Visit the harbour and its promenade. The folk of old Provence, the typical accent of locals, and some wooden boats on the still sea (the folk is better in smaller town along the coast, however). Numerous souvenir shops, coffee shops and fish restaurants. Also on the port square, you'll see the statue of the Spirit of navigation pointing at the sea, locally known as "cul vers ville"for its buttocks are turned toward the city.For the record it might interest you to know that the statue was hidden and thought lost, during WWII , until it was found by chance in a local carpenter's shop who returned it to the authorities.

Tour de l'horloge, a monumental clock a the entry of the naval base (at the west of the port), formerly used to ring at the beginning and at the end of the working day.
 
Just between the harbour and the south of Cours Lafeyette, you'll see the Louis Blanc place with Saint François de Paule church. Built in the XVIIIth Century, it is of typical baroque style.
 
Traditional markets of Provence, every morning on Cours Lafayette except on Mondays. You'll find all local products of the region there. There are also other smaller markets.
 
Place Puget, in the historical center, is the ancient center of the town. You'll find a fountain built in 1780. The sculpture showed three dolphins, now completely covered by ivy. You'll enjoy staying in the shade of this place, at a coffee shop, during a hot afternoon.

The Saint Marie de la Seds Cathedral is near Place Puget. Built in the XIth century, it has never been finished, but widened in 1738. There are numerous paintings of the XVIIIth Century.
 
The new town
Also called Haute ville (English: high town) by contrast with basse ville, because it was built in a higher part of the town. It was located at the north of the historical center, in the XIXth Century, by the baron Haussmann (who was later called to build Paris). Numerous buildings and places are in late XIXth Century style.
 
Place de la liberté (English: Liberty plaza). This is one of the town's main square. There's a nice statue in a fountain. In winter, a skating rink is put up for children and there's a picturesque Christmas market featuring tasting of several specialties from around France during most of December. However this sqaure may be noisy due to the main boulevard of the town running just along the square.
 
Museums and places of interest
 
The town features several beaches just south of the Mourillon quarter. They were set up in the 1950's to develop tourism. More beautiful beaches may be found elsewhere on the coast. In any location, you should be prepared to crowd on the beach. The beaches of Toulon are associated to a park with entertainment for children of all ages. At the east of the town, the Cap Brun and Anse Magaud beaches are more isolated, far less crowded, but more difficult to reach (need to climb a little).
 
Take the cable car (French: téléphérique) to go to the Mont-Faron Hill. Téléphérique du Mont-Faron, boulevard Amiral Vence (or bus 40, stop at téléphérique). It gives direct access to the Memorial Museum of landing in Provence.
 
Memorial Museum of landing in Provence (French: Musée-Mémorial du débarquement), top of Mont-Faron.

Bibliothèque municipale et Museum d'histoire naturelle (English: Municipal Library and Museum), Boulevard de Strasbourg. As a building, the library is worth seeing. The museum features wild life collections.
 
The Navy Museum (French: Musée de la Marine, place Monsergue (at the entrance of the naval base). Collections relating the naval history of the town.
 
The Museum of Tour Royale, pointe de la Mitre. The Tour Royale, one of the numerous forts of Toulon, was built in 1514 by the king Louis XII. Later, it was used as a prison, now opened for visits. It also features a naval exposition.
 
The Boat-Museum named La Dives, pointe de la Mitre, opened May to October. Before being a museum, this boat was dedicated to the transportation of tanks for a landing. 
 
Beaches
Beautiful beaches may be found in the small towns around Toulon. The following ones seem to be specially recommended.
 
Les Sablettes in la Seyne sur Mer.
L'Argentière, in the town of La Londe-les-Maures (30 km east of Toulon).
 
La Capte, near Hyères (15 km east of Toulon). The bottom is of pure sand (no seaweed) and the depth increases very very slowly.
 
St Cyr sur Mer some 20kms west of Toulon features a long sandy beach, perfect for families and kitesurfers. There too the seabed drops rather slowly, enabling one to reach way out into the water.
 
Eat
La flambée, pizza restaurant. Nice, intimate, reasonable prices and good food, building Le Marsouin, 518 bd Bazeilles, +33 4 94 42 12 07 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +33 4 94 42 12 07 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Grand café de la rade, on the harbour, facing the statue of the spirit of navigation. Big coffee shop and restaurant, easy to find. There are really numerous coffee shops and restaurants on the harbour, this is only an example.