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| Saint Tropez | ||
| region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
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| Residents | 4.103 (2018) | |
| height | 15 m | |
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Saint Tropez is a small but famous port town on the French Riviera in the department Var.
background
In 68 AD the soldier Torpez fell into the Christian faith. At that time, Emperor Nero gave a great festival in honor of the Roman goddess Diana. Torpez should renounce the Christian faith and only believe in the Roman gods. But he stuck to his belief and was executed for it. The body was beheaded and placed in a boat with a rooster and a dog. The animals were supposed to tear the corpse apart. The boat was handed over to the river Arno and washed up on the Gulf of Grimaud - today's Gulf of St. Tropez. The body remained intact and Torpez was henceforth a saint. The name Saint Tropez came about through a sound shift.
In 1470 the French military discovered the place on the Côte d'Azur. Because of its location on a peninsula, it was easy to defend and you had a wide view over the Mediterranean. The citizens who settled there received privileges. In the years that followed, there were repeated looting. In the 16th century, Louis Roch Martiny decided to build a city wall. Henry IV built the citadel in 1607, which today serves as the city museum. The citizens made their living by mining and processing red corals. The construction of monasteries and churches began. In 1618 the chapel of St. Anne was built, which was seen in the film Le Gendarme Sé Marie (German: Baldwin the grouchy). In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was repeatedly involved in acts of war. Shipbuilding and coastal shipping flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. In coastal shipping, seafarers moved from port to port around the Mediterranean to trade in a wide variety of goods. Such a sea voyage could take up to 2 years. In the 19th century, the French government passed a law stating that ships not only produced in France could be used for trade. Ships could now be imported from abroad much more cheaply. As a result, shipbuilding declined and with the construction of the railroad, so did the demand for goods. The big ships were sold and the small boats were used as excursion boats for tourists. St. Tropez got the reputation of a sleepy fishing village.
In the 1930s, the film industry discovered the small town on the Côte d'Azur and the first films were made. In 1956, Roger Vadim shot the film "und Eternal lures the woman" with Brigitte Bardot and Curd Jürgens (original title: Et Dieu Créa La Femme). The gendarme films with Louis de Funès followed from 1964 to 1980. St. Tropez became world famous and is now a vacation spot for the super rich and a pilgrimage site for fans of Louis de Funès.
getting there
By plane
The closest airports are Nice and Marseille. From there you can take the bus.
By train
The closest train station is Saint-Raphaël. From there you can take the bus.
By bus
- Company buses run from Nice airport all year round Varlib to the train station Saint-Raphaël (Line 3003) and from there to St. Tropez (Line 7601). A drive from Nice to St. Tropez takes about 4 hours.
- LER buses run from Marseille Airport to St. Tropez only from mid-June to the end of August. A trip takes about 4 hours.
In the street
There is only one road along the coast to St. Tropez. The drive from St. Raphael takes about 2 hours, but can take 4 hours or more due to the heavy traffic in the high season. Parking is in the large car park.
By boat
The Bateaux Verdes (Green Boats) drive from Port Grimaud, Sainte Maxime, Les Issambres and Marines de Cogolin to St. Tropez. The boat trip is the fastest and cheapest form of travel. A drive from Sainte Maxime takes about 15 minutes. For fans of the gendarme films, the approach to the port (shown in: Louis uncanny encounter with the extraterrestrials (original title: Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres)) is an absolute must!
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Chapelle Sainte-Anne, 21 Chemin des Bastidettes, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Known from the movie Baldwin, the grumbler (original title: Le Gendarme Sé Marie). From the chapel you have a wonderful view of the Provence landscape.Open: only on May 18th during the Bravades de Saint Tropez, on July 16th, Saint Anne's Day, and on August 15th, Liberation Day.
Castles
- 2 La Citadelle (citadelle de Saint-Tropez, Citadel of Saint-Tropez), 1 Montée de la Citadelle, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 59 43, Email: [email protected].
City History Museum and Maritime Museum.Open: April to September daily 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., October to March daily 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., closed on 01.01., 01.05., 17.05., 11.11. and 25.12.Price: Adults € 3, children up to 12 years free.
