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Most people have heard of the St. Tropez tan, and this little
town on the beach in the south of France lives up to its name.
With public and private beaches both nude and otherwise, St.
Tropez is a relaxation paradise.
It wasn't always this kind of place. For many centuries, the
coast near St. Tropez was uninhabitable, not because the climate
was different, but because St. Tropez suffered from corsair
raids out of North Africa until Charles X captured Algiers in
1830. The few natives who chose to live here cowered in
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hills safely away from the sea where the view of the coast and
watch-towers gave adequate warning to bring in families and
cattle to safety. St. Tropez itself was destroyed by the Moorish
corsairs multiple times from 739 AD onward.
Today, those in St. Tropez want to be on the once-shunned coast.
St. Tropez lies at the end of a road, out on the end of a
peninsula, and has been frequented by literary and visual arts
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finest works of these visitors may be found at L'Annonciade, a
deconsecrated chapel converted into first a home, and now among
the very best twentieth-century French art galleries in the
country. Among the works to be found there are Matisse's
Corsican Landscape and Vuillard's Two Women by Lamplight.
St. Tropez has an unconventional atmosphere, largely due to
these visitors. Just after the first world war, it was
discovered and adopted by Bohemians, attracting the most
unconventional and unique people of France and beyond. Thousands
of campers take spaces along the bay of St. Tropez each year,
and the population here swells in the summer to as many as ten
times the number of regular inhabitants of the town. In the
1950s, St. Tropez acquired real glamour when Brigit Bardot and
many of her friends made it their favorite summer home.
If you go to St. Tropez, go in the summer; during winter, the
weather here can be miserable. St. Tropez has the misfortune of
facing north, and picks up the cold weather of the mistral, the
north wind, when it blows in the winter.
During the summer, however, unbeatable nightlife can be found
around the Quai Jean Jaures, and the old town can be found
further inland. If you speak French and love red wine, stop by
Bertoncini's wineshop on the Rue de la Citadelle; you'll find no
tourists and a warm welcome. After your wine, look uphill for
the old citadel, walled in twice with a moat between the walls.
On the first floor is an excellent maritime museum, and from the
upper floors you'll have a breathtaking view of the entire
peninsula, the gulf, and the Alps on the far horizon.
Along the Route des Plages (beaches) you'll find most of the
best beaches. The best way to get there is by bicycle (you'll
find rentals in many places), not car or foot; it's a long walk,
especially if you visit more than one beach.
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Festivals
The bravade is a popular festival every May 16 celebrating St.
Torpes, for whom St. Tropez is rather dyslexically named. Torpes
was martyred at Pisa in 68 AD, and his decapitated body washed
onshore here, where it was decently buried hundreds of miles
from his venerated head in Pisa. During the bravade, the bust of
the saint is paraded through the streets of St. Tropez by men in
old-fashoned military garb. It's been described as a war movie
blended with Laurel and Hardy, but don't tell the marchers that;
the locals take it deadly seriously. On June 15, another bravade
is held, this one celebrating the victory of the local count
over a large Spanish invading fleet in 1637. Don't expect to get
much sleep during these festivals; one of the most outstanding
qualities of them is the habit of bravadeurs for firing their
blunderbusses into the air quite late into the night.
Shopping
The Rue Sibilli is filled with trendy boutiques and unique
items. If you're more interested in the gastronomic delights of
France, try the place de Lices, where you can find produce and
regional foods as well as clothes and collectibles.
Nightlife
Les Caves du Roy in the Byblos Hotel is the most exclusive
nightspot in St. Tropez, but you can find everything from Le
Papagayo, a young adult and older teen spot, to the summer
classical music concerts in the gardens of Chateau de la Moutte.
St. Tropez is very quiet during its cold winters, but in the
summer, you will rarely see things winding down until dawn.
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