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Wide sandy beach at Cavaliere, Le Lavandou, with calm blue water, moored catamarans and the wooded Massif des Maures headland beyond

Village & Place Guides

Le Lavandou: Twelve Beaches and a Ferry to the Islands

Sign for the Musée Frédéric-Dumas and Salle Maurice Fargues on the ochre tower in Sanary-sur-Mer

Village & Place Guides

Sanary-sur-Mer: Where Scuba Diving Was Invented

Rocky pine-covered cove on the Giens peninsula, with the Var coast and hills across the bay

Village & Place Guides

Giens Peninsula: The Wild Double Tombolo

Kitesurfers with colorful sails over the turquoise water at Almanarre, Giens peninsula, with hills along the Var coast

Nature & Outdoors

The Winds of the Var: Mistral, Levant, and Sirocco

Traditional Provençal grand aïoli platter with salt cod, shrimp, boiled vegetables, eggs, and a bowl of garlic mayonnaise at the center

Food & Gastronomy

Aïoli, the Provençal Garlic Mayonnaise (With Recipe)

Whole and halved Violette de Solliès figs showing deep purple skin and ruby-red flesh on a rustic wooden tray

Food & Gastronomy

Figue de Solliès: The Var's Protected Fig

Classic three-masted schooner and yachts sailing in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez under a bright blue sky with coastal hills behind

Seasonal & Events Guides

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Inside Provence's Legendary Regatta

The stone Beaumont tower at the summit of Mont Faron, home of the Mémorial du Débarquement et de la Libération en Provence

Culture, Celebrity & History

The Other D-Day: Inside the Débarquement de Provence at the Mont Faron Memorial