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Diving in the Mediterranean Sea

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Sanary - Historical City of Diving

Jacques Cousteau, Frederic Dumas and Phillipe Thailliez have been the pioneers of modern diving and they all started and developed their technics and skills in the waters of Sanary and Bandol. http://www.sanary.com/plongee.php

Inauguration of the F. Dumas Diving Museum
Inauguration of the new historical museum - http://www.scuba-museum.com/
New belvedere commemorating the "Mousquemers": Cousteau, Dumas and Thailliez - View some pics of the inauguration at http://www.toutsanary.fr/musee
Note: If you pay attention, you may recognize me ...(hint: 5th pic from the left, left top corner ...!)

Port Issol Bay Underwater

Western Var Region Diving Sites and Centers

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Sanary sur Mer

Centre de Plongee de Sanary - www.sanary-plongee.com

Six-fours-les-plages

Cap Plongee (La Coudouliere) - www.capplongee.com
Ghost Sea - www.ghostsea.com
CPIE - www.clubplongee.net
Littoral Bleu Aventure (snorkeling, aquatic discovery) - www.littoral-bleu.com

La Seyne sur Mer

Au Marin Plongeur - www.aumarinplongeur.fr
Hippocampe - www.hippocampe.com

Diving Sites - Islands

Bendor Island - Off Bandol Coast
This small island, 7 minutes by boat from Bandol, is the hosting place of the smallest harbor on the Mediterranean.

Embiez Island
The Embiez archipelago is a jewel of the Mediterranean with 95 ha of forest, vineyards, 'garrigue' and gardens. It is located 10 minutes by boat ride from Le Brusc harbor in Six-Fours-les-Plages, and 20 minutes from Sanary.

Port-Cros, Le Levant and Porquerolles

Additional Information

Beaches and Sea

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Sanary Bay... 1967

National Geographic, June 1967 - French Riviera: Storied Playground on the Azure Coast

Six-Fours-Les-Plages

Beware of JellyFish!

They love French Riviera too... A suggestion, try Medusyl

The Beach Newspaper

Best Beaches between Marseille and Toulon

Calanques de Cassis
Saint Cyr - Les Leques
Bandol
Sanary
Six-Fours-les Plages
Le Brusc
Fabregas
Les Sablettes
Le Mourillon

Beach Regulation

Boats and Sailing

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'Tall Ship Race' - Toulon, July 21-23 2007. Event organized by the Sail Training International

Pointus de Sanary (Fr)

Deep Sea Fishing

Mistrigri-Albacore
Sanary/Mer - Tel 04 94 74 36 54
Day-long fishing trip off the coast of Sanary. Specialized in tuna and swordfish fishing.
Departure at 6:00 am from Sanary harbor; return in the evening - July, August and September only.
170 Euros / Person, all fishing gear included.

Flawless
Sanary/Mer - Tel 06 80 45 28 45
Fishing and whales/dolphins/tortoise... watching. Day trip on 13 meters long fishing boat.
Departure at 6:00 am from Sanary harbor; return at around 8:00 pm from June through October, 7/7.
140 Euros / Person, fishing gear provided, catch between 3 to 6 Kg (6 to 12 pounds) of fish.

Sailing and Daily Cruise

Var Croisieres Eole
Toulon - Tel 04 94 32 73 04
Daily trips to Embiez, Porquerolles islands... on a 14 meters sailboat.
Sample Program: Departure at 9:00 am, lunch in a 'Calanque' (Creek) or at the harbor at Porquerolles Island, return at around 6:00 pm at Toulon.
80 Euros / Person (plus 5 Euros for meal) for a day trip, 70 Euros for children under 15 years old. Week end rate: 199 Euros.

Croix Du Sud
Sanary - Tel 06 09 87 47 97
Regular trips to Embiez island, daily cruises to Cassis and Marseille 'Calanques', whales and dolphins watching in collaboration with Regard du Vivant.
Rates from 12 to 25 Euros with discount for children between 3 and 12 years old.
Reservation at the Croix du Sud location on Sanary harbor.

L'Atlantide
Bandol - Tel 04 94 32 51 41
Saint Cyr - Tel 04 94 26 73 73
Discover the seashore trail between Bandol and La Madrague, hiking at the Cassis and Marseille Calanques.
Rates from 10 - 32 euros / person (8 to 22 for children between 4 and 12 years old).

