Page 109 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Provence & The Côte d'Azur

THE V AR AND THE ILES D ’ H Y ERES  107

Getting Around
The uplands of the Maures and
Esterel force the A8 auto route
and DN7 road inland, leaving
the coast to the more scenic
routes: the Corniche d’Or
in the Massif de l’Esterel is
one of France’s loveliest. The
combination of stunning views
and tight bends means you
should allow plenty of time
Les Issambres beach, north of Ste-Maxime for your journey. The unspoiled
Haut Var is easy to get to by
Le Logis- car. Alternatively, the railway
du-Pin reaches as far as Les-Arcs-sur-
b
by
Trigance Artu tu t by Argens, from where you can
V rd d
Verdo
Verdon
Lac de Bargème explore the region by bus.
Ste-Croix
Comps-sur-Artuby is a good
COMPS-SUR- tour base for the Gorges du
ARTUBY Verdon (see pp188–9).
MONS
V A R St-Cézaire-
sur-Siagne
Moissac- BARGEMON
Bellevue H A U T Châteaudouble FAYENCE Grasse
Aups Callas Lac de
Tourtour St-Paul- St-Cassien
en-Forêt
Villecroze Pierre de la Fée Cannes
Salernes
DRAGUIGNAN
Flayosc
Entrecasteaux Mont Vinaigre
620m
LORGUES Le Muy Puget-sur- MASSIF
Carcès ABBAYE DU LES-ARCS-SUR- Argenas DE L'ESTEREL
CÔTES DE PROVENCE ARGENS FRÉJUS SAINT- Agay Pic de Cap Roux
THORONET
452m
RAPHAËL
Cabasse Vidauban Fréjus-Plage
Le Luc
VA R M a u r e s Saint-Aygulf
Besse-sur- Les Issambres
MAU RE S La Garde Freinet SAINTE-MAXIME
Issole
Notre-Dame- PORT-GRIMAUD
des-Anges DE S GRIMAUD SAINT-
MAS S I F Chartreuse de Cogolin TROPEZ
la Verne
322m
Collobrières Moulins de Paillas
La Cap Camarat
Môle RAMATUELLE
Cavalaire-
BORMES-LES- sur-Mer
MIMOSAS
LE LAVANDOU
Port-de-
Miramar
Cap Benat
D ' H Y È R E S
Î L E S Île du
Levant
Porquerolles
Île de Île de
Porquerolles Port Cros
A narrow street in
St-Tropez old town