Bandol offers its visitors a wonderfully relaxed way of life in an exceptional environment, perfectly in harmony with its natural landscape of creeks, Aleppo pines and the blue waters of the Mediterranean. Truly an unparalleled charm of the Var region.

Since the 19th Century, artists and celebrities alike have been seduced by the city: the Lumière Brothers, Raimu, Pagnol and Mistinguett, whose house was actually in same location on which the Ile Rousse Hotel ***** was built.

Not far from the calanques, Cassis, Sanary-sur-mer and its shopping streets and a short distance from the Iles d’Or, all nature reserves, there is Embiez, the port of 1500 moorings in Bandol with many sports such as sailing, gliding, skiing, scuba diving, tennis, bowling, golf... and of course, great food: visits to vineyards and winetasting.

Coastal NATURE visits

• L’île de Bendor, off the coast of Bandol
• L’île des Embiez, off the coast of Bandol
• Les îles d’Or: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and l’Ile du Levant
• Le fort de Six Fours
• Le port de Sanary
• Les calanques de Cassis et Marseille
• The salt marshes of Hyères
• Saint-Tropez

Mainland NATURE visits

• La Cadière d’Azur
• Le Castellet, medieval village
• Sanary Zoo
• Ollioules, medieval village
• Aix-en-Provence Town

HERITAGE visits

• Museum Toremtum Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
• The Natural History Museum in Toulon
• The city of Marseille