Fréjus

Fréjus is a coastal town in the French Riviera , near St. Raphael. This Roman city's many buildings make it the richest concentration of this period in France after Arles.

Understand

It was founded as a port during the era of Julius Caesar as "Forum Julii", meaning 'market of Julius'.

Port Fréjus which has a capacity of 750 moorings, is surrounded by beautiful fine sandy beaches.

Get in

Saint-Léonce Cathedral

By car

Access to Fréjus, from the A8 motorway, is by exit 37 (from Paris, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, then by Route Nationale 7, or by exit 38 (from Nice) and the Departmental Route 37. The RN7 crosses the town from Puget-sur-Argens to Adrests-de-l'Esterel The seaside road from Sainte-Maxime or Saint-Raphaël is the RD559.

By train

• 1 Fréjus station. TER station, for regional connections to Saint Raphael, Les Arcs and Cannes.  
• 2 Saint-Raphaël-Valescure station. For mainline and TGV trains.  

By coach

There is a bus station in Saint Raphaël, with links to Marseille, Cannes and Nice.

See

• 1 Saint-Léonce Cathedral of Fréjus. Begun in medieval but resulting from several eras. The baptistry in Frejus Cathedral dates from the 5th century CE, and there are columns from Roman buildings.  
• Church of St. Maximus
• Esterel Hills

Roman Amphitheatre

• 2 Roman Amphitheatre.  
• 3 Roman Aqueduct (Aqueduct Romain), Avenue du XVème corps. 42 km long, it runs for 1.8 km on bridges and 500 m on walls. Large parts of the aqueduct are still well preserved. 
• 4 Étangs de Villepey Saint Aygulf. A native swamp zone, in the mouth of the Argens.  
• 5 Lantern of Augustus. Roman period. 
• 6 Golden stave (Portée dorée). Roman period. 
• 7 Memorial of the Black Army (mémorial de l'armée noire), Boulevard de la Liberation. Paying homage to the Black Army. 
• 8 Villa Aurélienne. Built in 1889 for JH Crossman, in a 24-hectare wooded park. 

Do

There are quite good beaches between Frejus and St. Aygulf. Frejus has a beautiful cathedral There is a large water park (Parc Aquatica)

• 1 Fréjus Le Capitou Zoo, ☏ +33 4 98 11 37 37. A zoological park. 
• 2 Aqualand, RN559. from €10. 
• 3 Luna park. Amusement park and fairground rides. 

Buy

• 1 Town centre market, Place Formingé. Wednesday and Saturday morning. (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 Saint Aygulf market. Tuesday and Friday morning. (updated Feb 2018)
• 3 Fréjus Plage market, Port Fréjus and Fréjus plage. Tuesday, Friday and Sunday morning. (updated Feb 2018)

Eat

You can eat a lot of delicious meals without paying a lot.

Sleep

• La Pierre Verte, 1880, Route Départementale 4, ☏ +33 4 94 40 88 30. Rental or camping site. An aquatic area heated in low season, as well as many services (bar, restaurant, take-away meals, snack bar, self-service grocery store, laundromat, wifi throughout the area. (updated Feb 2018)
• Camping le malbousquet, 942 rue de Malbousquet, ☏ +33 4 94 40 87 30. package from €15 in low season to €30 in high season. (updated Feb 2018)
• Dommaine du Colombier, ☏ +33 4 94 51 56 01. Rental of mobile homes and bungalws, village club with swimming pool. 5 stars. (updated Feb 2018)
• Saint-Aygulf campsite, 270, Boulevard Salvarelli. 3-star campsite, near the beach. (updated Feb 2018)
• Hôtel Saint-Aygulf, Avenue de la Corniche d'Azur, Saint Aygulf, ☏ +33 4 94 52 74 84. Hotel restaurant, opposite the marina. (updated Feb 2018)
• Hotel l'Arena, 145 Rue du Général de Gaulle. 3-star hotel, in the city centre. (updated Feb 2018)
• 1 Hôtel Ibis Budget, 1074 ave de Lattre de Tassigny, ☏ +33 892 68 32 54. (updated Feb 2018)
• Mercure Thalassa Port Fréjus, 16 Quai dei Caravello, ☏ +33 4 94 52 55 00. €149. (updated Feb 2018)