Camping Parc Valrose

As you’ve come to the Côte d’Azur, it’s a fair guess to suggest that you might be after a beach or few. Well, there are more than a few to pick from: once you’re done with Miramar (10 minutes’ drive), L’Argentiére (10 minutes), L’Estagnol (15 minutes) and Cabasson (15 minutes), hit the local harbours for day trips to the gorgeous islands of Porquerolles, Port Cros and l'Île du Levant. Like a bit of activity along with your sandy days? There are plenty of watersports options down at the coast, including a sailing school, boat hire, jetskis and parasailing. No doubt the kids will also note the Aquaboom amusement park, right there on the beach with trampolines, giant slides and inflatables. Leave the beach behind for a bit to meet exotic beasts at Jardin Zoologique Tropical (five minutes’ drive), zoom around the Speedkart track (20 minutes), or head into the hills for a game of golf (10 minutes). If you’re up for village wanders, the pink tiles and floral displays of Bormes-les-Mimosas (15 minutes) make it a particularly pretty place; for something glitzier, St Tropez is 45 minutes away.