©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd St-Tropez to Toulon Includes ¨ Why Go? St-Tropez . 112 Sizzling St-Tropez lives up to its reputation as a mythical The Peninsula . 119 fishing port with magnificent sex appeal. While away the Haut-Var . 122 days strolling the village and people-watching in the place Massif des Maures . .. 130 des Lices, or sipping a cappuccino alongside the yacht-lined Collobrières & quay. Then head out to explore the peninsula’s soul-stirring Around . 130 coastal paths, chichi beach clubs and vine-knitted capes. When you’re ready to move out of the limelight, you’ll be Corniche des Maures . 131 enveloped by nature in the Massif des Maures, where thick chestnut groves harbour small villages and surprising vistas. Îles d’Hyères & Îles du Fun . 133 The main trio of islands in the Îles d’Hyères offers a splen- did, quiet coastal escape. Inland, in the Haut-Var, meander Île de Porquerolles . 133 stone villages, each with its own character and history, and Hyères & Presqu’île meet the laid-back people who maintain an unpretentious de Giens . 137 but enviable way of life. Oh, and allow plenty of time to dine Toulon . 138 well. Bandol & Around . 140 Best Places to Eat Driving Distances (km) ¨ Chez Bruno (p125) ¨ Le Clos des Vignes (p127) Collobrieres 72 ¨ La Pescalune (p125) Draguignan 103 56 ¨ Domaine de la Maurette Hyéres 39 30 82 (p123) ¨ La Vague d’Or (p116) St-Tropez 97 30 52 50 Toulon 20 38 83 18 68 Best Places to Stay s n z ¨ Le Mas du Langoustier s (p135) Bandol Collobriere Draguigna Hyére St-Trope ¨ Hôtel des Deux Rocs (p125) ¨ Hôtel Byblos (p116) ¨ Hôtel de la Tour (p139) ¨ Château de Valmer (p121) Riez 110 Lac de 666666Ste-Croix St-Tropez to Toulon Highlights 1 Frolic with celebrities in St- Tropez (p112) 666666 during high season, and soak up the golden light in winter . 2 Find your way Sillans- through the Massif la-Cascade #\ des Maures to serene 6666\# Barjols Monastère de la Verne (p130) . Cotignac \# 3 Roam the tranquil back roads of the Châteauvert #\ Correns ST- Haut-Var (p122) #\ Carcès \# and its tiny hilltop T ROPEZ TO villages . Le Val #\ 4 Take a dramatic /·A8 cape-to-cape walk around the \# St-Tropez /·D1 \# Brignoles peninsula (p113) . /·DN7 T La Celle OULON 5 Spend the day wandering (or /·D43 snorkelling) at the lush Mediterranean T O TOULON HI TOULON O garden of the Carnoules Domaine du Rayol \# (p132) . /·D12 6 Enjoy the island 1 paradise of Île 9 Marseille R Cuers \# G de Porquerolles (12km)D GH La Cadière \# (p133) . Le Castellet Pierrefeu- d'Azur \# LI du-Var 7 Go nuts on \# \# Le Beausset ghts sweet chestnuts #\ /· in Collobrières Les Lecques A50 Mont Faron /·A57 (p130) . (584m) Ollioules R #\ 8 Promenade on Bandol #8 \# Toulon #] the quay at Sanary- #8\# Hyères Sanary-sur-Mer Carqueiranne #\ sur-Mer (p139) \# \# Toulon-Hyères and taste Bandol Six-Fours-les-Plages #\ La Seyne- sur-Mer Les Oursinières #– Airport \# (p140) wines . Le Brusc \# Cap de Port Carqueiranne La Capte \# d'Hyères Presqu’île du Cap Sicié Giens \# Presqu’île de Giens La Tour Fondue \# Porquerolles\#.