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Explore a diverse landscape shaped by hills, coastline, and scenic roads. From panoramic viewpoints to winding routes through nature, the surroundings offer a variety of places to visit and enjoy at your own pace.

Very varied coastline
Alternation of sandy beaches and rocky coasts: Fréjus, Saint Aygulf and Cavalaire
Reliefs close to the sea: Massif des Maures, Massif de l’Esterel
Coves, capes, cliffs: Cap Sicié, Cap Bénat, Giens peninsula

Iconic islands:
With regular maritime connections. Port-Cros, Porquerolles...

Major tourist attractions:
Saint-Tropez: 20 minutes by car or by boat from Sainte-Maxime
Cannes: 20 minutes also and its famous festival
Nice: 1h by car. Promenade des Anglais, Carnival and its floats of fresh flowers, Old Nice and its colorful streets, Bay of Angels, Matisse or Chagall museum…
Grasse and its perfumeries
Monte Carlo: its princely palace and garden, Casino
Biot: magnificent glassworks

Sea products
Fresh fish: sea bass, sea bream, sardine
Seafood: mussels, oysters, shellfish, sea urchins
Local specialties: bouillabaisse, anchoïade

Land products
Herbs and aromatics (typical of the Var scrubland): thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil
Olives and olive oil: fruity and fragrant. 142 communes out of 153 produce oil with around thirty varieties of olives (picholines... bouteillans…)

Goat cheese (with scrubland herbs)
Typical dishes: Pissaladière, ratatouille, tarte tropézienne

Côtes de Provence is a prestigious appellation in the Var region, stretching from Fréjus to Toulon.

These are predominantly rosé wines. They are light, fruity, and dry, with notes of strawberry, raspberry, citrus, and white flowers. Red and white wines are also produced, but these should always be consumed in moderation.