With this article, we want to think outside the box. We would like to tell you about places still new to this site, but so familiar in our hearts. A clever mix of childhood memories and somewhat recent discoveries that we would like to share with you. Our guarantee: places to visit less than an hour's drive from here! Because if Bandol is a magnificent city, it is also a wonderful base for discovering our regionβ¦. At 11 minutes car from Bandol. La sand hill of Saint-Cyr is known to all locals.
As its name suggests, it is a beige mound formed over the centuries thanks to the mistral which carried the sand from Lecques beach run aground in nature. Now blocked by a forest, the wind no longer feeds the dune which finds itself lost among the pines. When we were little, we went there for a family Sunday. Our goal was simple: go down this hill like no other at full speed. The antics performed here are as numerous as the quantity of sand brought back into the car: enormous!
Today, the dune is shaped by wooden barriers which protect it from erosion. But the fact remains that it does not remain interesting to me. In any case, you will have to go to the Chemin de la Nartette and park along the road to take the path that takes you there.
At the very beginning, just after the chain, you will find an information board with the different trails. You will then have to cross the field of vines and choose between option 1 and 2. For any other information, do not hesitate to contact the tourist office of Saint-Cyr-sur-mer :.
At 15 minutes car from Bandol. Here is a place that will allow you to see Bandol differently. In front of our Marina , on the other side of the bay, is a piece of land seeming to flow into the sea: the tip of the Cride.