Frédéric Mistral
Departure from Bandol, Embiez Island, Le Brusc for daily trips to Cassis Calanques.
Rates from 9 Euros (children from 2 to 12 years old) to 18 Euros (adults).
Information at 04 94 10 65 20

Aquavision
At the Embiez Island discover the underwater world aboard an underwater observatory equiped ferry. Information at 04 94 10 65 20.

Sailing Schools and Boat Rentals

Sanary Nautical Society
Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 16 39
The school is affiliated with the French Federation of Sailing, the Provence/Cote d'Azur League, French Sailing School Quality Label and Certified with the Department of Youth and Sports.
The school offers initiation, training and certification for all ages (starting for 7 years old children).
Rates vary from 100 - 160 Euros

Nautiq Conseil
Boating school of Sanary
Information at 04 94 88 05 04 or ecolnav@hotmail.com

Boat Rentals
Sanary - Tel 04 94 88 31 39
Located near the Port Authority, on the Baux Pier in Sanary (next to the lighthouse).
Rentals of 6 CV to 225 CV (6 to 15 persons), with or without boat permit.
Rates from 70 - 350 Euros / rentals (1/2 or full day)

Gastronomy

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Lavender Biscuits

If lavender is commonly used in fragrances of different kinds - from perfumes to toilet sprays, it is rarely used in food. But the delights of lavender do not stop at its smell. Eating lavender is great too.

Ingredients:
125g of melted butter (unsalted)
1 egg
250g of flour
100g of sugar
1 tablespoon of dried lavender

Rub the butter together with the sugar and the egg until you reach an even texture. Add in the flour (all at once) and use your finger tips to knead the dough. Add flour if too sticky. When the dough has reach the consistency you like, add in the lavender. Cut the dough in half and put one of them in the fridge (brave chefs can skip that bit as I often do).

Preheat the oven gas mark 7/ 180° C /350 °F/, put a baking sheet on a baking tray. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until the dought is relatively thin, less than half a centimeter. Use a glass to cut the biscuits in a nice round shape and a knife to transfer them onto your baking sheet. Don’t forget the other half of the dough in the fridge and proceed in the same way. Bake for about 15 minutes until the side and the bottom of the biscuits are golden brown. Let them cool on a rack. Transfer onto a nice plate with some fresh lavender.

A specialty of Avy Bakery in Sanary is the Lavender Torte - A frangipane paste, dried lavender flowers and raspberry jam...

Wines

Cotes de Provence
Cote de Bandol

Aperitifs (Aperos)

Pastis / Anisette

Fruits and Vegetables

Melons
Watermelons
Citrus
Figs

Olives

Olive oil
Tapenade

Provence Specialties

Bouillabaise
Ratatouille
Soupe de Poissons / Rouille
Aioli
Pan Bagna
Tropezienne

History

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Pointe de La Cride, 1927, Sanary/mer - France.
October 2005, Marines Exhibit.Click
Here to view slide show

Lumiere Brothers - Train arriving in La Ciotat station

Greek Trade

Wreck and archeological sites in Les Embiez and around

Roman Empire

Marsillus
Roman ruins: Port Issol (Sanary)

Romanesque Monuments

German and Austrian intellectuals exiled in Sanary

Amid the Menace of War, Sanary-sur-Mer Was a Refuge Under the Sun
(The New York Times - Travel)

Sanary

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NEW Sanary / Provence Slideshow

Sanary

An unique place on the Provence coast, is the little fishing town of Sanary-sur-mer. Its climate, location, history, culture and lifestyle make it an ideal choice to start discovering the coast of Provence.

Sanary - Facts of interest

Greeks and romans had trading posts in the gulfs around Sanary. The surrounding beaches are rich in archeological vestiges, ruins...
Intellectual and artists took refuge in Sanary during nazism - B. Brecht, T. Mann... lived in still existing houses in Sanary. Other famous anglo-saxon writers have spent time in Sanary too among them, Aldous Huxley.
Sanary is considered as the birth place of modern scuba diving and underwater movies. F. Dumas, P. Tailliez and J.Y Cousteau, also known as 'Mousquemers', experimented modern scuba diving equipment and made famous underwater movies in the sea around Sanary (Port Issol, Bandol bay).
Sanary is famous for its unique wooden fishing boats
Some of the eldest wineyeards (dating from roman empire) can be found in Bandol, Le Beausset, ... few miles west of Sanary.

