More info: Located between Marseille and Nice, Hyères is considered the original French Riviera. It is often referred to as "Hyères les Palmiers" because of the 7,000 palm trees planted in the town and cultivated in nurseries. Around 1830, under the leadership of its mayor Alphonse Denis, Hyères became a first-rate tourist destination and a winter health resort renowned for its thermal cures and frequented by high aristocratic society.
More info: Located between Marseille and Nice, Hyères is considered the original French Riviera. It is often referred to as "Hyères les Palmiers" because of the 7,000 palm trees planted in the town and cultivated in nurseries. Around 1830, under the leadership of its mayor Alphonse Denis, Hyères became a first-rate tourist destination and a winter health resort renowned for its thermal cures and frequented by high aristocratic society.