{"id":10531,"date":"2021-04-08T19:24:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T03:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=10531"},"modified":"2021-06-02T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:20:59","slug":"toulon-france-ferry-toulon-ajaccio-port-de-toulon-sainte-marie-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2021\/04\/08\/toulon-france-ferry-toulon-ajaccio-port-de-toulon-sainte-marie-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Toulon France &#8211; Ferry Toulon Ajaccio &#8211; Port de Toulon &#8211; Sainte Marie Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some stops on a 24 day cruise are going to be more relaxed and just involve walking and taking the city train around the city. Our stop in Toulon, France was one of those. My research indicates the number one tourist thing to do in Toulon is to take the tram up to Mont Faron. We didn&#8217;t do that as the reaching the tram involved taking transportation from the port to reach the tram. It just wasn&#8217;t one of those days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-01.jpg\" alt=\"Oceanfront properties in the port of Toulon, France.\" width=\"939\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-01.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-01-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-01-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our spot in port offered these wonderful views of sailboats and apartments on the waterfront.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-02.jpg\" alt=\"Corsica Ferry ship - the mega express - Toulon, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-02.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-02-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-02-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will be honest, I watched the cars drive what appeared to be behind the ship and wondered where the road they were traveling was. Having lived a landlocked life, it just never occurred to me the cars were driving onto the ship for a more than 10 hour ride to Ajaccio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-03.jpg\" alt=\"The Corpus Christi chapel in Toulon Cathedral - Toulon, France\" width=\"726\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-03.jpg 726w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-03-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This marble and stucco artwork is a 1681 AD replacement for <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Puget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Puget<\/a>&#8216;s original which was made of wood and was destroyed in a 1661 AD fire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-04.jpg\" alt=\"Toulon Cathedral - Sainte Marie - Toulon, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-04.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-04-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-04-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Interior image from Sainte Marie ( Toulon Cathedral ).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle taxi waiting for a customer in Toulon, France.\" width=\"939\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-05.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-05-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-05-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are many forms of transportation in Toulon including this cycle taxi and the petit tourist train.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-06.jpg\" alt=\"Egypte.com storefront in Toulon, France.\" width=\"939\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-06.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-06-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-06-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your one stop shop in Toulon, France for everything pictured on the window including money transfer and passport photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-07.jpg\" alt=\"Small fishing boat docked in the port of Toulon, France\" width=\"939\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-07.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-07-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The phrase &#8220;we&#8217;re going to need a bigger boat&#8221; from the movie Jaws comes to mind when seeing this boat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-08.jpg\" alt=\"Ferry service in Toulon, France - TOULON PROVENCE M\u00c9DITERRAN\u00c9E METROPOLITAN BUS AND WATER BUS\" width=\"939\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-08.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-08-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Toulon-France-08-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toulon provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e M\u00e9tropole water bus terminal &#8211; Dock ( Quai )\u00a0 #1.<br \/>\nSince its creation in 2002, <a href=\"https:\/\/metropoletpm.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toulon Provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e M\u00e9tropole ( TPM )<\/a> has set up the Mistral network and a single tariff for the 12 municipalities of the territory. Its fleet of buses &amp; water buses transport more than 30 million passengers every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some stops on a 24 day cruise are going to be more relaxed and just involve walking and taking the city train around the city. Our stop in Toulon, France was one of those. My research indicates the number one tourist thing to do in Toulon is to take the tram up to Mont Faron. 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