Local history and culture Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

The Coq gourmand, a wine cellar but not only. A walk in a non-standard, atypical and historic place. A gourmand journey in time. A historical journey in the old cellars of the Arsenal Arsenal. Tasting workshops around good wines. Thematic evenings: exhibitions, wine meetings, conferences, cooking courses. The visit of the cellars commented by Claudine, the mistress of the passionate places, will enchant you. You will discover the fine bottles of wine growers, antique objects of table and wine and other wonders. The most of the cellar, for the greedy, a choice of olive oils, honey, jams and other chocolates! For the curious, an expo/collection of ceramic fowls. Before leaving, discover the wines of famous stars, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Carmet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Laurent Gerra, Francis Cabrel… A lovely welcome! An indispensable place in Marseille!

This set is unique when it comes to quality, originality and reliability of the pieces it is inspired by. Arlette Roux has always wanted to do sculpture but she lacked of time, she began by collecting small figurines. Tired of seeing them lined up on display, she imagined putting them into scenes under tents of cloth decorated with banners to reconstruct the extraordinary atmosphere of the medieval and Renaissance period. In total, there are now hundreds of figurines representing thousands of hours of work and love that are exposed and invite the visitors to the daily life of women and men of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

This Provencal village perched in the heart of the Baronnies, in a preserved valley. Among other things, you can contemplate the imposing square tower of the th century, built with gigantic diamond-shaped stones, classified as a historic monument and commonly called "Century tower". At the turn of the streets you will discover a medieval village, reflecting its still present. Crossed through the Acute and Lidane rivers, you will also have the opportunity to initiate memorable trout fishing. The ramparts and porte gate (xiv), the castle of the th century, the church of St. Jacques (th), the Protestant temple (th), and the ecomuseum are also to visit.

This road, taken by Napoleon to cross the Alps, rises very quickly and winds in a rough lacets. It runs through vast black pine forests and offers beautiful perspectives on the Alps. This is an obligatory passage for the riders of the Monte Carlo rally. 

The Village is the heart of the old village. You will discover its narrow and pentues streets, which wind between the austere and high facades of stones built "hot and sand". Some of them still show turrets or old doors with stone lintels decorated and dated. Once a country of wine, these facades contain many old and low doors, dominating huge cellars. It was built on several levels of vaults of tufa, urged and aging here of famous wines. The fluent plots and fountains in the basins dug in the stone and somewhat aerate this hardened place. Seemingly modest, it took excessive efforts to bring water - precious and rare - to the heart of the village from sources on the mountain. To visit the town is to get closer to the soul of the old village, while reconnecting with its rich past. But at the same time, we appreciate the efforts of development and restoration, which today allow life to develop in these historic places, without making it just a museum village.

In its austere height, this Romanesque tower was built by the Templar in the 1673 th century and was acquired in by the brothers community of the Center de Beaulieu. The Saint-Beacon tower, its other name, housed the town hall of Hyères from 1770 to 1913 and serves as a forum for exhibitions. The tourist office offers a 1 hour tour of the medieval city for free.