Sandy beaches, paths above the cliffs, Provençal markets, car-free islands. Everything you can do from the villa, with the driving time for each outing.
Plages de sable, sentiers au-dessus des falaises, marchés provençaux, îles sans voiture. Tout ce qui se fait depuis la villa, avec le temps de route pour chaque sortie.
Four landscaped sandy coves facing the harbour, edged with lawns, playgrounds and beach restaurants. The water is calm, swimming is supervised in summer, and Fort Saint-Louis closes off the promenade.
The cable car climbs to 584 metres in six minutes. At the top: the whole harbour below you, the Faron zoo and its big cats, the memorial to the Provence landings, and paths through the pines.
From Le Brusc or Les Sablettes, the path follows the cliffs to the Notre-Dame-du-Mai chapel, perched 350 metres above the sea. The Embiez islands on one side, the harbour on the other.
Toulon's Provençal market, the one Gilbert Bécaud sang about: fruit, vegetables, olives, goat's cheese, tapenade and flowers under the plane trees. The local cade is eaten hot, on the go.
The Réseau Mistral ferries cross the finest harbour in Europe for the price of a bus ticket. You pass the French Navy ships and step off at Les Sablettes or Saint-Mandrier for an ice cream.
A car-free island, twelve minutes from Le Brusc harbour: coves, vines, a small port and the Paul Ricard oceanographic institute. You can walk or cycle round it in a day.
A harbour of brightly painted pointu boats, pastel façades, and on Wednesdays one of the best-known markets in Provence. Go early, then have a coffee on the quayside.
The largest of the Hyères islands, a national park: the Notre-Dame and Argent beaches, cycle tracks between the vines, clear water. Leave early, and book the crossing in summer.
