Travel Guide Bouyon

Bouyon is ideally situated on a belvedere at the confluence of the Var and Estéron rivers. Surrounded by a cirque of wooded hills, the village offers panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. Today, all that remains of the fortified castle are a few sections of wall - in their place, a pretty open-air amphitheatre - and the ramparts have disappeared, but the pountis, the covered passageways that can still be used, mark the ancient gateways to the medieval village. Bouyon's 489 inhabitants enjoy the village's typical squares and cobbled streets, well restored and very lively in summer. You'll find trompe-l'œil painted facades, the Place du Four with its pretty pebble rosette on the ground, and beautiful house doors with antique stone lintels. The village also boasts a church with a wrought-iron campanile and two chapels, all in a perfect state of preservation. Bouyon has chosen to focus on the valleys leading to the Côte d'Azur, rather than the mountains. With its facades and shutters in the colors of the south, its gardens planted with white and oleander, olive and fig trees, the village has a clear Mediterranean feel. The Gorges de l'Estéron hike takes in the villages of Bouyon and Les Ferres, as well as the Clue de la Cerise on the Estéron River, an ideal area for canyoning!