Hyères: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 50 - 105 Les Voiliers
 Ideally set on the Port Saint Pierre, the hotel and restaurant Les Voiliers welcomes you in the very heart of Hyères. It features 37 air-conditioned … MoreEUR 77 - 189 Les Printanières
 Situated on the southern part of the Var coastline, between Marseilles and St. Tropez, and just a 10 minute walk from the city centre is Les Printani… MoreEUR 83 - 199 Mercure Hyères Centre Côte d´Azur
 This hotel is located in the city centre of Hyeres, just 4 kilometres from the airport, beaches and port.
Mercure Hyères Centre features 84 air-condi… MoreEUR 42 - 237 Résidence Maeva Hyères Parc 1
 The residence is located between the marina and the race-course, within a stone’s throw of the shops and the beach. As the most southerly Mediterran… MoreEUR 68 - 150 Residence Hoteliere La Pinede Bleue
 Overlooking the Iles d´Or in the town of Hyeres, the Residence Hoteliere La Pinede Bleue offers functional, comfortable and peaceful rooms featu… MoreEUR 57 - 105 Le Méditerranée
 This charming family hotel set near the marina welcomes you just few metres from the beaches for a leisure or business stay on the Mediterranean Coast… MoreEUR 68 - 172 Hotel La Potiniere
 Located at the top of the Giens peninsula, the Hotel La Potinière is situated on a private beach just 200 metres from the marina.
Decorated in typi… MoreEUR 44 - 46 Etap Hotel De Hyères
 Located in Hyeres, the Etap Hotel is just 6 km from Toulon-Hyeres Airport and the Mediterranean Coast. It offers air-conditioned accommodation with s… MoreEUR 52 - 114 Citotel Hôtel Du Soleil
 Standing on 12th-century ramparts in the hills of the old castle, this ivy-covered Provencal cottage is within easy reach of Hyères, the St. Bernard … MoreEUR 69 - 200 Hôtel de L´Europe
 Logis hotel de L´Europe is located near the Hyeres train station and is just a 10 minute walk from the city centre. It offers free Wi-Fi and a p… MoreEUR 39 - 90 Hôtel Portalet
 This small, charming hotel offers individually decorated rooms in the historical centre of Hyères les Palmiers.
Here you are well positioned for ex… MoreEUR 58 - 161 Hôtel-Club Le Plein Sud
 This seaside hotel sits in an 8-acre park and overlooks the Golden Islands. It offers en suite rooms with TV, just 2 km from the port of Hyères.
The… MoreEUR 68 - 168 Casino Hôtel des Palmiers
 Casino Hôtel des Palmiers is located near the sea, in the heart of Hyeres on the French Riviera. It is close to the medieval city and offers free Wi-… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hyères: Guide
Hyères (commune in the southeast of France, in the Var (département)|Var département in France|département, located 15 km (10 mi) east of Toulon.
Population (1999): 53,258.
History
The city of Olbia was founded by the Phocaeans during the 4th century BCE, and is mentioned by the geographer Strabo. Greek and Roman antiquities have been found in the area. The first reference to the town dates from 963. Originally a possession of the viscount of Marseilles, it later went to Charles of Anjou. St Louis landed at Hyères in 1254 when returning from the Crusades.
Geography
Its position facing the Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean to the south makes it a popular location for tourism in the winter, and facilitates the raising of palm trees; about 100,000 trees are exported from the area each year.
The three islands of the Îles d'Hyères (namely Porquerolles, Port-Cros and the Île du Levant) are located just offshore.
Miscellaneous
Hyères was the birthplace Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663-1742), churchman and preacher.
American novelist Edith Wharton wintered in Hyères annually from 1919 until her death in 1937.
Hyères is twinned with Rottweil, Germany.
External links
- a collection of unspoiled, idyllic islands with a tumultuous past.
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