Cavalaire is a small tourist town of Var. Nestling in the bay that bears the same name, Cavalaire is a famous seaside resort, which offers a superb 3 km long beach and a remarkable natural environment: the Maures mountains, Levant, Porquerolles and Port-Cros islands. The small resort is active and warm, summer evenings are always lively.

Cavalaire is ideal for boaters. The port offers all the facilities and the latest technologies.

Histoire

Cavalaire has been inhabited since ancient times. Archaeological digs proved that there was some port activities at that time and also a little town. Other traces of life dating from the Gallo-Roman were also found near Cavalaire.

In the Middle Ages, a small village called "Cavalairo" or "Cavalaira" depended from the city of Gassin and belonged to the realm of Jean de Cossa, Baronnerie of Grimaud. The port which has very interesting characteristics could develop an important port activity during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. However, the port of Saint-Tropez , built in 1470, competed with it for maritime trade.

At the time of the French Revolution, Cavalaire remains attached to Gassin. The people then decided to ask to be independent.It was not until 1929 that they will get their independance.

The city was an important site during World War II as Allied forces landed on its beaches during the Provence landings, on the night of August 14, 1944.

To see /To do :

City Cavalaire is famous for its beautiful beaches. The large 3 km-long sandy beach is at the bottom of the bay and coves, at the east of Cape Cavalaire.

However, several historical or cultural sites will delight those who want to vary their days.

The memorial of the landing.:
This monument to the memory of soldiers who participated in the landing in Provence consists of two tall columns connected by a rectangular relief on which a draped woman, hair in the wind, is engraved.

The oppidum Montjean :
Spread over the municipalities of Cavalaire and the Mole, the Oppidum Montjean ruins show the presence of a fortified village between the VIIth and the fourth century BC

The Fenouillet path :
This hiking trail makes you discover the valley of Fenouillet and evolves along the cliffs of the seaside or in the bush. Various routes are passable. For the longest, you need 3 hours walk.

The Tragos festival :
The longest theater festival in Europe takes place each year in Cavalaire This warm and dynamic festival offers up to fifty shows in July and August.

Also : Biking and hiking in the Maures mountains, scuba diving, jet skiing, sailing, water skiing, boat trips, Islands discovery…