Taxi Marseille → Draguignan

Draguignan, former prefecture of the Var until 1974, is a characterful town nestled at the foot of the Maures massif, at the junction between Provence Verte and the Côte d'Azur. A dynamic sub-prefecture of 40,000 inhabitants, it boasts a remarkable medieval historic centre with its Clock Tower (19th century on a medieval base), cobbled lanes bordered by houses with colourful facades and shaded little squares under plane trees. The Pierre de la Fée dolmen, a 2,500 BC megalithic monument located right in the city centre, is one of Provence's finest and best-preserved. Draguignan houses the Artillery Museum, France's largest military museum after Les Invalides, set in the former Bonaparte barracks. The Pennafort gorges, 10 km north, offer spectacular waterfalls and natural pools in a tufa canyon. The town is surrounded by vineyards (AOC Côtes de Provence) and centuries-old olive groves. The Wednesday and Saturday morning Provençal market fills the centre streets with local produce stalls. Draguignan is also the ideal base for exploring the Verdon Gorges (50 km), Bargemon, Tourtour (the 'village in the sky') and Aups (truffle capital of the Var).