Bandol & local tips
Between Marseille and Toulon, Bandol brings together a lively harbour and beaches, surrounded by the hills where the Bandol appellation vineyards grow. From the apartment, almost everything is within walking distance. Here are our favourite places.
Breakfast · Brunch · Bakery
- Directions Ness Pâtisserie (opens in a new tab)
Ness Pâtisserie
12 rue de la République
- Directions La Bandolaise (opens in a new tab)
La Bandolaise
2 place de la Liberté
- Directions Le Pain de Bandol (opens in a new tab)
Le Pain de Bandol
1 rue des Écoles
- Directions La Tarte Tropézienne (opens in a new tab)
La Tarte Tropézienne
3 boulevard Victor Hugo
- Directions Au Fournil d’Ulysse (opens in a new tab)
Au Fournil d’Ulysse
2 rue Gabriel Péri
- Directions Twins Coffee (opens in a new tab)
Twins Coffee
35 chemin de la Cadière à Bandol, La Cadière-d’Azur
Lunch · Dinner
- Directions Qéya (opens in a new tab)
Qéya
5 rue du Docteur Louis Marçon
- Directions La Chipote (opens in a new tab)
La Chipote
12 corniche Bonaparte, plage de Renécros
- Directions La Marine (opens in a new tab)
La Marine
10 allée Jean Moulin
- Directions La Goélette (opens in a new tab)
La Goélette
25 boulevard Louis Lumière
- Directions Palm B (opens in a new tab)
Palm B
Quai Charles de Gaulle
- Directions La Caravelle (opens in a new tab)
La Caravelle
43 quai Charles de Gaulle
- Directions La Table de Romain (opens in a new tab)
La Table de Romain
1 rue du Docteur Félicien Fabre
- Directions Mammò : l’esprit du Tonnelier (opens in a new tab)
Mammò : l’esprit du Tonnelier
19 rue des Tonneliers
Bars
- Directions La Reserve (opens in a new tab)
La Reserve
237 avenue de la Libération
- Directions Le 8.27 (opens in a new tab)
Le 8.27
10 rue de la République
- Directions Bar Poupoune (opens in a new tab)
Bar Poupoune
1 quai Charles de Gaulle
- Directions Le Spot (opens in a new tab)
Le Spot
12 corniche Bonaparte, plage de Renécros
- Directions Le Nautic (opens in a new tab)
Le Nautic
1 allée Jean Moulin
- Directions Le Repère (opens in a new tab)
Le Repère
2 boulevard Victor Hugo
- Directions Le Narval (opens in a new tab)
Le Narval
2 place de la Liberté
Beaches · Beach clubs
- Directions Plage du Capelan (opens in a new tab)
Plage du Capelan
Avenue Georges V
- Directions Plage de Renécros (opens in a new tab)
Plage de Renécros
5 rue Raimu
- Directions Plage du Casino (opens in a new tab)
Plage du Casino
Plage et parking du Casino
- Directions Plage des Engraviers (opens in a new tab)
Plage des Engraviers
1220A boulevard des Graviers
- Directions Karma Beach (opens in a new tab)
Karma Beach
6 plage de Renécros
- Directions C’est La Vie Plage (opens in a new tab)
C’est La Vie Plage
283 avenue de la Libération
- Directions Yuka Beach (opens in a new tab)
Yuka Beach
2195 route de Bandol, Sanary-sur-Mer
- Directions La Plage Dorée (opens in a new tab)
La Plage Dorée
1869 route de Bandol, Sanary-sur-Mer
Markets & wine
The main weekly market
Tuesdays from 8 am to 1 pm on the main quay: local producers, fish from Bandol’s fishermen, honey, olives and oils.
Quai Charles de Gaulle
Directions The main weekly market (opens in a new tab)The daily market
Every day from 8 am to 1 pm: seasonal fruit and vegetables, fish, shellfish and cheese.
Place de la Liberté (town hall square)
Directions The daily market (opens in a new tab)The night market
During summer, in the evenings along the main quay: jewellery, ceramics, paintings and craft creations.
Quai Charles de Gaulle
Directions The night market (opens in a new tab)The Bandol wine shop (Œnothèque de Bandol)
The showcase of the Bandol appellation: reds, whites and rosés from the surrounding estates, with tastings.
Place Lucien Artaud
Directions The Bandol wine shop (Œnothèque de Bandol) (opens in a new tab)
Things to see and do
The coastal path
It starts in the centre of Bandol and follows the coast to the Port d’Alon cove (about 6 km), then on to Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Directions The coastal path (opens in a new tab)The harbour and its pointus
The traditional Provençal boats moored along the quay, a few minutes’ walk from the apartment.
Quai Charles de Gaulle
Directions The harbour and its pointus (opens in a new tab)Bendor island
7 minutes by boat from the harbour. The shuttle only runs from May to early November and is reserved for people with a booking on the island (hotel, restaurant, spa or workshop).
Directions Bendor island (opens in a new tab)
Day trips around Bandol
Sanary-sur-Mer
The harbour and its colourful pointus boats, about 10 minutes by car.
Directions Sanary-sur-Mer (opens in a new tab)La Cadière-d’Azur
A hilltop village among the vineyards, about 15 minutes by car.
Directions La Cadière-d’Azur (opens in a new tab)Le Castellet
A medieval hilltop village and its ramparts, about 20 minutes by car.
Directions Le Castellet (opens in a new tab)Cassis and the calanques
About 30 minutes’ drive to Cassis, the starting point for the calanques.
Directions Cassis and the calanques (opens in a new tab)Porquerolles
For a day on the island: drive to the Giens peninsula, then a 15 to 20-minute boat ride from La Tour Fondue.
Directions Porquerolles (opens in a new tab)
Practical
Tourist office
Information, maps and events calendar.
Allées Alfred Vivien
Directions Tourist office (opens in a new tab)Parking
Several paid public car parks are close to the apartment; a free car park is about a 10-minute walk away.
Directions Parking (opens in a new tab)
Book your stay
Choose your dates and send your booking request: we confirm it within 24 hours.