Saint-Tropez

Saint-Tropez is part of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez area which comprises twelve towns in the Massif des Maures. Situated in the southeast of the department of the Var in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, the village envoys a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild yet damp winters.

Saint Tropez became, in spite of itself, an illustrious town. Now famous throughout the world, this charming village's history begins in 599 BC. Nestling on the shore of the Mediterranean, it was part of a string of mooring stations developed by the Phocaeans. In the middle of the 2nd century BC, the Romans colonized the peninsula of Saint-Tropez. The construction of houses, farms and vineyards would multiply until the 2nd century AD. The  village experienced the chaos and destruction of the many invasions that Western Europe was subjected to until the fall of the Roman Empire.

Saint-Tropez was first and foremost a fishing village; its history is greatly linked to the sea. A vast trade in wine and olive oil developed and its products were exported in great quantities. Life was oriented around fishing, coastal and long-distance navigation and dockyards.

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In the 19th and 20th century, a wave of artists, painters, writers and filmmakers settled in Saint-Tropez, and made it their place to meet, party and find inspiration. Saint-Tropez turned into an artistic and cultural spot that allowed it to turn, quite naturally, to recreation and pleasure boating and become an essential destination for travellers from around the world.