Toulon is a medium-sized city (15th town of France) between Marseille and Nice. It is in the west of French Riviera and in the southeast of Provence. Its old port has a huge marina, and receives many cruise ships.
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1 Office de Tourisme (Tourist Office), 12 place Louis Blanc, ☏ +33 4 94 18 53 00, info@toulontourisme.com. April - October: M-Sa 09:00-18:00, Su and holidays: 10:00-12:00; November - March: 09:00-17:00, Su and holidays: 10:00-12:00. (updated May 2015) Tourist information counter (in the lounge of the train station, next to the information point). M-Sa 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00. (updated May 2015) Climate is typical of the South of France. The summers are relatively hot, with temperatures usually higher than 30 °C. June is a hot month but a sudden storm may occur every once in a while. July usually features hot temperatures and blue sky.
Metropolitan bus and ferry network is operated by Réseau Mistral.
Vieille Ville (old town) or Basse Ville (lower town) is a historical centre of the city. It is NE of the harbour. As it was built in the Middle Ages, it's a really a maze of narrow streets. A couple of bigger ones, Rue d'Alger and Cours Lafayette, are bordered by numerous shops and crowded every Saturday. 1 Vieux Port. Visit the old harbour and its promenade. The folk of old Provence, the typical accent of locals, and some wooden boats on the still sea (the folk is better in smaller town along the coast, however). Numerous souvenir shops, coffee shops and fish restaurants.
Jazz in Toulon, annual music festival. On July 14th, Bastille Day is commemorated with a military march on the main boulevards. During the afternoon, there is usually an aircraft show that will be best seen from the beach and, at midnight, fireworks. On August 15th, fireworks at the Saint Louis fort next to the beaches. The town features several beaches just south of the Mourillon quarter. They were set up in the 1950s to develop tourism. More beautiful beaches may be found elsewhere on the coast. In any location, you should be prepared to crowd on the beach. The beaches of Toulon are associated to a park with entertainment for children of all ages.
1 Comoëdia Café, 19 Pl. Benoît Frachon. (updated Feb 2023) 2 Entracte Bar, 59 Quai Gabriel Péri. Brasserie (updated Feb 2023) 3 Le Sagno, 10 Quai Saturnin Fabre. (updated Feb 2023) 4 O Belem, 9 Cr Louis Blanc. Traditional restaurant (updated Feb 2023) 5 afrik'n food, 2 Rue Bourradet. African (updated Feb 2023) 6 La régalade Géré par Sebastien Chamard, 8 rue des chantiers, Pl. Ledru Rollin. (updated Feb 2023) 7 Bistrot De La Corderie, Av. Marcel Dassault. (updated Oct 2022) 8 School Anne Sophie Pic (Toulon's Catering and Tourism School), Rue César Vezzani, ☏ +33 4 94 09 70 81 (09:00 - 16:00).
1 Le Chantilly, 15 place Pierre Puget. A historic brasserie founded in 1907 (updated May 2015)
Public hospitals: Sainte-Anne hospital, 2 boulevard Sainte-Anne, +33 4 94 09 90 00, fax. +33 4 94 09 92 16. Chalucet Hospital, rue Chalucet, +33 4 94 22 77 78. Avoid walking alone at night in the historical centre of the town. Or remember to be nice to the people you may meet there. This is the "red" quarter of the town.
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In Jul, Toulon typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
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