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Technically the beaches of the Iles de Lerins count as part of the Cannes coastline and those beaches are rocky. The fine, white sand that makes Cannes beaches such a delight is replenished before the season begins in mid-May (in time for the Cannes Film Festival). Often Cannes winters involve substantial erosion of the beach as fierce storms can whip up the otherwise calm bay. The coastline of Cannes proper can be divided into five separate beach zones: Gazagnaire, the furthest east; Port Canto near the port of the same name; La Croisette where most of the hotels lie; Boulevard de Midi west of the town centre; La Bocca in a residential neighbourhood furthest west. Each zone is a mixture of public and private beaches although La Croisette has the smallest space devoted to public beaches an
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