bagnols-on-forest

Located 18 km from Fréjus, on the foothills of the Esterel, 300 metersof altitude, its location close to the Haut-Var, sea, Lake St. Cassian makes Bagnols-en-forêt an ideal place for those who want to enjoy the pleasures of the Mediterranean and at the same time enjoy the charm, tranquility, freshness of a small Provencal village.

His name alone evokes its location close to beautiful forests, which offer many beautiful walks and decorated with wonderful views due to the varied landscape of the site. A walking guide is available (in French and English) at the Tourist Office (Gorge Cascade Bluet Gourbachin, lakes, etc.). During the season, guided tours are held cutting wheels old mill dating from first centuries, the Oppidum of the fortress and the Chapel of St Denis (eleventh and fifteenth), built on Roman foundations (frescoes of the fifteenth century).
The first human traces back to around 12 000 BC (Cave Mueron in the Gorges du Blavet). Large rock fractures Bayonne were occupied at the end of the Bronze Age (1000 BC).
The Romans, after the conquest, settled in the plain embedded in a hill, in the 1st century BC to use its land. For the troubled times of the Middle Ages, the inhabitants take refuge in the hills where there are still traces of several oppida. In 1477, the Bishop of Fréjus, the Lord of Bagnols, did revive the village by bringing Thirty families from the village of Pieve di Teco (Liguria), with which we are now paired.
Today Bagnols, with 1750 inhabitants, covers an area of 4290 hectares. Its picturesque streets, with its vaulted passages, shaded squares, fountains, overlooking the plain of Fréjus, the Estérel to the east and the Moors to the west. On the first floor of the Tourist Office there is an archaeological museum and heritage.
For your entertainment, there are the traditional festivals of 13 and 14 July and 15 August, with their dances. There is a annual concert Francis Poulenc, who has resided in Bagnols. Painting exhibitions are held throughout the summer season. In July the assistance of "Painters in the street," the "square ball Championship and in August" The lofts on the street. " In September, gourmet fair. "Throughout the year there is the bowling, tennis, fishing, walking, climbing and the library, well supplied for a small village.