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The town of st maxime, an elegant and charmful destination

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In the gulf of st. tropez, st. maxime faces straight south and is sheltered from the winds by the maures mountains. this exceptional site makes for an ideal vacation spot.

Villas from the belle epoque

Villas from the belle epoque


  Between 1920 and 1940, Côte d'Azur was a laboratory of prestigious and innovative architectural achievements thanks to fortunate sponsors. Sainte-Maxime is one of the rare cities of the Var department to preserve a rich architectural heritage dating from the 1920 to 1940 thanks in particular to the architecte Rene Darde (1883-1960). He was the head of the neoregionalism of Provence movement and worked on the Côte d' Azur and in particular in Sainte-Maxime.

A day on the beach

A day on the beach


  All the beaches of Sainte-Maxime offer on more than 10 km, a fine sand and limpid shores for a sea considered to have no tide, ideal for the children.

The grimaud village

The grimaud village


  The Castle of Grimaud
  The St. Michel’s Church, built during the Roman era
  Notre Dame de la Queste (11th Century), the Penitents’ Chapel (15th Century)
  the Pont des Fées (which means “fairy bridge” - even this name shows that the process was nearly magic), which made it possible to conduct water from a hill at a distance of 3 kilometres to the village
  The St Roch’s Wind Mill, built in the 17th Century
  Port-Grimaud where the architect François Spoerry realized in 1966 a visionary and ambitious project : the marina or “lake-dwelling” city. Today Port-Grimaud is one of the most frequented places of France with its quays of a total length of 12 km lined with gardens and “fishermen’s houses” where boats can be moored. A real architectural contemporary success

The 3 wilde cap

The 3 wilde cap


  Amazing landscapes await you in a particularly wild area! Coastal walk along the Peninsula of Saint-Tropez: The famous beach of Pampelonne, the Capes Camarat and Taillat. Then continuation by the paradisiac Bay of Briande with its turquoises water till the Cape Lardier.

The cogolin village

The cogolin village


  The church of Saint-Sauveur-Saint-Etienne with its double name (because of its two naves) was built at the beginning of the XI century.
  The Sellier Museum, the old residence of the Cogolin lords.
  The Chapelle Saint-Roch, which in the VII century gave shelter to the white penitents
  Bellevue Square for a magnificent panoramic view of the city

Scuba diving day

Scuba diving day


  Only a few miles away from Sainte-Maxime, the famous islands of Porquerolles, Cros Port, the Levant Port and the Embiez Port, where underwater fishing is prohibited, shelter an abundant fauna and imposing underwater funds.

St tropez

St tropez


  The parish church, with its façade surmounted by the statue of Saint Tropez
  The oldest building in Saint-Tropez is to be found: La Tour Guillaume
  The Old Port where you can still see several traditional fishing boats (pointus)
  The imposing mass of Tour Jarlier, the corner stone of the two perpendicular walls which ran down to the sea, completing the fortifications in the late 15th century, and providing an excellent look-out facility on the landward borders of the village.

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