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Mediatheque de Noailles

48 Reviews

#17 of 59 things to do in Cannes

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1 avenue Jean de Noailles, 06400 Cannes, France

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“Well worth a visit if you are local.”

We were staying in an apartment (booked via Tripadvisor) just across the road from Villa... read more

Reviewed September 27, 2017

Malcolm M

“Grand house with books”

This former holiday home of the Rothschild family is a great place to get away from the maddening... read more

Reviewed July 7, 2016

MarkGPorter

Cannes, France

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4.5 48 reviews

Excellent49%
Very good45%
Average6%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

Sep 25, 2018

“Off the bitten path and not necessarily worth your time”

Sep 27, 2017

“Well worth a visit if you are local.”

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1 avenue Jean de Noailles, 06400 Cannes, France

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Gil R

Barcelona, Spain

4012

Reviewed September 25, 2018 via mobile

Off the bitten path and not necessarily worth your time

We made the way up the hill to see the villa. It’s now a library and mostly inaccessible to the public; nice architecture but unless you are staying close by- skip.

Date of experience: September 2018

Thank Gil R

Malcolm M

Reviewed September 27, 2017

Well worth a visit if you are local.

We were staying in an apartment (booked via Tripadvisor) just across the road from Villa Rothschild. The gardens are lovely not too big and not too many visitors the Villa itself is a working library but you can walk round it and just imagine what...More

Date of experience: September 2017

Thank Malcolm M

MarkGPorter

Cannes, France

2935

Reviewed July 7, 2016

Grand house with books

This former holiday home of the Rothschild family is a great place to get away from the maddening crowds. Serene and cool, you can get on with you work except when the kids from the local school decide to hold impromptu discos on the steps....More

Date of experience: July 2016

1 Thank MarkGPorter

swift314

Sheffield, United Kingdom

22911636

Reviewed May 12, 2016

stunning villa

a stunning villa which is now a library well worth a quick visit and ideal to visit if its a rainy day

Date of experience: May 2016

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Danckorn

Cannes, France

4611

Reviewed April 25, 2016

Rothchild villa

Although now a library, this cilla is absolutely stunning and qorth a look to see what an authentic villa of the era actually feels like. It is also a nice place to go and read or study on a wet day when not much else...More

Date of experience: April 2016

1 Thank Danckorn

Sven V

Cannes, France

10618

Reviewed April 20, 2016

Villa Rothschild

This is the old Villa of the famous Rotschild Family. It is now a nice Library. It is located in the area where the British invasion of Cannes started. Across the road you can se the famous Villa Vallombrosa with it's 35 000 sqm protected...More

Date of experience: April 2016

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Eyad A

Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

10427

Reviewed March 15, 2016 via mobile

A Hidden Gem in Cannes... Can be better

The Mediatheque de Noailles in Cannes is a hidden gem that represents the 19th century architectural designs. Originally built and owned by the Rothchild family and then bought by Cannes Municipality after WWII to turn to a library. This amazing building and surrounding gardens deserve...More

Date of experience: March 2016

1 Thank Eyad A

5000traveller

Ottawa, Canada

455138

Reviewed December 2, 2014

Beautiful villa turned library

This villa built in 1881 for the Rothschild is now a library. It's has beautiful architecture inside and a great reading room in a the solarium. Best of all there is no charge to visit. It is not a far walk once you are at...More

Date of experience: September 2014

1 Thank 5000traveller

VitPetersburg

Russia

140126

Reviewed February 25, 2013

Remote and hard to get - yet nice and worth visit for the garden and palace

It is rather unique place with the end of the 19 th centurz palace turned into public labriary - while the rest palaces in the area are prive and closed to public this one shows what is the area meant to be in the end...More

Date of experience: February 2013

2 Thank VitPetersburg

suedoiseenfrance

Cannes, France

1917

Reviewed January 16, 2013

Excellent place for the whole family!

The mediatheque is situated in a very nice building with a parc in front of it. Not only can you go there with kids to borrow books, listen to music and stroll in the big garden - they also organize aperos on some evenings. On...More

Date of experience: November 2012

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