Description & Facts: Toulon is a medium size city (15th town of France) between Marseille and Nice. It is in the west of French Riviera and in the southeast of Provence. Climate is typical of the South of France. The summers are relatively hot, with temperatures usually higher than 30 ??C. June is a hot month but a sudden storm may occur every once in a while . July usually features hot temperatures and blue sky. August may be even hotter, but storms may begin to occur especially after the 15th of the month. Autumns are rainy. Storms *will* occur. Winters are dry. Temperatures don't usually drop sharply under 0 ??C, but the wind factor causes a loss in Celsius degrees equal to one less degree per 10km wind speed, thus with a wind blowing at 50km/H O??C will feel like minus 5??C. Unlike other towns of France, Toulon is not crossed by any big river, and there is no big river in the whole district (French: d??partement du Var). Some small rivers cross the town : Rivi??re neuve (English: new river), Le Las, L'??goutyer also known as Rivi??re des amoureux (English: lover's river) with no apparent reason. Except the latter, the rivers are now in underground tubes and not visible. Wht to see in Toulon? This part of the town was built in the Middle ages. It is called vieille ville (English: old town) because of its age or basse ville (English: low town) because it is the lowest point of the town except the sea). The historical center is located just north of the harbour. You'll see very small intricate streets. Specially recommended wide streets are the Algiers and Lafayette streets (French: Rue d'Alger and Cours Lafayette). These two are bordered by numerous shops and crowded every Saturday. Other small streets feature only old-looking buildings. Visit the harbour and its promenade. The folk of old Provence, the typical accent of locals, and some wooden boats on the still sea (the folk is better in smaller town along the coast, however). Numerous souvenir shops, coffee shops and fish restaurants. Also on the port square, you'll see the statue of the Spirit of navigation pointing at the sea, locally known as "cul vers ville"for its buttocks are turned toward the city.For the record it might interest you to know that the statue was hidden and thought lost, during WWII , until it was found by chance in a local carpenter's shop who returned it to the authorities. Tour de l'horloge, a monumental clock a the entry of the naval base (at the west of the port), formely used to ring at the beginning and at the end of the working day. Just between the harbour and the south of Cours Lafeyette, you'll see the Louis Blanc place with Saint Fran??ois de Paule church. Built in the XVIIIth Century, it is of typical baroque style. Traditional markets of Provence, every morning on Cours Lafayette except on Mondays. You'll find all local products of the region there. There are also other smaller markets. Place Puget, in the historical center, is the ancient center of the town. You'll find a fountain built in 1780. The sculpture showed three dolphins, now completely covered by ivy. You'll enjoy staying in the shade of this place, at a coffee shop, during a hot afternoon. The Saint Marie de la Seds Cathedral is near Place Puget. Built in the XIth century, it has never been finished, but widened in 1738. There are numerous paintings of the XVIIIth Century.