Solliès-Toucas

Tourism and travel guide

Located in the department of the Var, the village of Solliès-Toucas is nestled in the splendid landscapes of Provence. The village of Solliès-Toucas offers to the 4400 inhabitants, as well as to the tourists, its local stores and a pleasant atmosphere.

In this village of the Var, nature is always present. There are numerous hiking trails in the village: unevenness, length, you will find itineraries adapted to beginners as well as experienced walkers. In the surroundings, there are many nature activities: first flight, horse riding, tree climbing, climbing, via ferrata…

Fruits and vegetables, seafood and fish, wines, olives of Provence: the plurality of climates and soils in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur has given birth to a tasty gastronomy. In Solliès-Toucas, greediness is the order of the day! Visit directly the producers and farmers of Provence and share the unique atmosphere of the regional markets.

Landscapes are not the only tourist attraction of Provence: chapels, churches, castles, museums also appeal to tourists.

The local Tourist Office will inform you about the activities available and the monuments.

You wish to stay in the Var ? You wish to stay during your stay near Solliès-Toucas ? Prepare your stay by booking your accommodation online.

The Sainte-Baume National Park

Between the Bouches-du-Rhône and the Var, the Sainte-Baume massif culminates at more than a thousand meters. The Natural Park offers an incredible playground for lovers of nature activities: hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, climbing… The fauna and flora are remarkable, with numerous animal species: woodpecker, red squirrel, orpheus warbler, Jean-le-blanc circaète, little scops owl, little owl, diving owl, proyer bunting, wild bunting…

The Sainte-Baume is a high place of spirituality, pagan then Christian. Numerous monuments bear witness to this. The Grotto of Sainte-Baume and the Basilica of Saint-Maximin have preserved for centuries the relics of Mary Magdalene, disciple of Christ. The Basilica of Saint-Maximin is quite simply the largest Gothic building in Provence. This religious monument welcomes the relics of Mary Magdalene. At the bend of a path, you will sometimes come across cylindrical constructions partly buried. These coolers produced the ice loaves for the inhabitants of Aix-en-Provence, Toulon or Marseille.

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Museums in the Var department

Close to Solliès-Toucas, Toulon is home to numerous museums such as the National Maritime Museum, the Var Departmental Museum, the Museum of Asian Arts, and the Memorial of the Landing and Liberation.

A nature destination, the Var department is also a cultural destination. The numerous Museums in the Var department will seduce you. You will be able to discover, for example, the Simon Segal museum in Aups, the museum of the society of scientific and archaeological studies of Draguignan, the heritage museum in Trigance, the typewriter museum in Bargemon, the Terra Rossa museum in Salernes, the Victor Zaneboni fossil museum in Tourtour, the mining museum in Le Pradet, the museum of sacred art in Revest-les-Eaux…