
St Tropez
St Tropez is one of the most famous towns in France and it is deceptively small. Its history dates back to Prehistoric times, the village grew up arounda small port founded by the Phoenician Greeks of Marseille and was taken over by Roman forces in about 100BC. St Tropez became a bust seaport with fishing, shipbuilding and trading playing an important role in the economy.
Attraction in the city is fabulous, the Musee de l’Annonciade the museum is housed in the former chapel of the Annonciade and contains the one of the best modern art collection in the Rivera. The museum displays paintings and sculptures by Bonnard, Matisse, Braque, dufy, Utrillo and Seurat. The Maison des Papillons house of butterflies is one of the most amazing places in to visit in St Tropez. The Plage des Graniers is a beautiful beach in a small cove is the closest beach to the town and it is a great place for the whole family to have fun in the sun and the other excellent beach is the Plage de Pampellone. The city is famous for its Scuba Diving also.
Hotels in the city serve delicious foods and they are beautiful hotel overlooking the old fishing port, some of these famous hotels in the city are the Hotel La Ponche and the Hotel Byblos and the restauant Les Mouscardins.