Toulon — Verdon Gorges: private taxi tour

A full day, higher, further, bigger. We leave Toulon early and head up to Brignoles, the historic capital of green Provence: shaded Place aux Aires, old lanes, the Pays brignolais museum. Then Cotignac, one of the most beautiful villages of the Var. The tuff cliff overlooking the village is pierced by troglodyte caves inhabited until the 17th century. Fountains flow constantly in the squares. On to Aups, truffle capital: truffle market on Thursday mornings in winter, and several producers also sell their honey and olive oil. Finally we reach the Verdon gorges. The Point Sublime lives up to its name: seven hundred metres of vertigo above the turquoise river that carved this cut into the limestone over millions of years. The silence, the depth, the vultures soaring. You can also drive along the Corniche Sublime, stopping at each viewpoint. Back to Toulon through the Argens valley. Call +33 6 98 46 63 34.