Plage de la Gravette
Sandy beach reached from the port, sheltered from wind and swell, with the old ramparts shading it once the sun drops behind the roofs.
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A casual old town café works well for a quick breakfast or snack when nobody wants a formal restaurant.
Very good gelato near the port, a reward after sightseeing or a beach walk.
A covered market on Cours Masséna, with stalls from market gardeners, fishmongers and cheesemongers, mountain cheeses and bunches of cut or dried flowers.
A château on the old harbor walls holding Picasso's paintings, ceramics and drawings, with sculptures outside and a terrace over the sea.
Brasserie and crêperie with a terrace on a pedestrian street, serving Mediterranean fish dishes, salads and ice cream.
Sixteenth-century fort on the Saint-Roch peninsula above the harbor, one of the first bastioned forts in France.