The spotlight will be on the Cannes later this month when it celebrates the 70th Festival de Cannes. The festival has grown into one of the world's most glamorous annual events, attended by hundreds of celebrities, directors and film fans. But this idyllic Riviera enclave was a favourite of the rich and famous long before the festival came to town and hidden behind palm trees and Italian Cypress, with views out over the glittering Mediterannean, are some of the most dazzling villas and apartments on the Côte d'Azur.

Here are six of the finest currently on the market.