2550 Chemin de Ginasservis
83510 Lorgues
Tourism in Provence in the heart of Var
Location
Bastide des Enqueses is located near Lorgues in Provence, halfway between mediterranean seaside resorts – starting with St Tropez – and the Verdon Regional Nature Reserve with its legendary gorges. Easily accessible by road (motorway a few minutes away) and by train, our
house is ideal for a stay in Provence to visit the area and its heritage : in the heart of the countryside, its villages, vineyards, markets. You will discover authentic treasures on the roads of Provence.
By car
Access : “Lieu Dit Les Enqueses” via Chemin de Ginasservis
GPS coordinates :
Latitude : 43.30119 N
Longitude : 6.18183 E
Motorway A8 : exit at Le Luc – Le Canet des Maures, or exit at Le Muy, both 15min from Lorgues
Plan your route with Via Michelin
By train
SNCF Station Les Arcs-Draguignan https://xxx.oui.sncf/ : TGV Méditerranée railroads (Paris, Brussels) and TER Railroads (Marseille, Toulon, Cannes, Nice, menton)
15 min from Lorgues
By air
Nice-Côte d’Azur internatinal Airport 90 km https://www.nice.aeroport.fr/
Toulon-Hyères international Airport 70 km www.toulon-hyeres.aeroport.fr/
Close-by cities
Cities
Distances
Time
Draguignan
9 km
20 mn
Fréjus
38 km
46 mn
Saint-Raphaël
40 km
51 mn
Saint-Tropez
55 km
1 h 05
Toulon
71 km
1 h 15
Hyères
72 km
1 h 00
Cannes
72 km
1 h 05
Nice
76 km
1 h 05
Grasse
83 km
1 h 10
Aix-en-Provence
100 km
1 h 10
Montpellier
106 km
1 h 35
Marseille
130 km
1 h 30
Vintimille (Italie)
137 km
1 h 45
Nîmes
203 km
2 h 00
Tourism
Epicenter of the Var department, Lorgues is an ideal start to day-travel around the Alpes
Maritimes, the Haute Provence Alps and Bouches du Rhône. Beautiful landscapes, quaint villages, ancient and traditional skills and crafts, gourmet moments …..
Week-end, 24h stop or holidays, a stay at Bastide des Enqueses becomes an experience in authentic Provence.
Gourmet experience
Discover the nearby markets….. a festival of colours, scents and flavours.
- Lorgues: Tuesday & Friday (producers market)
- Draguignan: Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Les Arcs: Thursday (10km)
- Carces: Saturday (15 km)
- Le Muy: Thursday & Sunday (17 km)
- Cotignac: Tuesday (17 km)
- Aups: Wednesday & Saturday (19 km)
Around Bastide des Enqueses you will find 17 Michelin*,**,*** restaurants, incuding 2 at Lorgues, 16 Bib gourmand Michelin restaurants, of which 1 at Lorgues, and 2 close-by. Lorgues also has other restaurants mentioned in the Michelin guide.
un festival de couleurs, de parfums et de saveurs
Nature and skills
« Lorgues, Terre de vins » (lorguesterredevins.com) wine tourism: discover 12 vineyards, meet with passonate producers. Lorgues possesses the most vineyards in Provence.
- Biot: pottery museum
- Grasse: Perfume museum
- Moustier Ste Marie: village of the porcelain
- Salernes: village producing the famous provencal floor tiles
Exceptional gardens
- Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (34km)
- Jardin d’Elie Alexis Garden (35km)
- Domaine du Rayol (39km) : les 11 jardins de Méditerranée, superbe jardin remarquable créé par Gilles Clément et entretenu sans pesticide.
- Jardin d’oiseaux tropicaux (41km)
- Clos de Villeneuve (49km)
- Domaine d’Orvès (50km)
- Jardin de Baudouvin (50km)
une expérience au cœur de la Provence authentiqu
Out in the open
- Gorges du Verdon (27 km): spectacular French canyon
- Massif des Maures (24 km) : via route des Maures, Estérel, and massif de la Sainte Beaume
- Cotignac : troglodyte cliffs
- Lake Sainte-Croix (33 km)
- Lake Quinson (35 km)
- Saint-Cezaire caves(40 km)
- Lake Esparron (42 km)
- Chaudanne dam (42 km)
- Gréoux dam (45 km)
- Mont Faron (51 km)
Culture and history
In the Var department there are 100 sites to be seen, from the seaside to Var highlands, we shall share our latest crushes.
- Flayosc: 7 km. Nice little provence medieval village. Climb the campanile to admire the vineyards panorama
- Le Thoronet: 9 km. Cistercian abbey (12- 13th century)
- Les Arcs sur Argens: 10 km. Medieval district of Parage, 14th century castle dungeon
- Tourtour: 15 km. Village in the sky, one of our « plus beau village de France » (most beautiful French village)
- Roquebrune-sur-Argens: 23 km. Medieval village, seaside resort with coves, beach and harbour, Bouverie area.
- Fréjus: 31 km. Saint Leonce cathedral (cloister)
- Gassin: 34 km. Perched village, ranked « plus beau village de France »
- Salernes, Aups, Grimaud, Seillans, Barjols, Fayence, Entrecasteaux and its castle …….
