'''Bormes les Mimosas''' is a small city in the French Riviera. The city is protected under French preservation laws to retain most of it's medieval charm. Bormes is known for it's omnipresent flowers, the castle ruin and the church residing on top of the mountain on which the city also resides. Nearby are many great (although some are densely populated during August) beaches, the Iles d_fOr islands and the famous Port Cros national park. Port Cros is said to be one of the great places to dive in the Mediterranean.
Get in
There is a small airport nearby, but you pretty much need your own plane to go there. Commercial flights go to the larger nearby cities such as Nice, Toulon and Marseilles. There are no trains going directly to the city, but you can catch a connecting bus from either Nice or Toulon.
Get around
Nice trekking routes around and up the mountain
Plethora of small but nice beaches, larger ones if you travel to nearby St. Tropez
Iles d_fOr and Port Cros
Wine castles
Nearby natural caves
Various large and small attractions in the area
Do
Hiking, try and find the tunnels inside the mountain
See
The city, it's streets and cafes
The castle ruin
The church on the mountaintop
Photographs & Maps
[http://www.bormes.dk/fotoalbums/byen/ Pictures of the city]
[http://www.bormes.dk/fotoalbums/blomsterfestival/ Annual flower parade]
[http://maps.google.com/?t=h&om=1&ll=43.113766,6.330872&spn=0.107518,0.234146 Aerial map]
Eat
At the local pancake house or one of the city's street restaurants
Drink
There are some very nice cafes in town where you can enjoy a terrasse breezer with a good view of the Mediterranean sea.
Sleep
Sleep at the "Grand Hotel", or
at one of the privately rented apartments or houses in the town.