Sanary Resources

Official site of the city of Sanary
Tourist and General Information
Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum
Fontvive - Village of Bungalows in Sanary

Sanary Images - Summer 2007

Pictures of Sanary: Bastille Day, The F.Dumas Diving Museum and the Sanary Romanesque Tower, Beaches, Tall Ships (Toulon, July 21-24), People

Join the Sanary pictures group

Sanary Images - Fall 2006

Sanary - Restaurants

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Provencal and Specialty Restaurants

Le Bard'O - Tel 04 94 88 42 56

Le Mas de la Frigoulette - Tel 04 94 74 13 46

Bon Abris - Tel 04 94 74 02 81

Restaurant de La Tour - Tel 04 94 74 10 10

La Savane - Tel 04 94 74 31 15

Le Bistrot de la Mer - Tel 04 94 88 11 99

L'Equateur - Tel 04 94 74 02 57

Le Castel - Tel 04 94 29 82 98

Le Provencal - Tel 04 94 74 11 93

Un Coin de Table - Tel 04 94 74 00 37

Aliette et son Assiette - Tel 04 94 88 08 94

Creperie le Galion - Tel 04 94 34 72 31

Embargo QG - Tel 04 94 74 57 27

La Cour Fleurie - Tel 04 94 88 08 05

La Fenice - Tel 04 94 74 00 54

La Flambee - Tel 04 94 74 17 74

La Pitchouline - Tel 04 94 88 10 00

Le Baroudeur - Tel 04 94 88 32 55

Le Bonzai - Tel 04 94 74 22 22

Le Cabanon - Tel 04 94 74 64 17

Le Galli - Tel 04 94 88 20 59

Le Grillon - Tel 04 94 88 05 51

Le Petit En'K - Tel 04 94 74 66 57

Le San Lazzaro - Tel 04 94 88 41 60

L'Entr'Act - Tel 04 94 74 03 84

Les Dominos - Tel 04 94 25 50 08

Les Trois Tonneaux - Tel 04 94 74 47 11

L'Esplanade - Tel 04 94 74 08 56

L'Ocean Jazz -Tel 04 94 07 36 11

Meli Melo - Tel 04 94 88 18 36

Mezzanotte - Tel 04 94 88 16 00

Muscade - Tel 04 94 74 08 45

Restaurant Aricot - Tel 04 94 74 10 33

Restaurant du Theatre - Tel 04 94 88 04 16

Le Buffet de Quentin - Tel 04 94 32 78 81

La Kima Plage (Beach Restaurant) - Tel 04 94 74 50 90

La Plage Doree (Beach Restaurant) - Tel 04 94 29 83 87

La Roche Taillee (Beach Restaurant) - Tel 04 94 29 90 14

L'Endroit - Tel 04 94 32 21 14

Les Saveurs de Suzon - Tel 04 94 34 72 74

Restaurant Toi et Moi - Tel 04 94 88 06 29

Sanary Coquillages - Tel 06 81 93 09 31

La Marine - Tel 04 94 74 10 06

La Churinga - Tel 04 94 74 49 56

Le Dragon d'Or - Tel 04 94 74 03 26

Lou Calou - Tel 04 94 74 50 13

Mas de Pierredon - Tel 04 94 30 94 00

L'Abri Cotier - Tel 04 94 88 16 98

Pizzeria

Chez Mico - Tel 04 94 74 16 73

Chez Robert & Jeannette - Tel 04 94 74 37 00

Les Delices de Bea - Tel 06 63 76 91 55

Chez Ciccio - Tel 04 94 88 26 45

La Trattoria - Tel 04 94 25 53 33

Video Pizza - Tel 04 94 74 28 79

Pizza de la Tour - Tel 04 94 74 56 36

Gil Pizza - Tel 04 94 25 59 23

Cafe / Bar

Bar des Embiez - Tel 04 94 74 13 45

Bar de la Marine - Tel 04 94 74 10 06

Starter - Tel 04 94 74 60 99

Yachting Bar - Tel 04 94 74 11 65

Bar des Sports - Tel 04 94 74 00 41

La Taverne du Soleil - Tel 04 94 74 05 40

Le National - Tel 04 94 74 20 10

Le Ritz - Tel 04 94 74 01 41

Le Rouveau - Tel 04 94 74 08 44

Cafe de Lyon - Tel 04 94 74 00 38

La Gavroche - Tel 04 94 74 58 51

Le Port Issol - Tel 04 94 74 11 23

Mac Sym's Cafe - Tel 04 94 74 45 34

