Besse-Sur-Issole: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The shores of Lac de Besse have been developed for fishing and picnicking.

Those who choose Besse-sur-Issole as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The Saint-Quinis hermitage is located at an altitude of 600 metres on a rocky ridge and overlooks the villages of Besse and Sainte-Anastasie.

Le Bran, les Quatres Termes, le Cros de Panau and Sommet de Peyrol are mountains in the area around Besse-sur-Issole.

The north wall and bell tower of the Église Saint Pierre et Sainte Marie-Madeleine overlook the lake.

Culture and History

The belfry of Besse-sur-Issole has been classified as a historic monument since 1941 and is topped by an 18th-century astronomical campanile.

The Église Saint Pierre et Sainte Marie-Madeleine contains a painting by Frédéric Montenard depicting the procession of Sainte Marie-Madeleine through the village streets.

The Musée Fossiles houses a collection of 30,000 pieces dating from the Carboniferous period to the present day. The museum also displays sauropod dinosaur footprints. Visits to the Musée Fossiles are organised by prior appointment through the Bureau d’Information Touristique.

Thoronet Abbey is a monastery in the area around Besse-sur-Issole. Notre-Dame des Anges, a church, and La Cell Abbey, also a church, are likewise located nearby. The Chartreuse de La Verne (Collobrières, Var) is a monastery in the wider regional area around Besse-sur-Issole.

More local pages: Artignosc-Sur-Verdon, Cotignac, La Verdiere, Tourtour, Vins-Sur-Caramy, Le Muy, La Seyne-Sur-Mer, Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer

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