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Cadière-d'Azur is a small medieval village perched on a hilltop about 6 km north of Bandol on the coast. The old village, with a fairly large bunch of houses, sits on a rocky ridge, quite picturesque when approached along the small road from the south.
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Nearby: |
Bandol 8 km |
Cassis 27 km |
Castellet 3 km |
Marseille 44 km |
Toulon 22 km |
Hotels near La Cadière-d'Azur: |
Cadière-d'Azur |
8 km Bandol |
22 km Toulon |
27 km Cassis |
44 km Marseille |
The autoroute circles around the east and north side of the village, sort of spoiling the medieval feeling when standing on the far side to look out across the plains to the north, although there is a nice view of Le Castellet perched on its hilltop just across the valley.
Inside the village and along the main street, however, you're isolated from the modern world, with typical little shops as well as artisanal shops for pottery and local products.
Above the small main street, you can walk through the archway past the studded oaken doors of the porte St-Jehan, dated "Janvier 1561" [photo-3], and wander up the narrow little streets of the old village. This is one of three remaining medieval portes, including the porte de la Colle and the porte Mazrin, in the ancient medieval walls. Among the ancient buildings of the old town are the Tour de l'Horloge with a 16th-century campanile and the 16th century St-André church with its tall hexagonal clock tower [photo-4].
History
Name
First record, 993: Cathedra, Catedra; 1047: Cadera. Cathedra stands for siege or place of rest; in Provençal, cadiero is a chair.
Gallo-Roman:
Numerous Gallo-roman vestiges have been discovered in the region, including several Roman fountains. The Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs is built on the old Roman foundations.
Medieval:
Cadière was a Seigneurie of the Viscounts of Marseille, and later of the Abbey of St-Victor.
Office de Tourisme
Tel : 0494 90 12 56
Email: otsicad@free.fr
Open: Tue, Fri 13h30-16h30; Thu 9h-12h; Sat 14h-16h.
Dates
Every Thur - Marché
July 1st Sun - Fête
Saint Come Moulin - Moulin de Saint Come
Location:
Dep 266
Tel: 0494 901 151
Web: www.moulindestcome.com
Olive oil available.
Wine
Domaine Castell-Reynoard
Alexandre Castell
Location:
Domaine Castell-Reynoard
Tel: 0494 901 016; Fax: 0494 90 10 16
Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles
Mme Claude Jouve-Férec, Domaine Lafran-Veyrolles
Location:
2115 rte de l'Argile
Tel: 0494 901 337; Fax: 0494 90 11 18
Tasting by rendez-vous
Moulin des Costes
Domaine Bunan
Location:
BP 17
Tel: 0494 985 898; Fax: 0494 98 60 05
Web: www.bunan.com
Domaine de La Noblesse
Jean-Pierre Gaussen, Domaine de La Noblesse
Location:
1585 chemin de l'Argile
Tel: 0494 987 554; Fax: 0494 98 65 34
Tasting by rendez-vous
Domaine du Pey-Neuf
Guy Arnaud
Location:
Domaine du Pey-Neuf
Tel: 0494 901 455; Fax: 0494 26 13 89
Tasting by rendez-vous
Château de Pibarnon
Henri et Eric de Saint-Victor
Tel: 0494 901 273; Fax: 0494 90 12 98
Château Pignatel
Henri et Agnès Gaussen
Location:
1685 chemin de l'Argile
Tel: 0494 987 207; Fax: 0494 98 40 41
Tasting by rendez-vous
Domaine La Roche Redonne
M. et Mme Tournier
Location:
Domaine La Roche Redonne
Tel: 0494 901 183; Fax: 0494 90 00 96
Tasting by rendez-vous
La Roque
Location:
Quartier Vallon
Tel: 0494 901 039; Fax: 0494 90 08 11
Tasting by rendez-vous
Château La Rouvière
Location:
Domaine Bunan, BP 17
Tel: 0494 985 898; Fax: 0494 98 60 05
Domaine des Salettes
Jean-Pierre Boyuer
Location:
Château Salettes
Tel: 0494 900 606; Fax: 0494 90 04 29
Château Vannières
Location:
Château Vannières
Tel: 0494 900 808; Fax: 0494 90 15 98
Transportation La Cadière-d'Azur
Bus
Department 83, Var Buses
See Beyond's Var Department Bus Schedules for downloading the Var bus-lines map [Plan du Reseau] and bus-line schedules [Horaires] (link for PDF files).
Schedules for the Var bus lines are on the www.varlib.fr website; select HORAIRES for a linked-list of the bus routes in the Var department
(www.varlib.fr/cg83/Horaires_des_lignes_du_reseau_VarLib").
Hiking
Maps:
IGN (1/25,000) #3245 ET "Aubagane, La Ciotat, Ste-Baume"
IGN (1/25,000) #3346 OT "Toulon, Le Gro Cerveau, Mont Faron"
The best bet for hiking here is the GR51 (Balcony of the Cote d'Azur) that crosses the low hills only 2 km southwest of the village.
Lodging - Hotels
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Photo gallery of 4 photos for La Cadière-d'Azur