. The most elegant way to reach the archipelago and prolong the magic of the Mediterranean.
- Dégustation des vins des moines, Abbaye de Lérins, Île Saint-Honorat : On the neighbouring island of Saint-Honorat, Cistercian monks tend 8 hectares of vines. Cellar and tasting of rare cuvées (Clairette, Chardonnay, Viognier, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Pinot Noir) and of the Lérina liqueur, a spiritual, sensory interlude between two evenings.