Tourists in France will be protected by armed police and soldiers at holiday sites, including beaches, this summer, it has emerged.

Britons visiting the country will see increased security at festivals, fairs and beaches, as well as stations and airports.

It comes a day after the southern resort of Cannes banned people taking bags onto its beaches amid fears that France could be hit with further terror attacks.

Tourists in France will be protected by armed police and soldiers at holiday sites, including beaches, this summer, it has emerged.

Cannes (pictured) has banned all bags big enough to conceal a weapon inside from its beaches amid increased fears over the terror threat to France

The town's mayor David Lisnard announced the ban on any bag which could conceal a weapon on Wednesday, in response to the massacre in Nice almost two weeks ago.

The decision also comes the day after an 85-year-old priest was murdered as he performed morning mass in Normandy.

According to 20Minutes, a spokesman for Cannes town hall explained: 'The Mayor has put in place additional protection for locals and tourists on the beaches, under the State of Emergency, banning the possession and transporting of large containers (backpacks, suitcases or other luggage), the opacity and size could hide dangerous materials, weapons or explosives.'

People are being encouraged to carry 'see-through' bags instead, the Mirror claimed.

The ban will remain in place until the end of October - comes amid a growing wave of panic in France, which has suffered seven fatal terror attacks since the start of 2015.

The Cote d'Azur has been flooded with rumours of further possible attacks following the murders in Nice, when Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a lorry into a crowd on the Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day, killing 84 innocent people.

Today, police were forced to deny they had foiled an attack on Jaun-le-Pins, which sits in between Nice and Cannes.

The ban comes almost two weeks after 84 people lost their lives in Nice, just 20 miles along the coast. Pictured: A makeshift memorial on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice

According to Nice Matin, a message being shared on social media earlier on Wednesday read: 'A truck full of heavy weapons and explosives had been found in Saint-Tropez and Marseille for an attack in Antibes.'

Police have denied the rumour - saying there had never been any such plot.