Fayence
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About Fayence
Fayence is an idyllic village with more than 4,000 citizens. It is close to the cote d'azur but it lays in the hills and isn't that hot in summer. It has a famous old town and a 12th century pittoresque castle. Today Fayence is a famous tourist city and although known for the one of Europe's largest gliding centers.
The city homepage is available in English and offers good information.
Fayence travel guide
Getting there
From north via Mons or east of Grasse (25 km on the Route Napoleon). From the south St. Raphael via Fréjus is nearest on the Cote d'Azur.
Getting around
The village is rather compact so it is best discovered on foot, as it's far to hilly for riding a bike, and many roads are pedestrian only (although this rule doesn't seem to apply to locals)
Sleep
There are several private apartments and hotels in the village that offer amazings views. The tourist (mail: [email protected] Tel:+33 (0)4.94.76.20.08) is specialised in organising accommodation.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.