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The commune of Hyères includes the town, the seaside peninsula Presqu'ile de Giens and the islands Iles d'Hyères.

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Var (83400)
Population: 48,043
Altitude: 40 m

Also:  | Hyères | Hyères Islands | Hyères Sea Travel |


Nearby:  | Aix-en-Provence 96 km | Belgentier 24 km | Bormes-les-Mimosas 22 km | Brignoles 50 km | Calanques | Castellet 41 km | Garde-Freinet 54 km | Lavandou 22 km | Marseille 86 km | Pierrefeu-du-Var 16 km | Toulon 18 km |


Hotels near Hyères: | Hyères | 16 km Pierrefeu-du-Var | 18 km Toulon | 22 km Bormes-les-Mimosas | 22 km Lavandou | 50 km Brignoles | 86 km Marseille |




The Town of Hyères

Hyères is a fabulous town, and vastly different from the seaside resort area of the coast. Coming up from the beach, or turning in from the end of the autoroute, you'll drive up through a commercial-residential district on the Avenue Gambetta with its wide sidewalks lined by double rows of palm trees. If you come into town by train, you'll have a 10-15 minute walk from the station to the center. However you arrive, don't plan on leaving soon; if you have only one day you'll miss a lot of Hyères.

From the top of the avenue, much more town extends out to the right (east), including wide pedestrian shopping malls (the outside street variety). Straight north from the end of Ave Gambetta, continue on the Rue Rabaton to the Place Massillon and the start of the old town.

The Place Massillon is a large, open square, with the 12th-century Tower of Saint-Blaise and several good terrace cafè-restaurants. The daily market is held here, and the tiny streets leading to the square are packed with market stalls and shops. The well-restored old "tower" was a Knights Templar commandery.

Above the Place Massillon are a maze of interesting old streets on the hillside, meriting hours of wander and exploring; It's small enough, though, that you'll discover most in just an hour or two (not counting the park). On one level there's an observation table with a good view of the plains below and the coast. Behind the observation table, the medieval Porte Pensicola leads upwards tint even narrower streets, many of them paved with thick round cobble stones and bordered by stone walls, with shrubs and flowers everywhere. A lot of the streets of the upper vieille ville have the stone roots of the underlying rock joining streets and walls.

The old town has, in addition to its narrow streets and medieval arched portes, lovely old houses, many painted in the Provençal pastels with contrasting shutters and doors. Most are finely restored, many with the ancient stone door and window frames integrated into the facades. Even the vieille village school house is interesting with its red brick construction.


Park St Bernard

If you like flowers, or gardens, or quiet restful places, or great views, you'll love this park. In the old town go up the Rue Saint Esprit to where it turns and becomes Rue Barbacane. Facing the Porte Barruc archway, follow the steps to up to the right through a small gate, and into a lush other world. (It's open from 8h00 until evening.)
      A myriad of walkways and steps leading to different levels or through small arches into adjacent plots take you through a lush, green and colorful environment. Olives, pines and other trees provide shade in extensive gardens full of Mediterranean plants.
      The park is peaceful and quite, with benches or low walls for sitting and resting. There's a great view of the coast from here, and down across the roofs of the town, including the observation table below. High above and behind the park, you can see the lookout point at the Chateau ruins with an even further view.

At the top of the park is the Les Palmiers district, where the ramparts of the Villa de Noailles are being rebuilt. A road from here goes around the hill to the right, circling up to the Chateau ruins to the top, apparently a 45-minute walk.


The Seaside and Presqu'ile de Giens

hyeresmap The seaside and out onto the peninsula Presqu'ile de Giens is typically seaside resort, but perhaps more crowded than most. It's lined with campsites, hotels, tourist shops, traffic, restaurants and attractions, in a setting of salt marshes and umbrella pines. A popular attraction is the large Magic World fun park, on the D42 road just west of Hyères-Plage.

The Presqu'ile has the village of Giens, a little port, and the Tour-Fondue with an old fortress and the ferry to the islands of Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant. Just off the point are the little islands of Petit Ribaud and Grand Ribaud: pretty, but without access. The fortress is picturesque, sitting on a promotory jutting into the sea. You can clamber up the rocks (a bit dodgy) and walk around the base of the fort, but there's not much point. La Tour-Fondue itself has a pretty little inlet, with a few fishing boats anchored.

The ferry to the Porquerolles leaves roughly every hour, and many passengers take their bicycles for touring the island.


