These are two good chain hotels if you need to stay near Marseille's main railway and bus stations at Saint Charles, each equally close to the main concourse, but with slightly different advantages to ...

As a naval port which must remain open for military reasons, Toulon is more secure and less vulnerable to strikes than Marseille, which has been plagued by industrial action of various kinds over the ...

In the early 19th century palms were cultivated here commercially and the town counted some 1.25 million. Today around 100,000 remain, and the town occasionally calls itself Hyères les Palmiers ...

Le petit Nice is one of a handful of three Michelin-starred dining spots in the whole of Provence, and one of the longest established - with correspondingly sky-high prices. Is it worth it? Click here ...

Toulon offers a wide range of local transport. And the tourist train, boats and cable car are not just a way of getting around but are great rides in their own right. The centre of Toulon is compact ...

The reason: vin rosé is the easiest to make and the sturdy wine presses and more complex techniques used for today's darker, more tannic reds were not widely available in ancient winemaking. 2. The ...

It was once common for wealthy Brits to spend the winter in the South of France. The French Riviera was one of the first modern resorts, prized initially for its health-giving and restorative effects, ...

Joseph Garibaldi was born in Marseille, died there and rarely strayed very far in the intervening eight decades - which, perhaps, is one reason why he's still relatively unknown today. Click here to ...