If you're visiting Toulon, don't miss a visit to Mt Faron. Take the bus to the departure point, then you get up the mountain by means of an exhilarating, if slightly terrifying, cable car ride - the highest cable car I'd ever travelled in, it felt like being in an aircraft!
Once up the top, there's miles and miles of wooded paths to explore, a military museum, spectacular views across Toulon and out to sea, a few cafes, and a weird zoo, which I'd probably give a miss next time. We stupidly went in the middle of the day so most of the animals were asleep (either that or they'd been replaced with stuffed toys), so it might be better in the mornings, but it wasn't anything to write home about.
The walks around the top of the mountain were great though, highly recommended!
You can buy combination bus/cable car tickets from the tourist office on the waterfront in the centre of town. These are cheaper than paying for the bus and cable car separately, and the bus stop is just a few hundred yards from the tourist office.
A gently sloping sandy beach south of the hill village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, surrounded by vineyards and overlooking the French presidential summer residence, Fort de Brégançon. Great for families.
South of the hill village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, off the N98 between Hyeres and Le Lavandou.
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- Population:
- 0.160m
- Currency:
- Euro
- Time zone:
- GMT+1
- Dialling code:
- 33 (0) 4