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-'''Alpes-Maritimes''' ({{lang-oc|Aups Maritims}}) is a [[departments of France|department]] in the extreme southeast corner of [[France]].+'''Alpes-Maritimes''' is a [[departments of France|department]] in the extreme southeast corner of [[France]].
 + 
 +The following is a list of most populous cities of the department (2012):
 +* [[Nice]] (343,629)
 +* [[Antibes]] (75,568)
 +* [[Cannes]] (73,603)
 +* [[Grasse]] (51,021)
 +* [[Cagnes-sur-Mer]] (46,686)
 +* [[Le Cannet]] (43,115)
 +* [[Saint-Laurent-du-Var]] (29,343)
 +* [[Menton]] (29,073)
 +* [[Vallauris]] (26,595)
 +* [[Mandelieu-la-Napoule]] (22,714)
 +* [[Vence]] (19,241)
 +* [[Mougins]] (17,884)
 + 
 +==Culture==
 +Cultural life is rich and fully described in the daily regional Nice-Matin and announced in the weekly supplement ''JV Wednesday''.
 + 
 +* ''[[Cannes Film Festival]]'' (theatrical)
 +* ''Pantiero Festival'', [[Cannes]] (electronic and independent music) in August
 +* ''International Dance Festival'', Cannes, a dance festival held in late November / early December every second year
 +* ''International Festival of Games'', Cannes, in February
 +* Festival of ''Night music at [[Le Suquet]]'', Cannes, classical music in July
 +* ''Fireworks Festival'', Cannes, fireworks in July and August
 +* Festival of ''Performances of actors'', Cannes, June
 +* ''Festival of dances'' "Break the Floor", Cannes, January
 +* ''International Dance Festival'', Cannes, November
 +* ''Festival of Russian Art and Dance'', Cannes, August
 +* ''International youth ballets'', organized by the Senior Dance School of [[École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower]], Cannes, March
 +* ''Italian market'', [[Mougins]], (formerly the ''Piedmontese market'' before 2011)
 +* ''International Gastronomic festival'', Mougins
 +* ''Festival of Juan-les-Pins'' (jazz), [[Antibes]]
 +* ''[[Nice Jazz Festival]]''
 +* ''[[Nice Carnival]]''
 +* ''Naval Combat with flowers'', [[Villefranche-sur-Mer]]
 +* ''Festival of Lemons'', [[Menton]]
 +* ''Southern Nights in [[Vence]]'', world music
 +* ''Festival Tomawok'', [[Nice]] (rock, metal music), June
 +* ''Book Festival of [[Mouans-Sartoux]]'', three days in early October (21st Festival in 2008)
 +* ''This is not classic'', an annual event for classical music, created by the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes in 2005. It takes place at the ''Acropolis'' convention centre in Nice and occupies all available rooms beginning with the large auditorium seating 2,400 people.
 +* ''Chestnut Festival''
 + 
 +Famous museums available include:
 +* the ''[[Maeght Foundation]]'' in [[Saint-Paul-de-Vence]]
 +* the ''[[Château Grimaldi (Antibes)|Picasso museum]]'' in Antibes
 +* ''[[Concrete art]]'' in [[Mouans-Sartoux]]
 +* the ''Fernand Léger National Museum'' in [[Biot, Alpes-Maritimes|Biot]]
 +* the ''[[Chagall]]'' and ''[[Matisse]]'' museums in Nice
 +* the ''[[Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain|Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]]'' (MAMAC) also in Nice
 + 
==See also== ==See also==

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Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.

The following is a list of most populous cities of the department (2012):

Culture

Cultural life is rich and fully described in the daily regional Nice-Matin and announced in the weekly supplement JV Wednesday.

  • Cannes Film Festival (theatrical)
  • Pantiero Festival, Cannes (electronic and independent music) in August
  • International Dance Festival, Cannes, a dance festival held in late November / early December every second year
  • International Festival of Games, Cannes, in February
  • Festival of Night music at Le Suquet, Cannes, classical music in July
  • Fireworks Festival, Cannes, fireworks in July and August
  • Festival of Performances of actors, Cannes, June
  • Festival of dances "Break the Floor", Cannes, January
  • International Dance Festival, Cannes, November
  • Festival of Russian Art and Dance, Cannes, August
  • International youth ballets, organized by the Senior Dance School of École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, Cannes, March
  • Italian market, Mougins, (formerly the Piedmontese market before 2011)
  • International Gastronomic festival, Mougins
  • Festival of Juan-les-Pins (jazz), Antibes
  • Nice Jazz Festival
  • Nice Carnival
  • Naval Combat with flowers, Villefranche-sur-Mer
  • Festival of Lemons, Menton
  • Southern Nights in Vence, world music
  • Festival Tomawok, Nice (rock, metal music), June
  • Book Festival of Mouans-Sartoux, three days in early October (21st Festival in 2008)
  • This is not classic, an annual event for classical music, created by the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes in 2005. It takes place at the Acropolis convention centre in Nice and occupies all available rooms beginning with the large auditorium seating 2,400 people.
  • Chestnut Festival

Famous museums available include:


See also




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