La Vague Bleue - Tel 04 94 74 36 38

L'Hippocampe - Tel 04 94 26 41 93

L'Omnibar - Tel 04 94 32 05 69

O Mani - Tel 04 94 88 43 94

Sanary - Accommodations

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Hotels

4 Stars

Soleil et Jardin "Le Parc" Best Western
445 Ave de l'Europe Unie, Sanary - Tel 04 94 25 80 08
Open all year round
5 minutes walking distance from beaches, port, downtown... Indoor pool and spa.
Rates: 110 - 220 Euros
Breakfast: 9 Euros

3 Stars

Le Grand Hotel des Bains
Blvd Etienne d'Orves, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 13 47
Email: gd-hotel-des-bains@wanadoo.fr
Open all year round
In a park, next to the sea, restaurant, parking
Rates: 62 - 135 Euros
Breakfast: 8.50 Euros
Room + Food: 52.50 - 170 Euros

2 Stars

Le Bon Abri
94 Ave. des Poilus, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 02 81
Email: accueil.client@bon-abri.com
Open all year round
Located downtown, near beaches, garden, calm
Rates: 46 - 72 Euros
Breakfast: 6-7 Euros
Room + Food: 45 - 66 Euros

La Tour
24 Quai General de Gaulle, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 10 10
Email: la.tour.sanary@wanadoo.fr
Open all year round - Restaurant closed Dec 1st to Jan 10th
Unique location on the port, terrace on the waterfront, gastronomic restaurant
Rates: 51 - 105 Euros
Breakfast: 7.5 Euros
Room + Food: 65 - 80 Euros

Le Mas de la Frigoulette
130 Ave. des Mimosas, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 13 46
Email: lemasdelafrigoulette@wanadoo.fr
Open all year round
300 meters from beach and port, calm
Rates: 50 - 115 Euros
Breakfast: 8 Euros
Room + Food: 76 - 130 Euros

Le Gallieni
28 Ave. Gallieni, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 36 04
Email: hotel-gallieni.fr@wanadoo.fr
Near the port and beaches, restaurant, foreign TV channels
Rates: 53 - 62 Euros
Breakfast: Included
Room + Food: 40.50 - 48 Euros

Le Synaya
92, Chemin Olive/Portissol, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 10 50
Email: hotelsynaya@wanadoo.fr
Open March 15th to November 15th
Newly remodeled, few blocks from Port Issol beach, 10 minutes walking distance from the port of Sanary, calm residential area, garden
Rates: 60 - 130 Euros
Breakfast: 8.50 Euros

NC

Le Beausejour
13 rue Gabriel Peri, Sanary - Tel 04 94 88 10 29
Email: hotelbeausejour1@freee.fr
Open all year round
Near the port and beach, garden
Rates: 32 - 62 Euros
Breakfast: 6 Euros
Room + Food: 48 - 53 Euros

Le Castel
925 route de la Canolle - Tel: 04 94 29 82 98
Open from June to December
Calm, near city and beach, restaurant
Rates: 55 - 69 Euros
Breakfast: 7.5 Euros
Room + Food: 65 Euros

Le Port
17 rue Jean Jaures, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 74 01 03
Open all year round
Small facility, downtown, near beaches
Rates: 35 - 45 Euros
Breakfast: 5.5 Euros
Room + Food: 47 - 65 Euros

Le Cabanon de Portissol
Plage de Port Issol, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 74 64 17
Email: lecabanondeportissol@club-internet.fr
Open all year round
Located on the beach, view
Rates: 80 - 150 Euros
Breakfast: 10 Euros

