Places to Explore In The Western Cote d'Azur

Discover the best places to explore in The Western Cote d'Azur with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Fayence

The most touristy of all the hill towns in the Haut Var backcountry (all of which are called Pays de Fayence), Fayence is easiest to...

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Fréjus

Turn your back on modern times—the gargantuan, pink, holiday high-rises that crowd the Fréjus-St-Raphaël waterfront—and head uphill to Fréjus-Centre, with its maze of narrow streets...

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  • 5 Things To Do

Gassin

Classified as one of Les Plus Beaux Villages en France (the most beautiful villages in France), this hilltop town gives you spectacular panoramic views over...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Grimaud

Once a formidable Grimaldi fiefdom and home to a massive Romanesque château, the hill-village of Grimaud is merely charming today, though the romantic castle ruins...

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La Palud-sur-Verdon

Though several towns bill themselves as the gateway to the Gorges du Verdon, this unassuming village stands in its center, on a plateau just north...

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Mandelieu–La Napoule

La Napoule is the small, old-fashioned port village, Mandelieu the big-fish resort town that devoured it. You can visit Mandelieu for a golf-and-sailing retreat—the town...

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  • 3 Things To Do

Moustiers-Ste-Marie

At the edge of all this epic wilderness, it's a bit of a shock to find this jaw-droppingly picture-perfect village tucked into a spectacular cleft...

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  • 5 Things To Do

Ramatuelle

A typical hilltop whorl of red-clay roofs and dense inner streets topped with arches and lined with arcades, this ancient market town was destroyed in...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Seillans

Voted one of "France's most beautiful villages" with its ruined château and ramparts, fountains, flowers, and sunny maze of steeply raked cobblestone streets that suddenly...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Ste-Maxime

You may be put off by its heavily built-up waterfront, bristling with parking garage–style apartments and hotels, and its position directly on the waterfront highway...

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St-Raphaël

Right next door to Fréjus, with almost no division between, spreads St-Raphaël, a sprawling resort city with a busy downtown anchored by a casino and...

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  • 8 Things To Do

St-Tropez

At first glance, it really doesn't look all that impressive. There's a pretty port with cafés charging €5 for a cup of coffee and a...

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  • 24 Things To Do

Theoule-sur-Mer

Tucked into a tiny bay on the Golfe de Napoule, Théoule seems far removed from the major resorts around it. A sliver of beach, a...

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