Sanary-sur-Mer, on the coast between Marseille and Toulon, is a lively and picturesque fishing port. After Bastille Day, the population swells to about twice or three times its normal size, and to my mind it all gets a bit crowded.
One of their specialities is locally caught fish baked in salt. Serving the fish is quite a production numberβ¦the platter containing the fish is brought to the table, the salt crust is broken with a bit of a fanfare, and then the fish is expertly filleted beside your table. But beware, the fish is priced per g β and it can all mount up! If you have room for dessert, I strongly recommend their fabulous chocolate mousse.
Run by an ex-professional footballer who loves to chat, they do a great couscous Royal. Sanary is a great place for people-watching with a number of lively cafes and restaurants opposite the port. But there are a number of really lovely home and gift shops. She also takes commissions on fantastic mosaic items such as mirrors and tables.
The winding streets are all cobblestone and the narrow little houses often have pots of flowers hanging from the balconies. A very sincere merci to Sue for this beautiful and very informative article about Sanary-sur-Mer. I have never been to this part of France, but your descriptions make me want to hop on a plane right now and disappear there for a few days weeks! My husband and I stumbled across this little gem last year while touring France in our camping car.
We stayed for 3 days, enjoyed one of the biggest nocturnal markets of our journey with some amazing unusual things for sale. It is a beautiful friendly little place which welcomes motorhomes and for that area is quite unusual.