B&B

Mr. & Mrs. Castellano Bruno
Villa Lou Gardian, 646 route de Bandol, Sanary - Tel 04 94 88 05 73
Email: annie-bruno.castellano@wanadoo.fr
Open March 1st to October 5th
Garden, pool, tennie, near beaches
Rates: 60 - 80 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Mr. Crozatier
1 chemin des Picotieres, Sanary - Tel 04 94 88 34 80
Email: christian.crozatier@cegetel.net
Open all year round except November 1st and March 15th
Clam, 1/4 miles from the port, 1/2 mile from the beach
Rates: 40 - 95 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Mr. Nonclerre Michel
4691 ancien chemin de Toulon, Sanary - Tel 04 94 32 39 29
Open all year round
Park, Sea view
Rates: 50 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Mr. Mussgens Christophe
"Le Jujubier" 753 chemin de Beaucours, Sanary - Tel 04 98 00 06 20
Email: mussgens@wanadoo.fr
Open from February to December
Historic 17 th century house, large garden, calm, pool
Rates: 100 - 135 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Mr. Mathevet Bernard
La Bergerie du Roy, 275 chemin de la Bergerie, Sanary - Tel 04 98 74 35 77
Email: labergerieduroy@free.com
Open from February to November
18th century wine farm, garden, olive trees, plam trees, calm
Rates: 40 - 90 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Mme Delcher Marie Josee
20 quai Marie Esmenard, Sanary - Tel 06 20 33 20 83
Email: mariejosee.delcher@wanadoo.fr
Dowtown Sanary, port view
Rates: 60 - 90 Euros

Mme Sadon Renate
291 Avenue de Provence, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 68 96
Closed July, August and December
Villa, garden, pool
Rates: 40 Euros
Breakfast: Included

Campgrounds

4 Stars

Campasun Mas de Pierredon
652 chemin Raoul Coletta, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 25 02
Email: pierredon@campasun.com
Open from Easter day to September 30th
Park of 4 ha, 120 places, heated swimming and acqua pools, tennis, soccer field, cocktail lounge.
Rates: 24 t0 48 Euros / day
Mobile home: 217 - 840 Euros / week

3 Stars

Les Girelles
1003 chemin de Beaucours, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 13 18
Open from Easter day to October 24th
Accross the beach, forest
Rates: from 15.6 Euros / person / day

Campasun Parc Mogador
167 chemin de Beaucours, Sanary - Tel 04 94 74 53 16
Email: mogador@campasun.com
Open from Easter day to November 1st and December 15 to December 31
Calm, 180 places, 1/2 mile from the beach, pool
Rates: 24 t0 48 Euros / day
Mobile home: 217 - 840 Euros / week

Vacation Rentals / Centers

3 Stars

Residence Locavacances
3915 ancien chemin de Toulon, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 74 69 70
Email: resa@locatour.fr
Open February to November
Park, villas, access to beach
Rates (small studios): 150 - 730 Euros/week
(2 - 4 bdrooms): 180 - 1015 Euros / week

Residence La Marina Odalys Vacances
4219 ancien chemin de Toulon, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 10 60 13
Email: sanary@odalys-vacances.com
Open all year round
Fully furnished studios/apartment, 1 mile from downtown, pool
Rates (studios / 1 bd): 185 - 860 Euros/week
(2 - 4 bdrooms): 195 - 1100 Euros / week

2 Stars

France-Location "Les Cystes"
4774 ancien chemin de Toulon, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 28 38 48
Email: reservation@franceloc.fr
Open April to October
Furnished condos, pool
Rate: 259 - 770 Euros/week

NC

Maison de Vacances Bellevue
774 route de Bandol, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 74 19 39
Email: maison.bellevue@libertysurf.fr
Open early April to end of October
Mid way between Sanary and Bandol, garden
Rate: from 17 to 46 Euros
Breakfast: 3.95 Euros

Centre Azur des UCJG
149 avenue du nid, Sanary - Tel: 04 94 74 18 87
Email: centre-azur@wanadoo.fr
Open all year round
Park of 2 ha, tennis, calm, 1/2 mile from the beach
Rate: from 16 to 42 Euros

Accomodations List (Fr) - Pdf

Search for Rentals in Sanary (Fr)

Provence Stories and Lifestyle

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Playing 'Petanque'

Marcel Pagnol : A true Provencal

Quiz about Marcel Pagnol, movie director (in French)

Quiz TV5

Hitch a ride for the time of your life in perfect Provence
Sunday Mirror, Apr 2, 2006 by CHRIS DREW
Review from a Englishman in Provence.

