Luxury holidays in Var

When to go

The Riviera’s enduring appeal means that Var’s coastal stretches can be crowded in July and August; June and September are blissful and balmy. Note that seasonal closing kicks in from November to March.

Getting there

• Planes

  Marseille and Nice airports are your closest international runways for sojourns in Var; Toulon-Hyères welcomes domestic flights.

• Trains

  Coastal services run between Toulon and Marseille, making a Riviera escape by rail perfectly possible. 

• Automobiles

  For dedicated drivers, the glamorous top-down appeal of having your own set of wheels to explore this surf-and-turf department is hard to resist — but for fly-and-flop stays in Var, trains and transfers serve amply.