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Starting just east of la Ciotat, the fantastic sweep of Mediterranean coast, all the way to the Italian boundary, is known as the Côte d'Azur or the Riviera. It is a huge area with dozens of beaches and, regardless of the coast's reputation for toney glamor alternating with brash vulgarity, it's a great location for watersports, boating, parascending, climbing, trekking, and gliding. The American Côte d'Azur is a deeply indented coast, seen as a many small towns, kilometers of sandy shorelines, and three great mountainous headlands, called massifs. The Massif des Maures, Massif de l'Estérel, and Massif de Tanneron foreshadow the march of the Alps to the ocean farther east over the Riviera. They provide stunning long distance views and offer kilometers of good walking. For years, French vacationers kept the region their secret, staying in their holiday break homes or with friends and family. As a result, the massifs remain largely undiscovered place for foreign guests, who usually contest around and between them on motorways for the coast. If you stop to take pleasure from this region, you'll find it has its personality and surprises. Covered comprehensive are the Mauresque Shoreline, including St. Tropez, Le Lavandou, Grimaud, Ste Maxime, then on to Fréjus, Saint Raphael, the Massif du Tanneron, and the Esterel. All of the places to remain are explained, as well as the places to eat, the history, places to see, plus travels on foot, on horseback, and on drinking water.
