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Local emergency number: 112
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Local emergency number: 112
For Internet check with the local tourist office at Quai Jean Jaurès by the old port.
Port Grimaud (10 km) is a picturesque little town built in the sixties over a series of waterways, while Grimaud itself is a medieval town with a ruined chateau. Easily reached with the Bateau Verts here
It pays to compare your cruise line shore excursions here. here
Taxis are available but unless you want to go out of town, it is much easier to just walk around here. here
St-Tropez is dense with stylish shops, but has no specific shopping street. Most shops are tucked in out-of-the-way corners of the old town. Big names include Hermès, Sonia Rykiel, and Dior. Galeries Tropéziennes, 56 rue Gambetta, crowds hundreds of gift items -- some worthwhile, some silly -- into its showrooms near place des Lices. The merchandise is Mediterranean, breezy, and sophisticated. [links]
The famous Café des Arts (Le Café) has been the gathering spot of bohemian intellectuals and creative artists and writers for decades. Twice a week, a traditional Provençal market brings the square to colorful life with stall after stall of flowers, fruits, soap, honey and other local goods.
Venture farther afield to the quaint, traffic-free village of Port-Grimaud. Its scenic maze of channels creates the atmosphere of a Venetian fishing village. Roam its splendid walking paths alongside colorful houses with pastel shutters, many with a mooring place right outside their front door, or rent a motorboat to explore the charming waterways. [links]
For a real gastronomic splurge, visit the excellent La Vague d’Or. Here, you can taste your way through Head Chef Arnaud Donckele’s culinary specialties with the “8 Act” Epicurean Adventure. Or try the zitone pasta, with black truffles, foie gras, and purple artichoke. [links]
Today’s St. Tropez is synonymous with extravagance and glamour. But its history as a quiet fishing village is more modest. Legend has it that St. Tropez adopted its name in 68 AD, when the remains of the fallen Christian soldier Torpes, martyred in Pisa, washed up on its shores. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the town eventually became an Arabic-Muslim colony.
Saint-Tropez conjures up images of the good life, beautiful people, yachts and paparazzi. Yet, that luscious strip of seacoast in the Cote d'Azur region was once a sleepy fishing village offering little more retail panache than a few sandal makers. The balmy Mediterranean spot was first adopted in the 19th century by writers and artists, who migrated there from Paris in the summers. It became an international sensation in the 1960's after Brigitte Bardot put on a bikini and starred in a film ("And God Created Woman," directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim). She liked the area so much that she settled in the community, and the photographers followed. Then, other celebrities showed up. And . voila.
But what's with the name? Who has ever heard of a saint named Tropez? The story told is this: In 1055, one of Nero's centurions (a certain fellow named Torpes) refused to forsake his religion and was beheaded in Pisa. His body and head were placed in a boat, along with a dog and a rooster. The animals were supposed to eat his body and conceal the crime, but when the boat floated into the estuary of what was then called Athenopolis, the head and body were found intact. Apparently, the dog watched over it and protected it. The town name was changed to Ecclesia Sancti Torpetis, and after the French Revolution, it became Saint-Tropez.
Because of medieval Fido's loyalty, it's said that dogs in Saint-Tropez bear as much cachet today as any rich movie star, and it's also said that you can get in anywhere, even into the packed and exclusive Les Caves du Roy night club, if you bring a well-dressed dog. And indeed, as you amble the streets and squares around this charming village, you see lots of well-behaved pooches with their owners, enjoying the Provencal sun.
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