Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

February 15, 2022 Kelli Reichel

Discover the best top things to do in Var, France including Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Sentier de l'imbut, Point Sublime - Mont Faron, Telepherique du Mont Faron, Pont des Tuves, Musee National de la Marine, Rade de Toulon, Stade Mayol, Lac de Sainte-Croix, Centre d'Art Villa Tamaris.
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1. Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial

553 boulevard John Kennedy, 83300 Draguignan France +33 4 94 68 03 62 http://www.abmc.gov
Excellent
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5.0 based on 142 reviews

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial

2. Sentier de l'imbut

Verdon Gorges, Aiguines France
Excellent
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5.0 based on 70 reviews

Sentier de l'imbut

The trail Imbut is one of the most beautiful hikes in the Verdon Gorges, but perhaps also the most technical and difficult. It is a journey of about 6-8 kilometers with almost 340 meters of vertical descent and 400 meters uphill. This hike will last for 4 to 6 hours, depending on the options chosen

Reviewed By dmjb2017 - Cambridge, United Kingdom

This is a simply spectacular walk. K have done it two or three times now and always enjoyed it. The descent takes about an hour. Then the walk along the river has its vertiginous moments. The exit is tense at first and steep. Be sure-footed and enjoy.

3. Point Sublime - Mont Faron

Sommet du Mont Faron, 83000 Toulon France
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5.0 based on 380 reviews

Point Sublime - Mont Faron

Reviewed By PDJLD123 - Watford, United Kingdom

I struggled to find any good information on a demanding day hike from the cruise port up to Point Sublime at the top of Mont Faron. I did read that you must not follow Google maps as it leaves you at the end of dead end path looking up at a sheer rock face! So we kind of followed the road and the following notes give you a safe tarmac road based route with a reasonable amount of shade as you wind up the Western side of the mountain. Cars do pass but not in any large numbers. It will get you to the viewing point in about 2.5hrs. We then came down on the cable car (€5 one way) and walked the 35mins back to the cruise port. The whole round trip took us 5.5 hours including a coffee stop (€2 each) at the cafe next to the cable car. Leave the cruise ship, put the “Zenith Omega” into your maps app. I think it’s a conference centre. It’s doesn’t matter how you walk there as it will take you though a tunnel under the railway. Once on the other side of the railway with the Zenith Omega in front of you, turn left and walk to Boulevard Bianchi, which is the start of a steep climbing road that changes name to Boulevard Emile Jacquemin. At the junction with Chenin du Fort Rouge turn right and then it’s all up hill on a one way road (cars going up only) into Route du Faron until you reach the cable car (Telepherique du Mont Faron). Staying on the road, keep walking past this to the zoo and then past that towards the Point Sublime. You will see a path with a barrier and no entry sign (for cars) on the right which you walk along for about 15 mins. The sign says 25 mins which is not true. The viewing point at the cross gives a wide open view of the harbour, the town and the mountain. It’s impressive. Then walk back to the cable car, take it down to the edge of town and it’s a 35 min stroll back to your ship through the old town. Overall 12 miles or 19 km and about 24,500 steps. Enjoy.

4. Telepherique du Mont Faron

Boulevard Amiral Jean Vence, 83200 Toulon France 59899636637 http://www.telepherique-faron.fr/
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4.5 based on 1,368 reviews

Telepherique du Mont Faron

Reviewed By svm1974

The good things first: + taking the Téléphérique is great fun and not very costly (4 adults for approx. 30€, two way tickets) + the mountain offers a great view on Toulon; it is not getting any better + there are nice options to take a short walk + other things to visit: chapelle Notre-Dame, military memorial, panoramic platform, zoo What could be better: - restaurants on top of the mountains are tourist traps; better bring your water and save your money

5. Pont des Tuves

Riviere de la Siagne, 83440 Montauroux France +33 4 94 47 75 90
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4.5 based on 145 reviews

Pont des Tuves

Reviewed By arkangel67 - Lutterworth, United Kingdom

Starting at the Stade Municipal and using Google Maps you genuinely can’t go wrong. It’s a 30 minutes walk there, the second half down a steep, rocky track. Once at the river it’s breathtaking. The photos here and elsewhere genuinely haven’t been Photoshopped - it really is that beautiful. The walk back is slightly longer and lung bursting if you’re not reasonably fit. But it’s a couple of hours well spent. Don’t forget your camera.

6. Musee National de la Marine

Place Monsenergue Quai de Norfolk, 83000 Toulon France +33 4 22 42 02 01 [email protected] http://www.musee-marine.fr/toulon
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4.5 based on 517 reviews

Musee National de la Marine

Reviewed By Caramac2018 - Wales, United Kingdom

So much to see in this marvellous museum I had to go back a second time to see it all. Lots of extraordinary, traditional exhibits with meaningful explanations provided by the multilingual information devices. Very pleasant atmosphere and extremely educational and informative. The gift shop is small but has some lovely pieces - reasonably priced.

7. Rade de Toulon

Bateliers de la Cote d'Azur Quai Cronstadt, 83000 Toulon France +33 4 94 46 29 89 http://www.bateliersdelacotedazur.com
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4.5 based on 1,088 reviews

Rade de Toulon

Reviewed By Karen041151 - Mirfield, United Kingdom

We were in Toulon for the day and this was a must-do trip for us. We bought reduced tickets at the Office de Tourisme and were in place for the trip in very good time. We sat at the front and it was just an excellent. We forgot to ask if there was a commentary in English, but I speak French, so it was not too much of a disadvantage, although there is a lot of technical language used, naturally. It was very exciting seeing all the French Navy boats - especially the aircraft carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ and the nuclear submarines in their sheds, along with destroyers and patrol boats. The tour visited all the harbour inlets and was very comprehensive. We were aboard about 75 minutes and I would thoroughly recommend this trip.

8. Stade Mayol

Avenue de la Republique, 83000 Toulon France +33 4 94 41 67 78 http://www.rctoulon.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 527 reviews

Stade Mayol

Reviewed By 732petero - Canterbury, United Kingdom

This stadium seating about 14,000 is home to Toulon and one of the great stadiums to visit. While not in the realm of Stade de France, the atmosphere is unique and with 3 or 4 international players in the squad, is worth watching

9. Lac de Sainte-Croix

Aiguines France http://www.aiguines.fr/a-decouvrir/le-lac-de-sainte-croix/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,541 reviews

Lac de Sainte-Croix

Reviewed By yshargal - Haifa, Israel

It is a beautiful lake with crystal clear water, beautiful views of the mountains around and so peaceful!

10. Centre d'Art Villa Tamaris

Avenue de la Grande Maison, 83500 La Seyne-sur-Mer France +33 4 94 06 84 00 http://www.villatamaris.fr
Excellent
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4.5 based on 52 reviews

Centre d'Art Villa Tamaris

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