Fayence is a delightful historical hilltop village that benefits from a mediterranean micro-climate due to its altitude and sheltered position, between mountains and the coast, it is particularly recommended by doctors and there are convalescent homes and a cardiac centre nearby. Fayence is a lively village with lots of shops and amenities. It has a colourful history and many beautiful medieval buildings. Fayence is the centre for Gliding with a small aerodrome in the valley below. There are also water sports near Fayence, thanks to the nearby Lake Cassien, including fishing, water-skiing etc. Tennis, horse-riding and boules and near to two ski-centres, L'Audebergue and Greoules-les-neiges, (30km and 52 km).