Var (department)
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Var is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is bordered on the east by the Alpes-Maritimes department; to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône; to the north of the
Calanque du Petit Canereit Massif de l'Esterel
Fréjus panoramio
Tour de l'Horloge de Draguignan vue depuis le bd des Remparts
Porquerolles panorama
Toulon
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Toulon 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 of
Var (department)
…was moved in 1860 and the department is no longer associated with the river. It is part of the French Riviera, a major tourist area of the country. Toulon is Var's largest city and administrative capital, known as the prefecture. Other important towns in Var include Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan…
Top left: Toulon Opera House, top right: Mayol Stadium (Le Stade du Mayol), 2nd: panoramic view of downtown Toulon and its port, 3rd left: Place de la Liberté, 3rd right: the beaches of Mourillon, bottom left: the cable car to Mount Faron, bottom right: Fort Saint-Louis
Toulon Cathedral (11th to 18th centuries)
The Tour Royale (16th century)
Barbarossa's Ottoman fleet, of the Regency of Algiers, wintering in the harbour of Toulon in 1543, with the Tour Royale (bottom right).