Toulon - Mont Faron Summit and Mémorial du Débarquement

Mont Faron (542m/1,779ft) dominates the city of Toulon in the north; from Super-Toulon a cableway 1,437m/1,572yd long (boulevard Amiral-Vence, departs every 10 minutes; closed Mondays) goes up to the Mémorial du Faron and the Tour Beaumont (493m/1,618ft). From here there is a very rewarding but narrow, steep and winding road (Route du Faron; mostly one-way traffic and certainly not suitable for large motorhomes or towed trailers) which starts in the west and climbs up past the Fort du St Antoine to the Musée Mémorial du Débarquement en Provence. This martial building contains a collection and documentation about the landing of the Allied forces from August 15, 1944 (weapons, articles of equipment; diorama; film presentation)