Tourist attractions Draguignan

Thoronet Abbey is located among oak trees in a wild and remote site between a river and a spring that fits right in with the austere rule of St. Bernard. The abbey affords a moment of serenity to those who come for a visit. It is the oldest of the th..

This museum presents traditional activities of Moyenne Provence (agriculture, winegrowing, olive oil and cork production, crafts). Daily life is evoked through religious objects, domestic furniture, clothes and ( chivaus frus ) festivals.

Far-reaching views taking in Mt Vinaigre, Agay Port, Argens dépression, the Maures Massif and the area around Toulon.

This gate is a vestige of the fortifications, and was opened into a 15C square turret.

The huge façade of a former synagogue dating from the late 13C stands where Draguignan’s ghetto used to be.

This tower was erected to replace the old keep demolished in 1660. Flanked by bartizans, it is crowned by an attractive wrought iron bell-tower. From the top, there is a view over the town and the Nartuby valley, extending to the Maures massif in the..

In the Couvent des Ursulines (convent) and the Bishop of Fréjus’s former summer home are now housed collections of ceramics (Vallauris, Moustiers, Sèvres), Dutch and French paintings (Téniers, Rembrandt, Greuze, Ziem, Hals), a fine sculpture by Cami..

Enter the Vielle Ville via the Roman Gate for an insight into Old Draguignan with its little houses clustered together, often lopsided with Roman tile roofs.

On market days (Wednesdays and Saturdays) this square comes into its own.

The oldest houses in Draguignan’s old town, which were home to noblemen and members of the bourgeoisie in the 15C and 16C, have unfortunately been somewhat alteredsince then.

Thanks to the Virgin Mary, Draguignan was saved from the Plague in the 16C. This Flamboyant chapel was built to thank her, and later extended. Its façade dates from the 19C. It houses a commemorative plaque and altarpiece from the Nice school of the ..

The Cimetière Américain’s landscaped gardens of almost 5ha are the burial place of 861 American soldiers of General Patch’s 7th Army, who died in action in 1944 in the fighting near Le Muy. A bronze map at the foot of the memorial traces the movement..

The ground floor of this museum dedicated to artillery houses an impressive series of cannons (naval guns, siege cannons, howitzers etc), horse-drawn or with tyres. Life-size slides show the 75 cannons deployed during the Battle of the Marne (1914) a..