Toulon is a wonderful Mediterranean city in the south of France. And since the town of Primorsky, then there are exactly the wonderful beaches. Moreover, Toulon is a port city, they say it is the most beautiful port city of Europe. Today, this is the most important naval port of the country, there are the main sea ships of France. Tulon has a very profitable location - the city spread out between Marseille, Nice, Cannes and Saint-Tropez - the most expensive and fashionable cities resorts of France. In addition to the sea, there are wonderful hills in Toulon and Mount Faron, in fact the city lies on the rocky bay, it became another plus city as a military port.
The city has a long, sometimes complex and bloody history, and its secrets it stores in historical and architectural attractions, which are granted here. Only during the Second World War off the coast of Toulon was flooded as much as 77 French ships.
One of the secrets of the city is that it was here that the dawn of Napoleon's career Bonaparte began here, then he immediately began his swimming on Jacques Yves Kusto, and also they say that Alexander Duma began to write alone in Toulon.
The main part of the interesting places is located in the old part of the city, which has been preserved almost unchanged since the time of Louis 16. The new part spread out around the old city on the hills.
Once the city is a port, then surely the most important attraction of the city can be called a port with a raid. Now in the port is the Museum of Fleet, opened in 1981. There is a huge collection of miniature copies of ships, fishing boats and various ships of 17-21 centuries.
The royal tower was built in the 16th century on the East Cape, in the 17th century it was restored.
Also, Fort protects the Fort of St. Louis.
Well, for those who port, ships and other naval fortifications are not interesting, there are still a lot of interesting things in the city. For example, there are 18 fountains in the city, the most beautiful of them was built in 1780 and is called "Three Dolphin". In the fountain itself, the oleander and fern are growing, under which dolphins are allegedly hidden.
Located a fountain in the city center in Square. The second famous fountain of the city is called "Tamburin", located on the square Louis Blanc. This fountain was built in 1839 in honor of the musical instrument, popular in the Provence region.
Next, be sure to visit the Cathedral of Our Lady Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-La-Seds . The building was built in the 9th century in the Romanesque style, and the interior was in the Gothic style. In the 18th century, the facade of the building was changed and completed it by placing it in the Baroque style.
In addition to the cathedral in the city there is also a wonderful church of the 18th century Saint-Francois de Paul, built in 1744 in the Baroque style.
Also, it is necessary to see the magnificent garden of Alexander the first, was named after King Yugoslavia. Officially for visitors, the park was opened in 1852. Here still retains the trees of those times, such as huge cypress. Each year in November, a chestnut festival is held in the garden, where you can try fried chestnuts.
The city is located right at the foot of the Mount Faron, so that being in a toulon to the top climbs along the cable car. On the mountain in the trailer can be climbed in 5 minutes, up to 15 people are placed in the cockpit. From the top of Pharaka, a magnificent view of the sea and the bay opens, and there was still a memorial to soldiers who freed the lands from the German occupants and military operation "Dragun. Moreover, there is a wild cat zoo. The entrance is for adults 9 euros, and for children - 5.5. A free bus is a free bus from the site of exit from the cable car to the zoo. Not only cats live in the zoo, but there are still a lot of different pasta-tailed. The zoo is not at all bigger, you can get around for 30 minutes. I think it will be sure to please it. On the territory there is a shop with souvenirs, and behind it a magnificent observation deck, it opens through there simply the magical look of the mountain and the lake.
Basically, the attractions of the city are devoted to the fort and brilliant victories of the French fleet, the city simply breathes by the courts, the sea and the free life of sailors. It is nice to just walk through the streets, breathe with sea air, admire the fountains and flower beds.
In the vicinity of the city there are a lot of wonderful beaches, as noted in Riene Murion. There are probably the most gorgeous beaches in the region, many of them are marked by the blue flag for purity of water, also in Murion there is a chic market with a huge selection of various goods of Provence.