Le Riou's more forgiving routing makes it an ideal warm-up for Le Château's technical demands, and playing both in the long daylight hours of late August allows time for a full post-round debrief over a glass of Côtes de Provence rosé.
Terre Blanche's accommodation in this period strikes the balance between a fully operational luxury resort and the beginning of a quieter, more attentive season — the best of both modes in a single stay.
The Var interior in late summer holds onto the scent of warm pine and dried herbs long into the evening, and the sunsets from the resort's elevated terraces — with the Esterel turning a deep red on the horizon — are among the most quietly spectacular in the south of France.