The coast offers attractive holiday resorts like Hyères, Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol and several islands like the idyllic Iles d’Or with their unspoilt nature.
The beaches in the Var are famous for being some of the best on the coast: wide, children friendly with lots of space and good parking facilities.
Inland is most interesting but without major historical sights.
Nature experiences and the beautiful landscape are primary attractions, here. The region has everything so typical of Provence: old medieval villages with narrow winding alleys and stairways, idyllic squares with fountains and shady plane trees, blooming almond trees in the springtime, olive orchards, tall slim cypresses and vineyards as far as the eye can see. The Var is especially well-known for its Provencal wines, Côtes de Provence and Bandol.
In the high season temperatures rise to 28°-35°C, with the highest temperatures inland.
In the winter temperatures are around 11°C on the coast and a little lower inland, around 7°C. Here, it can even fall below 0°C for shorter periods. Normally the rainy season is in the springtime and in the autumn, periods also marked by the strong Mistral wind.
The climatic chart of Marseille corresponds to that of the coastal region of the Var.