Le Lavandou

Le Lavandou is in Var, with its neighbour town of Bormes-les-Mimosas it forms a virtually integral settlement.

• 🌍 Office de Tourisme, Quai Gabriel Péri, ☏ +33 4 94 00 40 50, info@ot-lelavandou.fr. Located in a rather peculiar building per se, called Le Château, which is said to be a reminiscent of villas at the Lake Garda. (updated Jun 2015)

The nearest airports are in Nice, Toulon and Marseilles.

There is no railroad near the town, but you can catch a connecting bus from Toulon (#7801, #8814) or even Saint-Raphaël (change at St. Tropez or Cogolin).

NB: The intercity buses are prone to be quite late, esp. in season, so make sure you've got plenty of time for making connecting changes.

Boat links to the Hyères archipelago: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Île du Levant.