One reaches this mount (584 m) which dominates the city, by one of the few cable-cars in the world situated by the seaside: during the ascent and over the cliff road , the view over Toulon and its harbour is magnificent. Prepared paths and play area..

The magnificent Marius-Escartefigue Corniche (coast road) provides the best overall view of Toulon’s harbours: the little harbour between Mourillon and La Seyne, the big harbour circumscribed to the south by the St-Mandrier Peninsula , and to th..

Without a doubt one of the Mediterranean’s prettiest harbours, boasting the attractions of both the sea and the mountains. A boat trip is the perfect way to see Toulon’s military installations and the incredible sight of the town dominated by the mou..

The former monumental gate of the Arsenal opens onto this museum which traces the history of the port and presents a huge collection of marine models, figureheads and paintings, including Joseph Vernet's View of the Port .

This tour takes in (albeit from afar) the military installations and Vauban Docks, the commercial port, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, and the ex-shipyard of La Seyne with Balaguier Fort. But the best thing about this rath..

The Darse Vieille (old port) was created under Henri IV, and Vauban had the Darse Neuve (new port) dug between 1680 and 1700. Meanwhile, the arsenal had been decided by Richelieu. Today, the Darse Vieille is dedicated to passenger transport (Corsica,..

Situated in the old fort of Beaumont tower, this museum offers films, slide shows and a series of documents and objets which relate the American landing in Provence, in August 1944.

At the centre of this square stands the Fontaine de la Fédération, inaugurated in 1889 for the centenary of the French Revolution. The façade of the Grand Hôtel is the last vestige of Toulon’s Belle Époque days.

Beautiful Neo-Classic facade and an assorted interior. Its nave is made of double Doric colonnades and a lantern dome which supports ten Corinthian columns. The whole seems rather unusual in the tangled streets of the old town, formerly a "reser..

The square is dominated by the façade of Toulon’s theatre, one of the loveliest outside of Paris. It was built in 1862 and embellished with the statue of Jules Muraire, alias Raimu (1887-1947), the Toulon-born star of stage and screen.

This square designed by Colbert (it was called Champ de Bataille at that time) became very fashionable: its restaurants, cafés and bandstand were frequented by the local bourgeoisie and officers. It has since lost its cachet.

This fountain decorates Pujet Square since 1780. This curious garden-fountain is the work of two artists from Toulon. Nature has helped by filling the basins and thus concealing the dolphins under the moss, ferns, a medlar tree and a oleander.

This former rope factory ( corderie ) for the Navy was designed by Vauban and is 320m long. Its handsome door comes from the former Jesuit seminary, dating from 1689, and was added to the façade in 1976. As it is still a military estate, it remains c..

The museum houses Flemish, Dutch, Italian and French paintings, with a section dedicated to the 19C offering an insight into artists from Provence, such as Toulon-born Vincent Courdouan . Major contemporary art collections are exhibited here in rota..

The right wing of a Renaissance style building holds a, mineralogy and stuffed animal (mainly birds) collection. The tiger at the entrance named Clem, is from Toulon. It was born in Mount Faron and was the mascot of the Clémenceau aircraft carrier.

In its heyday, between the elimination of the galleys (1748) and the opening of penal colonies in Guiana and New Caledonia a century later, the Toulon penal colony was inhabited by 4 000 convicts. This fountain pays tribute to Toulon’s convicts, who ..

Near the Art Museum. The bust of Puget by Injalbert and the Buveur Fountain by Hercule, shaded by cedars, palm trees and magnolias,

This is the main thoroughfare of the old town and leads to the Darse Vieille (old port).

The cathedral has a handsome Classical façade dating from the 17C and its tower is even younger (1740), but the interior, with its Romanesque and Gothic features, is testament to its true age. The rudimentary building dates from the 11C and 12C but h..

Haberdashery, secondhand clothes, gadgets, fruit and veg, herbes de Provence and prickly pears – cours Lafayette home to the Toulon market!