Between sea and sky, breathtaking nature sites and medieval city, a promenade of discovery through the Capital of Palms and its surroundings.
Hyères les Palmiers (Hyères of the Palms) also deserves the nickname Hyères of the Oranges – do you know why ?



History great and small : diverse themes...


The Cote d'Azur, of orange and palm trees
The islands, holiday-making, the birds
The art of Tuna fishing
The buccaneers of the banks of Giens
The salt-pans, the double Tombolo
Windsurfing hot-spot
The legend of the Mont des Oiseaux
The ancient city of Olbia, the Tour Fondue
The Crusades of Saint Louis
Early days of a sea-side resort
The Order of the Knights Templar
The Villa Noailles


To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

MAGALI FILLOL, storyteller : recounts " cabanon " life
EDMOND BACCI, Director of water sports programs for the city, evokes the special pleasures of sail
FRANÇOIS HUSSON, Coach at the French Sailing Center, describes the waters of Hyères
PÉPITO, Fisherman of Giens, revives the olden days of tuna fishing, the "madrague"
ERIK THIÉMÉ AND PASCAL BOULANGER, windsurfing champions, explain the birth of a world-renowned windsurfing hot-spot
CORINNE CHENAUX, of the Saint John Perse Foundation, retraces the sojourn of the poet in Hyères
VIOLETTE DECUGIS, palm specialist, explains the predominant presence of palm trees in the city
LISA DECK, sculptor, reveals the secrets of his work at the Park Hotel
CHARLES AMIC, historian, describes the Knights Templar and recounts their mission
FRANÇOIS CARASSAN, Cultural Attaché of Hyères, retraces the finest hours of the Villa Noailles


… and these encounters

SAINT LOUIS, King and Saint, FREDÉRIC MISTRAL and SAINT-JOHN PERSE, poets and winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature
BARON BICH, navigator designer of the ball-point pen, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, discoverer of Treasure Island, LOUIS XIV, King and orange lover, PHILIPPE LE BEL AND THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, rivals, ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, architect, MR. AND MRS. NOAILLES, cultural avant-gardist couple


7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.

Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisitâ audio directions guide you along the circuit and from one stage to the next on foot and by car.