Collobrieres is 20km from the beach, 35km from Saint Tropez, 45km from Toulon, 110km from Marseilles, 130km from Nice, and 150km from Monaco.
Access by train is possible, but it is highly recommended to have a car.
Collobrieres is a charming village of 1,600. You will enjoy walking through the forests of chestnuts, cork oak trees and arbutus. You will also enjoy strolling through its cobblestone streets that climb up the ancient church of Saint Pons or along the Real Collobrier creek.
The first traces of life Collobrieres date from pre-Roman times. Immersed in the Maures forest, the village has always lived from its resources: grazing, farming, and logging.
In 1850, Aumeran (from Collobrieres) went to Spain to look for the secret of the transformation of cork stoppers. At one time Collobrieres had 17 cork-stopper factories, 3 sawmills and several mines of lead, copper and iron.
The mansions along the main street tell the story of these once flourishing industries and they contrast strikingly with the houses of the old medieval village.
Today, the forest is an important element in life and in the heart of the Collobrierois (the inhabitants of Collobrières ).
