Italy : handbook for travellers. First part, Northern Italy and Corsica / by K. Baedeker.

  • Karl Baedeker
Date:
1870
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Credit: Italy : handbook for travellers. First part, Northern Italy and Corsica / by K. Baedeker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    point from the old harbour, Anally by steps, a somewhat fatiguing climb. Here the full force of the prevailing Mistral, or piercing N.W. wind, the scourge of Provence, is often felt. The Railway to Toulon and Nice (I4O1/2M., in 7 hrs. j fares 25 fr. 20, 18 fr. 90, 13 fr. 85 c.; to Toulon 42 M. , in 13/4 hr.) runs from the station outside the Arc de Triomphe (p. 24) at some distance from the sea, passing through several rocky detiles. Several small stations; i]i&n Auhagne, with a statue of Abbe Barth^Mmy. Near Cassis several tunnels penetrate the rocky ridge of OUioule, and stat. La Ciotat is reached, char- mingly situated on the coast, a most agreeable retreat in winter and spring. Near stat. St. Cyr is situated the Tauroeis of the ancients. Bandol, with a fortified harbour, is delightfully situated in a bay. Then Ollioules-St. Nazaire, La Seyne, and Toulon (Croix de Malte, R. 5, D. 4, A. 1 fr; 'Croix d'Or, Place des Trois Dauphins; Amiraute and Victoria in the Bouvelard L. Na- poleon; Cafes de Paris and de la Marine in the Champ-de-Bateille, where a military band generally plays in the evening)', the war-harbour of France for the Mediterranean with 77,100 inhab., possesses a double harbour, protected by 11 forts which crown the surround- ing heights. The strongest of these are La Malgue, Aiguillette, Ballaguier, and Fort Napoleon. The latter, which is sometimes termed Le Petit Gibraltar, was gallantly defended in December, 1798, by 300 English soldiers against an enemy of tenfold num- ber, but it was at last taken by storm, whereupon the other forts also surrendered. This attack was conducted by the Lieutenant of artillery Buonaparte, then in his 23rd year, who six years later became Consul. In 1707 Toulon was besieged less successfully by the Austrians and Sardinians under Prince Eugene, who were obliged to retire after bombarding the town. The town contains nothing to detain the traveller except the War Harbour, with the Bagno (prison of the formats, or galley- convicts) and the Arsenal, which may be inspected daily about 2 p. m. Visitors on exhibiting their passports (or visiting-cards), are furnished with tickets of admission at the Admiralty Office 91/2 a. m. (gratuities prohibited). The *view enjoyed from the height of La Malgue, S.E. of Toulon, is one of the most beautiful in Provence. Steamboats ply twice weekly from Toulon to Corsica, reaching Ajaccio in 22, Bastia in 24 hrs. The Botanical Garden contains some fine samples of southern vegetation, such as date-palms, etc., which flourish in the open air. Beyond Toulon the line quits the coast and winds through the Montagnes des Maures to tlie N.E.; stations La Garde and Hy'^J^'- The small town of Hyeres {Hdtel des JJespMdes; des lies dOr; de / rope; d'Orient; du Pare; 'des Ambassadeurs, less expensive; rf« Pans. - Eng- lish Church Service in winter and spring. - Phps.caus: ^'j?• }^Xnn the fith) lies 3 W. fro.n the railway (o.nnitms) and Ihe ^^^-^^^'^'X nro^^^^^^^^ sea, on the slope of Ihe lofty Mts. des Maures, but not sufflciently protected