Collbrières, the chestnut country

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Office de tourisme de Collobrières
Boulevard Charles-Caminat
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 08 00
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Collobrières : welcome to Bastide de la Cabrière
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It sometimes happens that strangers feel more attached to the soul of place than those who were born there. This is something that might be said of Loïc de Saleneuve and his wife, Andrée-Cécile, who chose to leave their native Auvergne in the 1970s, and settle in the heart of the Maures massif, in a tiny, out of the way valley close to Collobrières. On an abandoned farm of 17 hectares, with no running water and no electricity. "I arrived here with my little Citroen 2CV and my books, and started to breed goats, reading up on the subject and receiving advice from friends who had turned to farming in the wake of 1968." Thirty five years later, Loïc and his wife have covered a lot of ground. Their 50 goats are perfectly adapted to the area, and produce delicious cheeses, on sale at the Saint Tropez market.ndus au marché de Saint-Tropez .

Nothing is lost, all is transformed
In La Cabrière, whey goes to feed the pigs, who in turn are transformed into pâté, black pudding and sausages; goat manure is used to fertilise the vegetable garden at the end of the little valley. The Saleneuves cultivate all sorts of red fruit on a hectare of land, all organic: garden strawberries, woodland strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, then sold on the market or turned into jam. Bed and breakfast guests in one of the five rooms with a view (onto the vegetable garden !) with a "three ears of corn" rating, also get to enjoy their vegetables. "We bring them a platter of farm produce with some cheese, cold meats and sausage, lovely tomatoes and seasonal fruits. They usually enjoy it so much that they don't go out afterwards. We sometimes cook for our guests, but we need to get along well with them!"
The menu features delicious homemade farm cooking, prepared by Andrée-Cécile and Loïc, who both adore cooking: mixed cheese tart, goat's cheese in puff pastry, caillette (pork and liver paté) salad, sauté of pork with courgettes, honey roasted leg of kid, chestnut cake and fruit crumble. In the midst of the nettles, wild flowers, chestnut trees, birds, occasional pieces of farm machinery and nectar-gathering bees, La Cabrière is a perfectly balanced ecosystem, and should be respected. A respect repaid a hundredfold by the inhabitants of La Bastide.

La Bastide de la Cabrière
Route de Gonfaron (à 6 km de Collobrières)
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 04 31
Room from 75 to 125 €.
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La Farigoulette
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La Farigoulette, bed and breakfast and restaurant. A pleasant spot, with appetising food.

La Farigoulette
2, boulevard Lazare-Carnot
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 36 64 26
(0033) (0)6 82 22 19 91
De 59 à 69 € la nuit.
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Maison Gaia
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Maison d’hôtes Gaia
Quartier Vaucanes
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 04 58
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Ferme de Peigros
Discover Restaurant open at midday for ramblers on their way through this magnificent pass. Open at midday all year round, plus evenings in July and August.

Ferme de Peigros
Col du Babaou, a 8 km dal villaggio di Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 03 83
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Visit chestnut grove
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Le Conservatoire du Patrimoine du Freinet (Le Freinet Heritage Preservation Society), in la Garde Freinet, organises excursions during which cork stripping by a qualified technician may be observed. Visits to chestnut groves also feature among the organised nature walks.

Conservatoire du patrimoine du Freinet
Chapelle Saint-Jean
83680 La Garde-Freinet
(0033) (0)4 94 43 08 57
Entrée du conservatoire gratuite. Ouvert du mardi au samedi de 10 h à 12 h 30 et de 15 h à 18 h. Fermeture dimanches et jours fériés.
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Le domaine de la Portanière
Discover Apples, grape and apple juice, wine. Apple picking from the beginning of September to the end of November on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 o'clock in the morning.

Domaine de la Portanière
Route de Pierrefeu
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 05 24

La confiserie azuréenne
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Candied chestnuts, chestnut cream, jam, liqueurs, chestnut ice cream.

Confiserie azuréenne
Boulevard Kœnig, face au Pont Vieux
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 07 20
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Aux saveurs de Provence
Discover Charlie Marron, grilled and fresh chestnuts, chestnut cream and more.
La Châtaigne Joyeuse: vanilla and chocolate flavoured chestnut cream, chestnut pâté, jam … Chantal Schmid's products are tasty and inventive. On sale in Aux Saveurs de Provence.

Aux Saveurs de Provence
1, boulevard Charles Caminat
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 28 17 32
Ouvert tous les jours de 10h à 17h30 (18h le week-end).
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La Réserve du Pont-Vieux
Discover La Châtaigne Joyeuse: vanilla and chocolate flavoured chestnut cream, chestnut pâté, jam … Chantal Schmid's products are tasty and inventive. On sale in

La Réserve du Pont Vieux
35, Boulevard Lazare Carnot
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 04 42

La Boutique Florale
Discover La Châtaigne Joyeuse: vanilla and chocolate flavoured chestnut cream, chestnut pâté, jam … Chantal Schmid's products are tasty and inventive. On sale in

La Boutique Florale
22, rue Jean Jaurès
83610 Collobrieres
(0033) (0)4 94 48 02 45

Françoise Lonjon's jams
Discover Never tasted chestnut jam ? Then try some made by Françoise Lonjon: it was awarded a gold medal in the Paris Agricultural Show. You can also sample and enjoy her fig, green tomato and black raisin jams, and her peach, raspberry and caramelised onion wines.
Present at the fair in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, and on handcraft fairs.

Françoise Lonjon
Grand-Rue
83340 Les Mayons
(0033) (0)4 94 60 00 12

Office de tourisme de Collobrières
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Office de tourisme
Boulevard Charles-Caminat
83610 Collobrières
(0033) (0)4 94 48 08 00
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