Museums
- 3 Musée de la gendarmerie et du cinéma de Saint-Tropez, 2 Place Banqui, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 55 90 20, Email: [email protected]. Gendarmerie Museum and Film Museum in the Gendarmerie Nationale. For fans of the gendarme films there is a separate room where "La Marche des Gendarmes" runs on a loop. On display are the old and new uniforms of the gendarmerie, the uniforms from the films, a life-size bronze statue of Louis de Funès, Brigitte Bardot's cloakroom and film posters from all over the world.Open: November to March daily 10 am-5pm, April to July 13th and September to October daily 10 am-6pm, July 14th to August 31st 10 am-7pm, closed on 01.01., 06.-13.01., 20.01., 27.01., 01.05., 17.05., 02.11., 09.11., 16.11. 11/30 and 25.12.Price: € 4, no reduction.
- 4 Musée de l’Annonciade (Art museum), 2 Place Georges Grammont. Tel.: 33 4 94 17 84 10, Email: [email protected]. Open: November to March daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., April, May, June and October daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., July to September daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed 01.01., 15.01 .-10.02., 01.05., 17.05., 15.11.-30.11., 25.12.Price: Adults € 6, reduced and groups € 4, children up to 12 years free.
- 5 La maison des papillons, 17 rue Etienne Berny. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 63 45, Email: [email protected]. Everything about butterflies.Open: May 2nd to July 8th and September 4th to November 4th. daily except Thursday and Friday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 9 July to 3 September and 23 December to 8 January daily 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 01.01., 17.05.Price: Adults € 2, children up to 12 years free.
Filming locations Louis de Funès
- Porte du Revelen: Here Louis is discussing as a gendarme Cruchot with his daughter.
- La Place de l'Orneau
- Rue de Cepoun
- Place des Lices
- Harbor promenade
- Place de la Garonne: The Gendarmerie Nationale from the film Louis and his crazy policewomen (original title: Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes) is now a police station.
various
- 6 Baie de Pampelonne. Large sandy beach in the neighboring community of Ramatuelle.
- 7 Phare de Saint-Tropez (lighthouse)
activities
shop
- Souvenirs are available on the harbor promenade.
- Boutiques with clothes, art and other things are scattered across the city.
- Market days on the Place des Lices are Tuesdays and Saturdays.
kitchen
- 1 L'OLIVE restaurant, 9 Rue Aire du Chemin, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 09 21. French restaurant.
nightlife
- 1 Le Dit Vin, 7 Rue de la Citadelle, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 10 11. Open: daily 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. 7 p.m. - 1 a.m.
- 3 Paga Philippe, 3 Rue Saint-Tropez, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 9 77 68 28 61. Open: Thu - Sat 0.00 a.m. - 7.00 a.m.
accommodation
- 2 Hotel de Paris Saint-Tropez *****, 1 Traverse de la Gendarmerie, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 83 09 60 00. Characteristic: ★★★★★.
- 3 Hotel de la Ponche *****, 5 rue des Remparts, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 02 53, 33 4 94 97 09 29 (Restaurant), Email: [email protected], [email protected]. Characteristic: ★★★★★.Price: rooms from € 240.
security
health
- 1 Hôpital de St-Tropez, Rd559, 83580 Gassin (The clinic is located approx. 10 km west of the city center in the neighboring town of Gassin.).
Practical advice
- 2 Office de Tourisme, 8 Quai Jean Jaurès, 83990 Saint-Tropez. Tel.: 33 4 94 97 45 21. Open: Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Around 5 million guests stay in the city every year. The city is therefore very crowded in the high season, a visit in the low season is preferable.
- Although St. Tropez is famous for the gendarmes films, the gendarmes are not a tourist attraction! Photographing police officers or police stations is not allowed!
trips
literature
Cuzin, Jean-Marie; Buti, Gilbert; Pavlidis, Laurent: Saint-Tropez and its history, Éditions du Signe 2011, ISBN 978-2-7468-2670-0 , History of St. Tropez as a comic, available among others in the citadel.
Web links
- http://www.saint-tropez.fr/ - Official website of Saint-Tropez
