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High above the coast on the flanks of the Massif des Maures, this traditional inn on the outskirts of Grimaud also serves excellent food. In summertime, meals are served on an exquisitely pretty garden terrace with excellent views.

The oldest bakery in town and, since 1781, home of the traditional Marseillais navette , a small biscuit (cookie) flavoured with orange blossom and, aptly for this port city, shaped like a boat.

This delightful bed-and-breakfast is high on a hillside in a tiny hamlet close to the east end of the Canyon du Verdon, with mountain views. For walkers, the GR4 long-distance footpath passes right through the village. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, and one has a kitchenette.

A stylish spot in which to play the fruit machines, the tables – or the field – in two different nightclubs, Le Must and Le Blackjack. The complex also boasts a reputable restaurant.

The restaurant of Digne’s best hotel serves solid regional cooking such as terrine of lentils with pâté de foie gras.

Hidden away in a side street, this restaurant offers value for money and has a pretty terrace.

Immensely popular club, especially, but not exclusively, for gays.

Although 90 per cent of this island is a French Navy missile base, the other 10 per cent is a naturist colony. Clothes must be worn in the village but not beyond.

This 11th-century castle is now a superb restaurant. In winter, dining is in the lookout tower; in summer on the terrace.

This open-air market overflows with flowers, seasonal fruit and vegetables, fresh fish and local products. It’s a great place to buy Provençal delicacies to take home. Open daily except Sunday. On Mondays, it becomes a flea market.