Toulon

Pop. : 166,442 inh.

Var Department

With the Mont Faron(542m,) in the background, and opening out onto
a magnificient arbour designed by Mother Nature,
Toulon is a city of contrasts:

• Its old picturesque city of ancient fountains and a colorful daily market with the smells and sounds typical of Provence.

• Its large military port, which is the French Navy's war port for all of the Mediterranean, is also a marina for private boats, and the embarkation for Corsica and Sardinia.

• Morillon, an area just minutes from the city center has 20ha, of well equipped beaches where all water sports are available.

Because of its size Toulon can offer a complete choice of activities:

• Music festivals,
• the contempory art museum,
• the naval museum,
• the dance festival at Châteauvallon,
• the Zenith concert hall seating 8,500,
• the Palais des Congrès...