Office de Tourisme

Tel (CDT): 04 94 65 18 55; Fax: 04 94 35 85 05

Web: www.hyeres-tourisme.com
Email: info@ot-hyeres.fr

Dates

Sat, Sun - Market; at Magic World
Sun - Puces (flea markt), La Capte


Museums & Sites

Museum

Villa Noailles

Location: Forum du casino - 3, av Ambroise Thomas; BP 721, 83400 Hyeres

Open: 7 July - 26 Sept, 14h-19h; Fridays open only 16h-22h

Closed: Tue, Holidays

Tel: 0498 080 198

Web: www.villanoailles-hyeres.com


Olive Oil Mills    (List of Mills - 83)

Fenouillet Domaine - Domaine du Fenouillet

Denise Lacour

Location: 324 Route de Toulon, La Bayorre

Tel: 0494 651 326

Web: www.domaine-du-fenouillet.com

Olive oil and olives available.


Gardens (Jardins)

Park St Bernard

A large, terraced garden of lush plants and wildflowers, with a view down across the roofs of the old town to the sea.

Location: In the old town go up the Rue Saint Esprit to where it turns and becomes Rue Barbacane. Facing the Porte Barruc archway, follow the steps to up to the right through the small gate.

Open: 08h00 - evening

Entry: Free


Wine

Bormes-les-Mimosas is in the region of the Côte de Provence wines.

Château des Anglades

Direction Le Lavandour via RN 98, after Pont du Gapeau

Open: Visit by rendez-vous

Tel: 0491 681 560; Fax: 04 91 68 20 57

Domaine de l' Artaude

M. Lemarchaud

Location: Chemin de la Cibonne

Open: All year, Mon-Sat, 9h-12h, 14h-18h Closed Sun, holidays; open 14 July

Tel: 0494 217 054

Château Le Bastidon

M. et Mme Rose

Location: Route du Pansard

Open: Summer 7 days, 8h-12h, 15h30-19h30 Winter Mon-Sat 8h-12h, 14h-19h; Sun 10h-12h

Tel: 0494 668 015; Fax: 04 94 66 68 23

Château des Bormettes

M. Faré

Location: Route de Brégançon

Open: Summer 8h-12h, 15h-19h30; Winter 8h-12, 14h-18h Closed Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 668 135; Fax: 04 94 05 28 50

Château du Carrubier

M. Jacques Axel

Location: Route de Cabasson

Open: Summer, 7 days, 8h-19h Winter, Mon-Sat, 9h-12h, 14h-17h

Tel: 0494 668 282; Fax: 04 94 35 00 01

Domaine du Cazal et Mas des Borrels

M. Michel Garnier

Location: Les 3eme Borrels

Open: Summer 9h-12h; Winter Sat-Sun, 15h-19h

Tel: 0494 664 015; Fax: 04 94 66 40 15

Domaine du Château Vert

M. Marmottant

Location: RD 559

Open: Summer, Mon-Sat, 9h-12h30, 15h30-19h30 Winter, Mon-Sat, 9h-12h, 14h30-18h, except Wed afternoon

Tel: 0494 668 059

Château de la Cheylane

Château closed to the public; no direct sales.

Location: La Cheylane, Route du Lavandou

Tel: 0494 668 009; Fax: 04 94 05 20 88

Domaine Clos Cibonne Tibouren

Mme Roux Mourchou

Location: Chemin de la Cibonne

Open: All year Mon-Sat

Tel: 0494 217 055

Domaine de la Coulerette

Mme Sylvette Brechet

Location: La Coulerette

Open: Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 14h-17h; closed Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 668 003; Fax: 04 94 15 92 31

Domaine de la Courtade

Open: Mon-Fri 10h-16h30; closed Sat-Sun

Tel: 0494 583 144

Domaine Desachy

M. Desachy (Gaec)

Location: La Moserolle

Open: Summer, Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 15h-19h30; Sun 9h-12h Winter, Mon-Sat 9h12h, 15h-19h30

Tel: 0494 668 446

Domaine de la Ferme

M. Mathieu-Ressuge

Location: RN 98 route Hyères/La Londe

Open: Summer 14h-20h; Winter 14h-18h

Tel: 0494 664 015

Domaine Les Fouques

M. Yves Gros

Location: Les Premiers Borrels - Vallées des Borrels

Open: Weekdays 8h-19h; Sat-Sun 10h-19h

Tel: 0494 656 819; Fax: 04 94 35 25 30

Ferm Auberge Vigneronne; Meals at the farm by reservation.

Château du Galoupet

M. Shivdasani

Location: RD 559

Open: Summer 9h-19h except holidays; Sun 9h-12h Winter 9h-18h except Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 664 007; Fax: 04 94 66 42 410

Domaine de la Grande Bastide

Mme Josette Delpeuch

Location: Route de Pierrefeu

Open: Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 14h-18h; Closed Sun April-Oct.

