The old township of Bormes-les-Mimosas, 2km/1mi northwest of Le Lavandou, is picturesquely situated on the flank of a hill. The best view is from the terrace near the castle ruins. In the Place de la Liberté stands the handsome 16th C. Chapelle St- François-de-Paule (illuminated in summer), flanked by two cypress trees. A statue commemorates the
beneficent deeds of St Francis of Paula during the plague of 1481. In the cemetery can be seen a memorial to the landscape-painter Jean-Charles Cazin (1841-1901); some of his work is to be seen in the Hôtel de Ville. Also of interest is the Tour de l'Horloge, an 18th C. clock tower, and the Church of St-Trophime (also 18th C.; fine winged altar). Below the church extends old Bormes, a typical Provençal town with steep streets (known as "rompi-cuou" = breakneck). With La Favière Bormes-les-Mimosas has a good yacht harbor.