Okay, we have our Provence portion figured out—now for the Cote d’Azur. Can you tell me if this plan is doable? We leave the Le Mas Pomona on a Sunday morning and want to go to l%26#39;Isle sur la Sorgue for the market and at least spend several hours there. Then we want to head south to the St. Tropez area for 2 nights. We are thinking about staying in Ste Maxime and taking the ferry across to St. Tropez for visiting. The next day we drive to Cassis and do a boat tour of the Calenques there, drive back to Ste. Maxime, ferry to St. Tropez for dinner and walking around etc. The next morning we leave Ste. Maxime for the Nice area. Question #1—Will we have enough time on Sunday to both do the market and have a pleasant drive to St Tropez/Ste. Maxime? Question #2 Would be be better off staying closer in to ST. Tropez? Question #3: Will we have time to do the Cassis thing as I describe? Any of your thoughts and suggestions will be appreciated
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I believe this trip is in September so the summer traffic will have gone.
If you are staying in the Ste Maxime/St Tropez area I would not drive all the way back to Cassis to tour the Calenques. You might look at taking a boat trip from Cavalaire over to the Island of Porquerolles that way you would go down the coast (Corniche des Maures)and see the bays and inlets there. The Island is beautiful.
Otherwise just drive down that stretch of coast. The road hugs the coast and the views are very pretty. You could take in Bormes Les Mimosas. Head off into the Maures Forest visiting Chartreuse de la Verne. Other hill villages to visit - Grimaud, Ramatuelle, Gassin. I really think you have more than enough to occupy yourself with without driving all the way back to Cassis. If you really want to see Cassis stay the Sunday night there and then go to St Tropez the next day.
You have plenty of time to do the market and drive to St Tropez. It takes about 2.5 hours if you take the autoroute.
Personally if you can get a hotel with car parking then I would stay in St Tropez. That way you do not have to wait around for ferries.
I hope that has helped you.
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Thanks JBart! That%26#39;s the type of advice I was hoping for. I wasn%26#39;t sure whether it was worth the time to drive back for the Calenques so now I have other things to consider. I also thought that Ste. Maxime might be easier to get in and out of if I did so. Two places that fit my price range are Hotel Mouillage or Hotel Les Capucines. Do you (or anyone else reading this) have an opinion about either of those? Thanks again for all your input!
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Sorry I have not stayed at those hotels. Le Mouillage is on the main road into town just as it splits into two oneway streets. So easy to get in and out and I would think marginally easier for walking to the Place des Lices and the port area.
Try checking out the reviews.
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One observation about l%26#39;Isle. I would aim to be there by about 8am because otherwise you%26#39;ll have trouble parking anything like centrally. I was there at the end of April a coupla years ago and my hotel was about a mile outside the town and the road all the way up to it was parked up by 9.30. I kid you not. there are loads of good restaurants in l%26#39;Isle by the way, great place for lunch.
I definitely agree about Cassis being too far. Hyere and Porquerolles are a much better bet from st Trope.
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