Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
Toulon is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La Valette-du-Var, 40km from Calanques National Park.
Toulon is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 170,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Valette-du-Var, about 5 km away.
Toulon (UK: , US: ; French: [tulɔ̃] ; Provençal: Tolon (classical norm), Touloun (Mistralian norm), pronounced [tuˈlun]) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera at the eastern extremity of the Gulf of Lion, it formed part of the historical region ofRead more
Provence. The city functions as the prefecture of the Var department.
Toulon had a population of 179,116 people (2023), making it France's 12th-largest city, and third most populous French city on the Mediterranean, after Marseille and Nice. It is the centre of a metropolitan area with 591,135 inhabitants (2023), the fourteenth largest in France by population.
Toulon is an important centre for naval construction, fishing, winemaking, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes, and electronic equipment.
The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. The 1793 siege took place during the Federalist revolts.
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Within an hour or so of Toulon: Mont Faron Summit (3 km), Circuit Paul Ricard (18 km), Route des Crêtes (Cassis) (31 km), Calanque d'En-Vau (34 km).
The nearest famous roads are Route des Crêtes (Cassis), Corniche Sublime (D71) and Route des Cretes, Verdon Gorge.
Toulon is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 5 km from La Valette-du-Var.
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Full driving guide for France6 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
A 584 m limestone mountain looming over Toulon, climbed by a narrow corniche road of tight hairpins beloved of the Tour de France; the summit offers superb views over one of Europe's finest natural harbours.
3 km · about 5 min drive
racetrack
French Formula 1 circuit near the Côte d'Azur famous for its distinctive blue and red run-off stripes.
18 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
A clifftop corniche from Cassis to La Ciotat climbing the highest sea cliffs in France with stunning overlooks.
31 km · about 35 min drive
beach
The most beautiful of the Calanques, a slender turquoise inlet hemmed by needle-sharp white pinnacles.
34 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Dramatic limestone fjord-like inlets with turquoise waters and white cliffs stretching between Marseille and Cassis on the Mediterranean coast.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Marseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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