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Mougins
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to June, and September
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Welcome
Mougins, in a few days
A hilltop village above Cannes where Picasso spent the last twelve years of his life, in a farmhouse that remains private and cannot be visited; only the chapel next to it is open. The museum scene has changed: the Museum of Classical Art has closed, and since 2024 its building has housed the FAMM, devoted to women artists.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The old village and its spiralling lanes free · about 1 hLanes coil defensively around the church on a hilltop at 260 metres; enter through the Porte Sarrazine, the one surviving 15th-century gate.
- Afternoon · Mougins Art Centre · about 30 minHoused in the former town hall on Place du Commandant Lamy, above the Saint-Bernardin chapel of 1618, with its original stone front and wooden door.
🛏️ Where to sleep · La Lune de Mougins€130 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur free · a few minutesThe parish church grew in stages, from an 11th-century sacristy and altar stone to 18th and 19th-century extensions and a raised bell tower.
- Afternoon · Mougins Centre of Photography · about 1 hOpened in 2021 in the heart of the village, succeeding the museum founded in 1986 by André Villers, a photographer and friend of Picasso.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel CasaBella€110 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · FAMM, the museum of women artists · about 1 h 30Opened in June 2024 by collector Christian Levett in the former Museum of Classical Art, and devoted entirely to work by women artists.
- Afternoon · Notre-Dame-de-Vie Chapel free · about 45 minA 12th-century chapel rebuilt in 1654, 1.5 km south-east of the village at the end of an avenue of tall cypresses, beside Picasso's last home.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hôtel les Armoiries€140 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Fontmerle Pond and Valmasque Park free · half a dayA five-hectare pond on the edge of Valmasque Park, ten minutes' drive from the village, known for a large lotus colony planted in the 1960s.
- Afternoon · The two golf courses of Mougins · half a dayTwo 18-hole courses, including the private Golf de Cannes-Mougins, reshaped in the late 1970s by Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas and known for fast greens.
🛏️ Where to sleep · La Lune de Mougins€130 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
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Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
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Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
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🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
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🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Baguette: the daily bread, bought fresh from the boulangerie. Ask for a "tradition", made with nothing but flour, water, salt and yeast.
- Croissant and pain au chocolat: breakfast pastries, best in the morning while still warm.
- The cheese course: served after the main dish and before dessert, from Comté to Camembert.
- Steak frites: the bistro standard. Order it "saignant" for rare or "à point" for medium.
- Galettes and crêpes: savoury buckwheat pancakes from Brittany filled with ham, egg and cheese, then sweet ones for pudding.
- House wine: ordered by the carafe or the "pichet" at lunch, and often better value than a bottle.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Say "bonjour" when you walk into a shop, a bakery or a café, and "au revoir" as you leave. Skipping it comes across as rude.
- Lunch runs from about noon to 2pm and dinner starts around 7.30pm. In between, most restaurant kitchens are closed.
- Most shops close on Sunday, and many small towns shut on Monday too. Bakeries and markets open on Sunday morning.
- Do not pay for bottled water at the table: ask for "une carafe d'eau", tap water that is served free with a meal.
- Around the big Paris sights, walk past anyone with a petition or a friendship bracelet. They are there to distract you while someone else takes your wallet.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Hello | Bonjour |
| Thank you | Merci |
| Please | S'il vous plaît |
| Yes | Oui |
| No | Non |
| Excuse me | Excusez-moi |
| Goodbye | Au revoir |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais ? |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas |
| How much is it? | Combien ça coûte ? |
| Where are the toilets? | Où sont les toilettes ? |
| The bill, please | L'addition, s'il vous plaît |
| Help! | Au secours ! |
| Cheers! | Santé ! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €155 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to June, and September
PlugC/E · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingService is included by law, round up
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Packing checklist
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