Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in the Var

83130 La Garde

The villa Port Magaud, built at the beginning of the 20th century in La Garde, is a historic residence with classical facades and innovative hydraulic system, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

83400 Hyères

Porquerolles lighthouse, built in the 19th century on the island of the same name, dominates the Mediterranean from Hyères. This listed historical monument offers panoramic views of the archipelago and the Var coast.

83600 Fréjus

The ancient Roman port of Fréjus, dated the second Gallo-Roman century, is a major archaeological site of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with its quays and the so-called lantern tower of Augustus, remains of a full port in the eighteenth century.

Headlights classified as MH
83140 Six-Fours-les-Plages

The Grand Rouveau lighthouse, built in the 19th century on the island of Grand Rouveau (Six-Fours-les-Plages), is an automated maritime lighthouse that signals the entrance of the ports of Bandol and Brusc in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Maritime Corderie
83200 Toulon

The Toulon ropeworks, built in the 17th century in the Var, is a vast military industrial building designed by Vauban to make ropes of royal ships. Long over 400 metres, this emblematic monument of the Toulon arsenal combines functional architecture and baroque decorations.

Gallo-Roman jackets
83520 Roquebrune-sur-Argens

The marine pool of the Gaillarde, dated from the Gallo-Roman period, is an ancient tank trap located in Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Var), used for the production of garum, a fish sauce typical of Antiquity.

Headlights classified as MH
83400 Hyères

Cap d'Arme lighthouse, built in the 19th century on the island of Porquerolles (Hyères), is a listed historical monument, famous for its panoramic view and its stone-cut architecture.

Headlights classified as MH
83350 Ramatuelle

The Cape Camarat lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Ramatuelle, is a square masonry tower culminating at 129.80 m, second highest in France by its light source.