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Information on sights, events, travel and places to stay is available from many sources including the French national tourist office (with offices abroad), regional and city tourist offices and, in villages, the local Syndicat d’Initiative . You’ll also find information desks at airports and main railway stations (see By Train). Staff are multilingual and guides and maps are available in English and other major European languages.

The French Government Tourist Office (Maison de la France) is a one-stop shop for information on how to get to Provence, what to see and where to stay (see Sources of Information).

The Regional Committee for Tourism for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is based in Marseille, with multilingual maps, guides and a hotel finding and booking service. The tourist office of the Bouches-du-Rhône is also based in Marseille and has a handy website.

The main information source for Cannes and the Côte d’Azur is in the town centre. It has a website to help you plan your trip, multilingual guides and maps and information on nightlife and events.

This should be your first stop in town for maps, guides, help with finding accommodation, and information on what’s on in Nice.

For information on where to stay, where to go and what to do in Nice’s hinterland contact the Comité Regionale du Tourisme, also located in Nice.

Practical information on all aspects of travel in the area is available from the Monaco Direction du Tourisme de la Principauté de Monaco.

For information on events, transport and hotels in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

The main information source for the Var region.

The Vaucluse office is Avignon-based and also has a useful website.