Mougins Hotels

Mougins is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the district of Grasse. Mougins is a 15 minute drive from Cannes. The village is surrounded by forests, such as the Valmasque forest. In the village there are pines, olives, and Cyprus trees. The hilltop of Mougins has been occupied since the pre-Roman period. Ancient Ligurian tribes who inhabited the coastal area between Provence and Tuscany, were eventually absorbed into the spread of the Roman Empire and then became part of an official Ligurian state that was created by Emperor Augustus (X Regio). The Liguruian area withstood several invasions during the Byzantine period, before the City of Genoa took firm control over the Ligurian region between the 11th and 15th centuries. Much of the centre of the 'old' village dates back to this period, as in the 11th century the Count of Antibes gave the Mougins hillside to the Monks of Saint Honorat (from the nearby Iles de Lerins just off the coast of Cannes) who continued to administer the village until the French Revolution. During this period, Mougins was a fortified village surrounded by ramparts and parts of the Medieval city wall still exist as well as one of the three original ancient gate towers (Porte Sarrazine). During the 18th century War of Succession with Austria, the village was plundered by the Austro-Sardinian Armies and damaged by fire. Following this, some of the ramparts were deconstructed and several new little streets of early eighteenth century houses were built. During the 19th Century, the village was a centre of floral production, producing Lavender, Roses and Jasmine for the perfumeries in near-by Grasse. Mougins is a living village, where both the ancient buildings and the eighteenth century houses are inhabited as they have always been.