Boutique

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Real Estate
Orpi
Jomel

Gastronomy / Provence Boutique
Au Bec Fin
Aux Peches Gourmands

Clothing
Le Marseillais
Souvenir T-shirts

Parfums
Eau de Cassis
Fragonard

Cards, Pictures and Posters

Artcraft
'Santons'
'Provencal' clothing

Books and Magazines

Marseille - Bouches du Rhône - Var Coast

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Provence - Alpes - Cote d'Azur Region (PACA)

Green Provence

Marseille
Aubagne
Cassis
La Ciotat

Var Region
Le Beausset
Bandol
Sud Sainte Baume Region
Ollioules
Six-Fours-Les-Plages
La Seyne sur Mer

Toulon Provence Mediterranee

Saint Maximin

St Tropez

Islands

Bendor Island - Off Bandol Coast
This small island, 7 minutes by boat from Bandol, is the hosting place of the smallest harbor on the Mediterranean.

Embiez Island
The Embiez archipelago is a jewel of the Mediterranean with 95 ha of forest, vineyards, 'garrigue' and gardens. It is located 10 minutes by boat ride from Le Brusc harbor in Six-Fours-les-Plages, and 20 minutes from Sanary.

Port-Cros, Le Levant and Porquerolles

Festivals and Art

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Voix du Garou
Jazz du Fort Napoleon
Le Mas Concert
Festival de Chateauvallon
Ici et La
Arts et Spectables
Outting in Var Region
Patrimoine
Livre PACA
Arcade PACA
Jazz in Marciac
Saint Victor Music Festival
Vassil (Sculptor)
Contemporary Art Exhibit, St. Mandrier
Artistic Wine Cooler

Transportation & Practical Information

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Transportation
SNCF
Littoral Cars
Reseau Mistral

Practical Information
Weather
Currency
Toulon Online Phone Book
Riviera A-Z (Request Free Copy) - http://www.riviera-a-z.com/en/index.php
Telex Var - Classified for the Var Region

Museums and Tourist Attractions

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Regional Information
Provence / Alpes / Cote d'Azur - PACA Tourism
Tourism in the Var Region
Discover Var

Museums and Historical Sites in Provence and Beyond

The Ice Museum
Domain du Rayol - Garden
Roman Theater of Orange
Beaux-de-Provence Castle
If Castle, Marseille
Olbia Archeological Site, Hyeres
Humorous and unusual guided tours : Sanary, Bandol, Marseille, Toulon, La Ciotat, Cassis, Aix-en Provence (Fr)
The Corkscrew Museum, Menerbes
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
The Greek Kerylos Villa, Beaulieu/mer
Trophy, La Turbie

Places to Stay

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Alternative Tourism and Volunteering in Provence
Apare
Alpes de Lumiere
Ecotourism

Special Events
Séjours Art de Vivre en Provence
Gites de France
Tourism Var - Accommodations and Stays

Accommodations along Provence Coast

Gardens, Forests and Garrigue in Provence

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BEWARE TO FOREST FIRES

Fragile pinedes

Walks in the garrigue

Cigales

Herbs of Provence: Valuable benefits of thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, basil...otherwise called 'Herbes de Provence'.
Beside giving tasty flavor in cooking, these plants have excellent properties for curing and relieving cold, stomach and digestion problems, dry skin , and more.

More are http://pages.infinit.net/belber

Lavender

Mimosa

Palm Trees

It is harvest time!

After wine harversting, before olives picking, chestnut is now the focus of all interests.

Who says Chestnut, means Collobrières. The Maures region capital is the center of the most beautiful orchard of the department. On the 10.000 hectares of green spaces and oxygen, 1.000 are dedicated to this tree that was for a while neglected, and is now being rediscovered for its vertues.

It is first an efficient firebreaker as we have often seen fires being stopped at the edge of chestnuts massif. Its fruits are delicious and are often used in dishes, desserts, soups, creams and others.

Its nutritious values are stunning and it is a mine of vitamins and minerals. It contains for 100g, 10 mg of Vitamin A, 25 mg of Vitamin B1, 20 mg of Vitamin B2, 220 of Vitamin C (as much as limon), 34 mg of calcium, 93 mg of phosphorus, 560 mg of potassium, 65 mg of sodium, 68 mg of sulphur, 51 mg of magnesium, .7 mg of iron.

Green Provence is also shows unique places and ambiance, candle dinners, jazz brunch, soups festivals...

These are places pleasant to live and where we appreciate products from earth and human contributions, where we cultivate art of Provencal Living.