Secret Provence

On the trail of Europe's ancient civilisations, these breathtaking hilly landscapes set in the heart of traditional Provence positively brim with vineyards of renown, picturesque mediaeval villages, monasteries and craft workshops.

Not to be missed:

• Mont Lachens: Var’s highest point
• Chateaudouble Gorges
• Sainte-Roseline chapel in Arcs sur Argens
• Saint-Martin collegiate church and Notre Dame de Benva chapel in Lorgues
• Saint-Michel Orthodox monastery in Lorgues
• Museum of the liberation in Le Muy
• In Draguignan: museum of Provencal art and tradition, municipal museum, museum of artillery, clock tower and Pierre de la Fée dolmen
• Scented garden at Figanières
• Saint Etienne church, Honoré Camos museum and gallery and museum of minerals and fossils at Bargemon
• Saint André church and La Souche bridge at Comps sur Artuby
• Bargème: Most beautiful village in France, characteristic village
• Chateau, heritage museum, Soleils wheat mill in Trigance
• Les Maures massif and Notre Dame des Anges chapel
• Les Maures plain
• Tortoise village and donkey village at Gonfaron
• The old village of Cannet des Maures
• Regional stamp museum and museum of the history of central Var in Le Luc