St Antonin-du-Var is a quiet village with its own wine co-operative, a small hotel/restaurant/bar, boules pitches, tennis courts (which can be booked), a bakery and a thriving mini-market where you can buy all the necessary provisions.

The nearest market town, only about 10 minutes drive away, is Lorgues where you will find the larger supermarkets, plenty of cafes and restaurants as well as the extensive weekly market on Tuesdays.

Nearest beaches
It will take about one hour to drive to the coast from St Antonin. Sainte Maxime is the easiest resort to get to but from there St Tropez and Port Grimaud are easily accessible and going in the other direction along the coast you will find Frejus and
St Raphael.

If you take the slightly slower but very picturesque route across the Massif des Maures via La Garde-Freinet you will find the delightful small bay of Le Rayol as well as the larger resorts of Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer.

Around and about
Inland and worth visiting are the lovely villages of Entrecasteaux, Tourtour, Salernes (famous for its ceramics), Cotignac and Draguinan. Each of these towns and villages has its own local market day once a week and a range of good restaurants. Many of them have their own wine cooperatives and you will also find some excellent local wine producers where you can go and buy your wine directly from the ‘domaine’.

A bit further afield and you can visit the ‘ Grand Canyon ’ of the South of France, the Gorges du Verdon with its sparkling blue lake. Here you can hire canoes, pedaloes and sailing boats and make excursions into the dramatic scenery of the Gorges.

Airports
Nice, Toulon and Marseilles Airports are all about a one hour drive away.

Useful links

French Tourist Office
http://www.francetourism.com

Guide to France
http://uk.franceguide.com

Explore the Var
http://www.var-provence.com