Provence Luberon Méditerranée

In the south of France, between Nice and Marseille, the Var, bathed in the Mediterranean Sea. At the time Provence, its traditions and culture, and the Riviera, with its mild climate, it became the first tourist department of France. Today the site-www.provence france.fr, you will discover the diversity of its landscapes, its rich historical and cultural heritage, but also crafts and traditions, not to mention its cuisine.

The Var is all hills and low mountains.
In the Middle Ages many villages in perchèrent eagle nest or s'étagèrent on the slopes of these heights, on the site or in the vicinity of former oppidums celto-Ligurians;
Clinging to the rock in which they are confused, built with stones of the hill, surrounded by walls topped by a castle or a church, the real strongholds allowed to resist the invaders and looters. Today, the court of the medieval villages still struggling with those who live there and the will of Commons that nurture them, artists and artisans run them, and throughout the year for lovers of history to cover up their sloping streets.

 
Le Castellet, a medieval village completely closed, and its famous racetrack.
Tourtour the village in the sky.
The Charterhouse of the Verne novel Collobrières monastery.
The Fortress of Brégançon, where the President of the Republic.
The lakeside town of Port Grimaud.