St-Tropez
St-Tropez or St-Trop, as the town is popularly known, is one of the Riviera's top tourist attractions. This unusual resort attracts no less than 100,000 holidaymakers during the high season in August. Provacances offers holiday homes in the nearby seaside resorts of Ste-Maxime, St-Aygulf, Fréjus and Les Issambres as well as in the small medieval village of Grimaud. St-Tropez is located in beautiful and lush surroundings in the stunning Golfe St-Tropez. The coastline of St-Tropez offers fine sandy beaches with all kinds of water sports. It was the painter Paul Signac (1863-1935) who discovered St-Tropez in 1892, then an insignificant but idyllic fishing village. He was enthralled by the unspoilt idyll of the place, and he both painted and wrote about the wonderful scenes he found. It was through him that we first heard about St-Tropez. In the fifties, the peaceful fishing village was rediscovered by film stars and other celebrities such as Brigitte Bardot and Françoise Sagan, who in the years that followed attracted the rest of the jet set. The city's main attraction is undoubtedly the old harbour and the harbour quay, Jean-Jaurès, with its old pastel-coloured fishermen's houses. In the harbour basin, you can still see the old fishing boats lying side by side with the huge luxury yachts. Behind the pavement cafés along the harbour lies the extremely charming old town with narrow, busy streets and cosy squares with small shops and restaurants. Behind Quai Suffren is Place des Lices, a large square filled with cafés where locals play pétanque. The city's 19th-century Baroque church is beautiful with its remarkable yellow tower at the top. Above the town is the impressive 16th-century hexagonal citadel with the Musée Naval de St-Tropez. From here there are breathtaking views over the roofs of the town and the bay below. 
Inspiration for your holiday:Attractions:The old harbour. Place des Lices. Rue Gambetta. Place des Ormeau. Eglise de St-Tropez: Baroque church from the 19th century with its beautiful yellow bell tower. Musée de l'Annonciade: Located in the former Chapelle de l'Annonciade from 1568. Houses a large collection of post-impressionist works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musée Naval de Saint-Tropez: Naval museum with model ships, naval inscriptions and marine paintings. Among the museum's most eye-catching items are an impressive reconstruction of a Greek galley, a pair of 16th-century Spanish cannons and a full-size cut-through torpedo from the war. Located in the basement of the citadel watchtower east of the city. 
Activities in St-TropezShopping: Saint-Tropez offers several exclusive fashion stores Golf: There is a wealth of golf courses in the Var department. The French Golf Union has a website where most courses are presented. Unfortunately, the website is in French. Go to Guide de golfs and search here under the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region: http://www.ffgolf.org/ |