Var

Var is a département of France.

Cities

• 1 Toulon — the largest city and administrative capital
• 2 Bandol
• 3 Brignoles
• 4 Bormes-les-Mimosas
• 5 Cavalaire-sur-Mer
• 6 Draguignan
• 7 Fayence
• 8 Fréjus
• 9 Hyères
• 10 Montauroux — a "perched" village (and commune)
• 11 Néoules
• 12 Rians
• 13 Roquebrune-sur-Argens
• 14 Sanary-sur-Mer
• 15 Sainte-Maxime
• 16 Saint-Raphaël
• 17 Saint-Tropez
• 18 Seillans

Other destinations

• 1 Cotignac

Map of the region

• Iles d'Hyeres (Hyeres archipelago), often referred to as Îles d'Or (golden islands), are four islands off the coast from Hyères.
  • Porquerolles — the largest of the islands is an extension of the Giens peninsula
  • Île du Levant — the second largest island is mostly reserved for military use, partly a long-established naturist community centred on the privately owned village of Héliopolis
  • 2 Port-Cros National Park — the most mountainous of the islands is part of the National Park, and is known for rare flora and as a bird refuge. Île du Bagaud is a tiny island that is part of the national park, but no access is permitted

Understand

Var is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Get around

By bus

A bus network managed by Varlib operates in the region.

Do

• 1 Circuit Paul Ricard is a motor-racing track near the town of Le Castellet that hosts Formula One and other big races. The last F1 was in July 2022 but it's not scheduled to hold one in 2023.

Eat

Tarte tropezienne

Try the delectable tarte tropezienne while you are in Provence.