Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The Flyers' Guide to Toulon-Hyères Airport
En route back from a long, hedonistic lunch in Cagnes sur Mer, we decided to stop off and take a look at Toulon-Hyères airport. Now, normally we always fly through Marignane, aka Marseille-Provence, but I was curious to see this much smaller airport in case we ever have to use it instead. It was quite a pleasant surprise: lavishly appointed, thanks to its origins as a military facility, a lot more relaxed than either Marseille or Nice, beautifully located --- and just five minutes' walk from the beach, if you ever felt like catching some rays on a swift day trip! Click here to read more.
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