Tel: 0494 282 847

Domaine du Haut Pansard

M. Maurice Portal

Location: Le Haut Pansard

Open: Mon-Sat, closed Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 665 985

Domaine de l' Ile

M. Sébastien Leber

Open: Apr-Sept, 7 days, 8h-20h

Tel: 0494 583 160; Fax: 04 94 58 31 03

Rouge, Rosé, Blanc - at the boutique in the village.

Château de Jasson

M. et Mme Benjamin Defresne

Location: Route de Collobrières

Open: Summer 9h-12h30, 15h-19h, closed Sun Winter 9h45-12h, 15h-19h Sat-Mon; mornings only Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 668 152; Fax: 04 94 05 24 84

Domaine de la Jeannette SCIR

Mister and Misses Hervé Limon

Location: 556 route des Borrels, Vallée des Borrels

Open: Weekdays 9h-12h, 14h-18h; Sat 9-12h, 14h-17h30 Closed Sun; open holidays

Tel: 0494 656 830; Fax: 04 94 12 76 07

Cave des Vignerons Londais

Mme Geneviève Gualtieri

Location: RD 559, Le Pansard

Open: Summer 8h-12h, 15h-18h, closed Sun, holidays Winter 8h-12h, 15h-18h, closed Sun-Mon, holidays

Tel: 0494 668 023; Fax: 04 94 05 20 10

Château Maravenne

Location: Route de Valcros

Open: 7 days a week: Sept - April: 9h - 12.30, 13.30 - 18h May - June: 9h - 12.30, 13.30 - 19h July - Aug: 9h - 13, 14 - 19h Closed 1 Jan and 25 Dec

Tel: 0494 668 020; Fax: 04 94 66 97 79

Mas de la Colombine

M. Mario Colombo

Location: Route de l'Appié

Open: Mon-Sat 8h-12h, 14h30-19h

Tel: 0494 668 072

Domaine de Mauvanne

Location: Les Salins d'Hyères

Open:

Open: 7 days a week:
Sept - April: 9h - 12.30, 13.30 - 18h
May - June: 9h - 12.30, 13.30 - 19h
July - Aug: 9h - 13, 14 - 20h

Closed: 1 Jan and 25 Dec

Tel: 0494 664 025; Fax: 04 94 66 46 29

Domaine des Myrtes

MM. Barbaroux (Gaec)

Location: Lieu dit "Les Myrtes"

Open: Summer, Mon-Fri 9h-12h, 15h-19h; Sat 9h-12h, 16h-19h Winter, Mon-Fri 9h-12h, 15h-18h; Sat 9h-12h

Tel: 0494 668 300; Fax: 04 94 66 65 73

Domaine de la Navicelle

Location: Chemin de la Cibonne

Tel: 0494 217 999

Domaine OTT, Clos Mireille

M. OTT

Location: Route de Brégançon

Open: Summer, Mon-Sat, 9h-12h30, 15h-19h30; Sun 10h30-12h, 17h-19h Winter, Mon-Sat, 9h12h, 14h-18h. Always closed holidays.

Tel: 0494 015 350; Fax: 04 94 01 53 51

Domaine Perzinsky

M. Alexis et Cyril Perzinsky

Open: Apr-Oct, 7 days, 9h-19h; Nov-Mar, Sat-Sun, 9h-19h, weekend by rendez-vous.

Tel: 0494 583 432; Fax: 04 94 58 34 32

Domaine du Revaou

M. Bernard Scarone

Location: 3eme Borrels

Open: Sat, 8h30-12h

Tel: 0494 656 844

Domaine Saint André de Figuière

M. Alain Combard

Location: Quartier Saint Honoré (near the Jardin d'Oiseaux Tropicaux); BP 47

Open: Summer Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 14h-18h30 Winter Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 14h-18h

Tel: 0494 669 210; Fax: 04 94 35 04 46

Château Sainte Marguerite

M. Jean-Pierre Fayard

Location: Le Haut Pansard

Open: Summer 9h-12h, 14h-19h, except Sun, holidays Winter 9h-12h, 14h-17h, except Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 668 146; Fax: 04 94 66 51 05

Domaine de Sauvebonne

Location: La Bergerie

Open: Apr-Sept Mon-Sat 9h-12h, 15h-19h Oct-Mar Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9h-12h, 15h-18h30

Tel: 0494 667 870

Domaine du Tamary

M. Jacques Morel

Location: EARL du Tamary, Route de Valcros

Open: Summer, Mon-Sat, 10h-12h, 16h-19h30 Winter, Mon-Fri 17h-19h; Sat 14h-19h

Tel: 0494 665 500; Fax: 04 94 66 55 00

Château de la Tour Saint Honoré

M. Serge Portal

Location: RD 559, Quartier Saint Honoré

Open: Mon-Sat; closes Sun, holidays

Tel: 0494 669 822; Fax: 04 94 66 52 12

Cave Coopérative Viticole

Location: 3, allée de la Libération

Tel: 0494 217 224


Transportation Hyères

Air

Toulon-Hyères Airport

The Toulon-Hyères airport is located between the Hyères town center and the beach.

