Accessible Holiday Cottages In Agay, Saint-Raphaël

A Little Bit About Agay, Saint-Raphaël

Agay is a bustling seaside village on the coast road from St Raphael to Cannes, and a thriving summer holiday destination for families. Outside school holidays it is calmer, but makes for an equally attractive holiday for adults. The warm weather usually lasts from April, when there are plenty of spring flowers, until October – it’s even made beautiful by the mimosas in February.
It nestles between a well-sheltered bay with a wide sandy beach and the beautiful and dramatic red rocks of the Esterel Massif. The coast road to Cannes, the Corniche de l’Esterel, is delightful, with the red rocks covered with pine scrub plunging steeply into the Mediterranean.
Activities for families abound, with a range of nearby beaches, sandy or pebbly to suit your taste. The beach at Agay, provides canoeing, surfing and other water based activities. The rocky coastline between the beaches offers many opportunities for snorkelling – bright orange starfish and octopus can be seen among the fish of many kinds.
St Raphaël is the nearby town, 20 minutes away, with great seaside promenade, marina and crazy golf, markets and restaurants aplenty in the old town and by the waterfront. Its twin Fréjus, 10 minutes further on, is a Roman town with ancient ruins and an important mediaeval cathedral. You can get a boat from St Raphaël to St Tropez, by far the best way to get to that popular resort in the summer.
For walkers, the Esterel is a wilderness of great beauty, with many fine walks, sea views and rocky ascents. Access in summer is only on foot or bicycle, so it is very peaceful. Out of the high season some roads are open and the many of the bushes of the maquis are in flower. Further afield there are gorges on the way to the Maritime Alps, most notably the Gorges du Verdon – about 2 hours from the coast.
Art lovers will find in the region numerous galleries of the impressionists and later artists, for example the Musée de l’Anionciade in St Tropez, and Fernand Leger in Biot. You can visit the house of some of the great artists who made the south of France their home, such as Renoir’s in Cagnes and Matisse’s in Nice.
Back in Agay there are plenty of shops for your local grocery needs, bank, post office and tourist information, and a market on Wednesday mornings. The nearest mega supermarket is Leclerc in Boulouris, about 10 minutes’ drive away. The Agay waterfront has lots of bars and restaurants, including two or three directly on the beach. At the east end of the village is a small “centre commercial” comprising a supermarket, laundry, fishmonger, and some restaurants, and a boulangerie & breakfast café. The village supports the self catering holiday nicely.