Cannes' Walk of Fame

The Chemin des Étoiles, in Cannes

The Chemin des Étoiles is the Walk of Fame of Cannes, where the handprints of the cinema stars are set in the ground. The Cannes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this glamorous square, around the Palais des Festivals, a tribute to the celebrities of the seventh art.

The handprints of the cinema stars

If Los Angeles has its unbeatable Walk of Fame, Cannes has its prestigious Chemin des Étoiles. Behind this name full of glamour is hidden one of the most visited squares of the French Riviera, around the Palais des Festivals. Set in the pavement, more than one hundred and forty moulds of handprints of cinema stars mark the ground, left by the actors, actresses and directors who walked the red carpet of the Cannes Festival. The visitors like to search there for the prints of their idols, to place their own hands and to immortalise the moment. This path pays tribute to the great celebrities who marked the history of cinema and made the fame of the town. A place of memory of the seventh art and a nod to Cannes glamour, the Chemin des Étoiles extends the spirit of the Festival throughout the year. It is a must-see and amusing stop of the discovery of Cannes.

What to see

Here you discover the Walk of Fame of Cannes, around the Palais des Festivals, where more than one hundred and forty moulds of handprints of cinema stars are set in the pavement, left by the stars who walked the red carpet, that you like to search for and where to place your own hands. The Chemin des Étoiles pays tribute to the seventh art in Cannes. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Chemin des Étoiles lies on the square of the Palais des Festivals, at the beginning of the Croisette, in Cannes, reachable on foot. It is an open-air public space, freely accessible. You discover it during a walk around the palace.

What is the Chemin des Étoiles in Cannes?

The Walk of Fame of Cannes, around the Palais des Festivals: more than one hundred and forty moulds of handprints of cinema stars set in the pavement, left by the stars who walked the red carpet of the Festival.

Where is the Chemin des Étoiles of Cannes?

On the square of the Palais des Festivals, at the beginning of the Croisette, in Cannes, in France.