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Understand

The principal industry of Var is tourism, thanks largely to the big summer influx of tourists to the South of France and the Mediterranean coast in particular, but also inland to the Verdon River Canyon and hilltop villages and vineyards.

See

Popular tourist attractions in Var include: The port and beaches of Saint-Tropez The seaside village of Sainte-Maxime, with waterfront promenade, shops and restaurants, and a ferry service to Saint-Tropez The beach of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, the longest sand beach on the coast Boat tours of the Rade, or harbour, of Toulon, the main anchorage of the French Navy Wind-surfing offshore of the peninsula of Giens Le Thoronet Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries in France The Baptistery of Fréjus Cathedral, the oldest Christian structure in Provence;The hilltop village of Bormes-les-Mimosas The Îles d'Hyères, including the underwater natural park around the Île de Port-Cros Hiking in the Massif de l'Esterel The hilltop villages of Gassin, Ramatuelle, Montauroux, Fayence, Callian, Seillans, Tourrettes, Saint-Paul-en-Forêt, Mons and Tanneron in the Fayence region The Verdon Gorge, Lake of Sainte-Croix and hilltop villages of the upper Var The hilltop villages, wine caves and vineyards near Bandol

Do

is a motor-racing track near the town of Le Castellet that hosts Formula One and other big races. The last F1 was in July 2022 but it's not scheduled to hold one in 2023.

Eat

thumb|Tarte tropezienne Try the delectable tarte tropezienne while you are in Provence.

Drink

AOC Coteaux varois en Provence is a recent appellation d'origine contrôlée in Provence. The name Coteaux Varois was first used in 1945, and became an AOC in 1993. the name was changed to Couteaux Varois en Provence in 2005. The red wines principally use the grenache, cinsaut, mourvèdre and syrah grapes. White wines use the clairette, grenache blanc, rolle blanc, Sémillon Blanc, and Ugni Blanc. There are 22 km² in this AOL. It produces 80% rosés, 17% red wines, and 3% white wines.

Bandol AOC, is grown on the coast west of Toulon, mostly around the villages of La Cadière-d'Azur and Castellet. Wines of this appellation must have at least 50% Mourvèdre grapes, though most have considerably more. Other grapes used are Grenache, Cinsault Syrah and Carignan.