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12 Things to Do in Bormes-les-Mimosas

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WHAT TO SEE & DO

Bormes-les-Mimosas Overall Appeal  ✦✦✦✦✦

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Overview Table

  Name Appeal Type Visit Cost
1 Village Itself ✦✦✦✦✦ Village Self Free
2 Constance Viewpoint ✦✦✦✦✧ Panorama Self Free
3 Castle Ruin Viewpoint ✦✦✦✧✧ Panorama Self Free
4 #Bormes Sign ✦✦✦✧✧ Panorama Self Free
5 St. François Viewpoint ✦✦✦✧✧ Panorama Self Free
6 History & Art Museum ✦✦✧✧✧ Museum + Panorama Self Paid €
7 St. Trophyme Church ✦✦✧✧✧ Church Self Free
8 Food & Craft Market ✦✦✧✧✧ Food & Craft Market Self Free
9 Gonzalez Park ✦✦✧✧✧ Garden Self Free
10 St. François Chapel ✦✧✧✧✧ Chapel Self Free
11 Constance Chapel ✦✧✧✧✧ Chapel Self Free
12 Cigalou Park ✦✧✧✧✧ Park Self Free

1. Village Itself

Appeal  ✦✦✦✦✦
Type  Village
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

The village is a gorgeous labyrinth on several levels, composed of narrow streets, stairs, small vaulted passages, and little green spaces, adorned with colorful houses, all extremely flowered, featuring, of course, the presence of mimosa, which is part of the village’s name.

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2. Constance Viewpoint

Appeal  ✦✦✦✦✧
Type  Panorama
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

This viewpoint is located 1 km north of the village, with a 150 m elevation gain, just a few dozen meters from the chapel of the same name (n°11 on the list on this page).

Located at an altitude of 300 m, it offers a stunning panorama of the village below, the surrounding countryside, and the sea.

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3. Castle Ruin Viewpoint

Appeal  ✦✦✦✧✧
Type  Panorama
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

At the highest point of the village itself, there are the ruins of a small castle that is not open to the public.

Next to this site, there is a viewpoint overlooking the rest of the village just below and the countryside extending to the sea.

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👀 Google View 360° – Panorama

4. #Bormes Sign

Appeal  ✦✦✦✧✧
Type  Panorama
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

On the eastern edge of the village, there is a terrace with the village’s name in capital letters.

This spot offers a panoramic view closest to the village.

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👀 Google View 360° – Panorama

5. St. François Viewpoint

Appeal  ✦✦✦✧✧
Type  Panorama
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

On the edge of Place St. François square, which is located just next to the village, it is possible to observe the village with a similar panorama to that of the village #Sign, but at a slightly higher elevation.

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👀 Google View 360° – Panorama

6. History & Art Museum

Appeal  ✦✦✧✧✧
Type  Local History & Art Museum + Exhibitions + Panorama
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Musée d’Histoire et d’Art de Bormes
MHAB

This building with multiple levels is mainly dedicated to the local history of the last two millennia.

The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions.

The terrace of the building offers a panorama of the village and its surroundings.

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⚙️ Visitor Info (Official Website)

7. St. Trophyme Church

Appeal  ✦✦✧✧✧
Type  Church
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Église Saint-Trophyme

The village church dates back to the 18th century and is in the Romanesque style.

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🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior

🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior

👀 Google View 360° – Interior

📜 Wikipedia (Fr)

8. Food & Craft Market

Appeal  ✦✦✧✧✧
Type  Outdoor Food & Craft Market
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Marché du Village

The Bormes market takes place on Wednesday mornings, offering food products and handicrafts.

In July and August, on Tuesday evenings, a night market focused mainly on artisanal goods is held.

Both markets are located in Place St. François square (the same location as viewpoint n°5 on this page).

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⚙️ Visitor Info (Tourism Office Website)

9. Gonzalez Park

Appeal  ✦✦✧✧✧
Type  Garden
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Parc Gonzalez

This garden is dedicated to Australian vegetation, featuring several hundred types of plants.

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📜 Wikipedia (Fr)

10. St. François Chapel

Appeal  ✦✧✧✧✧
Type  Chapel
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Chapelle Saint-François de Paul

This small chapel dates back to the 16th century.

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🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior

🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior

👀 Google View 360° – Interior

11. Constance Chapel

Appeal  ✦✧✧✧✧
Type  Chapel
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Constance

This small chapel is located just a few dozen meters from the viewpoint of the same name (n°2 on the list on this page), 1km north of the village, with a 150m elevation gain.

It dates back to the 13th century.

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12. Cigalou Park

Appeal  ✦✧✧✧✧
Type  Park
Visit  Self-guided
Cost  Free

French Name
Parc du Cigalou

A small shaded park composed of large trees.

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