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Var Delights 24

Varied is the Var: on this drive you’ll encounter bleached cliffs,
tropical gardens, idyllic islands, pristine forests, secret beaches
and a few gorges for good measure.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

5 DAYS
310KM / 192 MILES
128 km
St-Tropez
Watch old men play m K Moustiers- GREAT FOR...
pétanque near place Ste-Marie
des Lices # JH

BEST TIME TO GO
95 km Early spring and late
autumn to dodge
Bormes-les-Mimosas summer tailbacks.
Wander the streets of
this atmospheric
village St-Raphaël # ESSENTIAL
l I PHOTO
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# # 7
# Marseille # Standing on the
dazzling white cliffs
# 2 # # above the Calanque
Bandol # 5 # # # d’En Vau.
# Domaine
# du Rayol
Sanary-
sur-Mer BEST FOR
The Calanques K FAMILIES
Explore this wild and
spectacular protected Snorkelling in sapphire
area near Marseille waters at the Domaine
9 km du Rayol.
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St-Tropez Boats on the harbour