Golf
courses :
see
the directory
Windsurfing
and surfing : between Port Grimaud and Sainte Maxime at Beauvallon, super
spot for waves when the east wind is blowing. In winter at "La Tour",
the waves can reach up to 3,5 meters (body board and surf). Care should be taken
when landing due to narrow beach and breakwaters.
Tennis
:
see
the directory
Horse
riding : Lessons, treks, board, breeding, dressage and jumping - Access
by the Cogolin to Grimaud road.
see
the directory
Provençal
markets : Village of Grimaud : every Thursday morning, place neuve.
Port Grimaud : Thursday and Sunday mornings, place du Marché.
Take
a walk : Walk's length at Grimaud : 1 hour.
click
here
At the tourist office head up the boulevard des Aliziers
to the place Neuve.
Note the monumental fountain that marks the entrance to the village with its
water pumped up from the plain.
Continue your ascent and go under the porch and then place Vieille.
Take the rue des Meuniers then the rue des Templiers.
At the Castle: unbeatable view.
Head right, down the arrowed route.
Further on turn left and go down the rue de la Treille and then the rue du
Baou.
Head towards the chapelle des Pénitents.
Turn back to the rue de la Pompe (an ancient well with a pump from the 19th
century).
Head up rue du Gacharel, the former access to the village.
Go under the porch on your right and then from the place Neuve go down the
big stairway (52 stairs) or take the lift.
Go to the folk museum on your right (admission free).
Come back the way you came to the tourist office.
Three
other monuments are situated near the castle car park : the chapelle Saint
Roch, the moulin Saint Roch (windmill) and the Pont des Fées (Roman
bridge). The bridge is at the bottom of the valley of La Garde and was used
to take water over the river to the village in the 16th century.