Pontevès is located on a rocky spur below Petit Bessillon. From there, the village overlooks a wide plain irrigated by the Fauvery and offers an extensive panorama of the surrounding mountain ranges.
Those who choose Pontevès as their place to stay may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.
Landscape and Trails
In Pontevès, the hiking trail is called “Versants d’Histoire” and follows the ascent to Petit Bessillon. Route No. 11, “Les villages historiques du Var,” also passes through the village.
Culture and History
Pontevès was a fief of the Marquis de Pontevès. The village houses are grouped around the remains of the Château des Pontevès. These remains include round towers regarded as guardians of the village.
A historical tour presents the former oil mill, the town walls, and the remains of the château as evidence of the history of the municipality of Pontevès.
The church of Pontevès contains an altarpiece from the main altar that was protected as an object in 1983. It comprises two paintings: the martyrs Saint Gervais and Saint Protais at the feet of the Virgin and Child, and a Virgin and Child in a heart-shaped medallion.
Traditions and Wine
The Fête votive des Saints Gervais et Protais is regularly celebrated in Pontevès in accordance with local tradition.
Château La Calisse welcomes visitors to the estate’s wine cellar for wine tastings in Pontevès.
A qualified guide from the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire may be available to help visitors discover the villages of Provence Verte.
Other places: Carqueiranne, Sainte-Maxime, Chateaudouble, Aups, Rians, Rocbaron, Le Beausset, Bagnols-En-Forêt
