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Strength and Tiredness, his 1657 E Musée d’Art de Toulon endeavours in the defence of
carved marble figures of Atlantes. 113 blvd du Maréchal Leclerc. Tel 04 Toulon, as well as old weapons
The port was extensively 94 36 81 01. Open Tue–Sun pm only. and a number of historical
damaged in World War II by Closed public hols. 7 limited. sketches by Puget.
the Allies and Nazis. Today, A permanent collection of
much of the town is under traditional and contemporary R Cathédrale Ste-Marie-
restoration. Toulon has a large Provençal paintings forms the de-la-Seds
opera house and several inter­ core of this small but illuminating Place de la Cathédrale. Tel 04 94 92
esting museums, including the museum. Works by international 28 91. Open daily.
Musée des Arts Asiatiques artists are often included in the Directly inland from the town
located in the Villa Jules Verne, first­floor temporary exhibitions. hall, in the Darse Vieille, is the
which has been entirely city’s 11th­century cathedral.
re­designed to house it. E Musée d’Histoire de Toulon It was treated to a Classical face­
10 rue Saint Andrieu. Tel 04 94 62 lift and extended in the 1600s.
E Musée National de la 11 07. Open Mon–Sat pms. Inside, there are works by
Marine Closed public hols. Puget and Jean Baptiste Van
Place Monsenergue. Tel 04 22 42 02 This quaint museum features Loo (1684–1745), as well as
01. Open Wed–Mon (Jul­Aug: daily). the young Napoleon and his a spectacular Baroque altar.
Closed Jan. & 7 = ∑ musee-
marine.fr
Imposing statues of Mars and
Bellona decorate the grand
entrance, once the gateway to
the 17th­century city arsenal
that stretched for more than
240 ha (595 acres) behind it.
Inside, the museum boasts
two vast model galleons,
La Sultane (1765) and Duquesne
(1790), used for training. Some
figureheads and ships’ prows
are on show, as are two wooden
figures that were carved by
Pierre Puget, and various
18th­century naval instruments. Place Victor Hugo and the opera house in Toulon

Gare de
Toulon BLVD PIERRE TOESCA Toulon
1 Musée National de AVE NUE RAGE O T Gare
Routière
la Marine DE LA TOU CH E PLACE
ALBERT
RUE GIM EL L I
2 Musée d’Art de Toulon Jardin CH AL U CE T PREMIER B O UL E VA R D CO MMAN D AN T N IC OL AS
3 Musée d’Histoire de Alexandre
Toulon Premier RU E R U E B O U L E V A R D D E T E S S E
4 Cathédrale Ste­Marie­ Museé d'Art R UE R E VE L AV E VAUBAN PE IRES C R U E
de Toulon
de­la­Seds PLACE PLACE G I M E L L I
GABRIEL DE LA R UE V I CTO R C LAP PI E R
LIBERTE
PERI AVE GE N ERAL L ECLERC
MARSEILLE AVEN UE C OLB E R T AV . V . V COMMANDANT M A RCHAND
R U E
PLACE LEON S AUHIER R U E T R U G U E R RUE F. FABIE
BLUM RUE HENRI B O ULE VA RD DE S TRA S B OURG
R U E
J E A N PASTOREAU RUE PLACE
PLACE
NOEL
PLACE J A U R E S VICTOR CO ME I L LE BLACHE
D'ARMES RUE L. JU ORDAN HUGO PLACE Aeroport
PUGET
RUE ANATOLE FRANCE RUE P.SEMARD RUE DE L'HOPITAL R I C H A RD ANDRIEU RUE B AU DI N RUE P. LANDRIN RUE DE REMPARTS de Toulon-
AVE. GENERAL MAGNAN
PA S S A GE DE L A CO R D ER I E
RUE MAIRAUD
Hyeres
25 km
(15 miles)
R U E ST BERNARD
NAT A NA R UE P. C HEVA LIER D' A L G ER A U G US TI N DAUMAS PL. DE LA L AFAY ET T E
Museé National MICHOLET CATHEDRALE
de la Marine R U E Cathédrale Ste-
RUE VICTOR
0 metres 250 C O N SIG NE PLACE R U E Marie-de-la-Seds
Q U A I
RAIMU R U E Musée d'Histoire
0 yards 250 de Toulon
PLACE C O URS RUE DU MURIER AVE DE BESAGNE
RUE HENRI A'LHUILLE
SEILLON
ILES D'HYERES PLACE
AV E NUE D E L A RE PU BLI QU E
LOUIS
BLANC
Key to Symbols see back flap Musée des Arts
Asiatiques