Toulon - Do & See
- Nearby guides:
- Provence
- Marseille
- Nice
- Nîmes
- Les Deux Alpes
- Alpe d’Huez
- Sestriere
- Grenoble Ski Region
- Grenoble
- Montpellier
- Other guides in France:
- Clermont - Ferrand
- La Rochelle
- Les Deux Alpes
- Limoges
- Marseille
- Montpellier
- Nantes
- Nice
- Paris
- Pau
- More
Musée De La Marine
This is the place to learn everything about the town’s maritime history, from the lives of galley slaves to the attacks by pirates led by Redbeard. Not to mention the young Captain Napoleon Bonaparte who helped to destroy the town after it had been handed over to the English after the Revolution.
Musée Mémorial Du Débarquement
Many tourists are not aware that the Allied landings on the coasts of France took place not just in Normandy, but also here in August 1944.
Musée D’art
Exquisite paintings from the School of Provence, as well as a natural history museum with everything there is to know about the region’s wildlife and minerals.
Place Puget
Delightful stroll from a charming little square – with a fountain covered in greenery – through the Old Town’s best-known street, down to the harbour.
The Fortifications
There are about 40 of these all round the bay. The oldest of them date back to the 16th century. Fort Balaguier and la Tour Beaumont can be visited.
Sainte-marie-de-la-seds Oder La Cathédrale
The mixture of styles in this Romanesque cathedral, dating from the 11th century, could almost be classified as post-modern. A concentrate of church architecture through the centuries.
Le Mont Faron
An impressive mountain with amazing views over the bay. There is a cableway up the mountain, but not on days when the Mistral is blowing too much. Check at the tourist office.
Le cours Lafayette (also called le marché Provence)
At the address of the same name. Worth visiting because it is Provence in a nutshell, with its scents, tastes and sounds from the market stalls selling vegetables.