Bus

Department 83, Var Buses

See Beyond's Bus Schedules Page 16: Var Department for downloading Var bus-lines map [Plan du Reseau] and bus-line schedules [Horaires] (link for PDF files).

Driving

The autoroute A570 starts at the edge of Hyères town center. Nine km to the west it connects to the A5 that goes through Toulon to Marseille and points north and west, and to the A57 that goes northeast to joint the A8 autoroute between Aix-en-Provence and Nice.

Rail

Toulon is on the main Nice-Lyon-Paris line [rail map].
Hyères and Toulon are connected by a local train line and good bus service. This is the best way to get to or from Hyères by public transport.


Fun - Amusement - Kids

Amusement

Kiddy Parc - Parc d'Attractions pour Enfants

A 3-hectare amusement theme park for kiddies, 500 meters from the Port de Hyères. Rides, slides, animals, water slides and games, go-karts, and so on.

Location: Port d'Hyères

Open: April - September

Entry: Kids over 2 years: 13.50€ Parc; 15.50€ Parc + Cirque; 17.00€ Parc + Cirque + Jeux d'Eau (Water Games)

Email: infos@kiddyparc.com

Web: www.kiddyparc.com

Mini Golf

Golf Mini Hyérois

Location: 810 chem Roubaud

Tel: 0494 572 500


Sports

Cycling

Holiday Bikes

VTT cycle and motorcycle rental

Location: 19 rue Jean D'Agrève

Tel: 0494 387 945

Holiday Bikes

VTT cycle and motorcycle rental

Location: centre Nautisme 4 centre cial Ship Souk

Tel: 0494 387 945

L'Horizon

Location: 14 av Méditerranée

Tel: 0494 580 378; Fax: 04 94 58 03 78

L'Indien

Location: av Mer l Ayguade

Tel: 0607 384 467; Fax: 04 94 58 35 27

Michel François

Location: 14 av Doct Robin

Tel: 0494 387 945

Diving

Destination Plongée

Location: av Aéroport

Tel: 0494 383 585

Espace Mer Le Brigantin

Location: che Bouvet, La Tour Fondue, Giens

Tel: 0494 589 494

Special NV BIO Nitrox and wrecks


Hiking

Maps:

IGN (1/25,000) #3446 OT "Hyères, Porquerolles"

Didier Richard (1/50,000) #25 "Maures Haut-Pays Varois"

dot East, south and west of town is very built up. Immediately to the north of town, however, are the forested hills of Les Maurettes. From the hilltop above the town, trails go out into these hills to the north; it's an area only about 5 km from east to west.

dot To the northeast of Hyères, only a few km away, is the start of the Maures: a vast area of beautiful forests and hills, and good hiking. For the Maures you'll need map Didier Richard (1/50,000) #25 "Maures Haut-Pays Varois".


Dining

There are plenty of restaurants in Hyères, that we haven't tried. Our one lunch on the Place Massillon included a very good Pates aux Pistou and an interesting Aïoli complet. The Aïoli was served as one deep dish with fresh codfish, green beans, boiled potato, cauliflower, carrots, a whole artichoke, shellfish and a boiled egg, with a dish of Aïoli sauce on the side.

La Crèche Provencale

Location: 15 rte de Toulon

Closed: Sat noon, Mon

Tel: 0494 653 028

La Fontaine d'Aristée

Location: 20 impasse Saint-Joseph

Tel: 0494 353 737

This is also a hotel, located in a residential area between the town center and the beaches. Cuisine refined and original, and they have a weight-watchers menu.

Le Jardin

Location: 19 av Joseph Clotis

Open: 7/7 days, midi-midnight

Tel: 0494 352 412

Close to the center; set in a relaxed tent-style soft-top. Friendly, English-speaking staff. Very popular so phone ahead.

Les Jardins de Bacchus

Location: 32 av Gambetta

Closed: Sat noon, Mon off-season; 1-15 June; 1 week Jan

Tel: 0494 657 763; Fax: 04 94 65 71 19

Fine cuisine (restaurant gastronomique), a couple of blocks below the old town.


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• 16 km — Pierrefeu-du-Var hotels

• 18 km — Toulon hotels

• 22 km — Bormes-les-Mimosas hotels

• 22 km — Lavandou hotels

• 50 km — Brignoles hotels

• 86 km — Marseille hotels



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