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Welcome to Saint Raphael / Fréjus, France!
If you are looking for a calm seaside resort on the French Riviera, where you can unwind and relax, without feeling “obligated” to party every night (like in Saint Tropez, for example), Saint Raphael is the best choice you can make.
It is located just a few kilometers south-east of Frejus, in the shadow of the Massif de l'Esterel. If you want to spend your time in a town that has a long tradition of tourism, you will be glad to find out this is one of the oldest resorts on the coast. Wealthy Romans used to spend their summers in Saint Raphael 2000 years ago! It is clean and well-maintained and has only a small harbour.
Saint Raphael is not really a historic town like its neighboring Frejus; however, as a lively and popular resort, it has lovely beaches right in the town centre!
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Places to see in ( Frejus - France )
Places to see in ( Frejus - France )
Fréjus is a port town on the Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. Its Roman ruins include an amphitheater, theater and aqueduct. Roman artifacts are displayed in the Archaeological Museum. The Gothic, centuries-old Saint-Léonce Cathedral has painted cloisters and a baptistry with Roman columns. Northeast, Notre-Dame de Jérusalem Chapel was designed by Jean Cocteau in the 1960s. South of the center is sandy Fréjus Beach.
Frejus is in the Var department of Provence, just inland from Saint-Raphael on the Cote d'Azur. As the coast and region around Fréjus has become developed there is little to separate Fréjus and Saint-Raphael. Frejus has a long and illustrious past dating back to pre-Roman times, and 2000 years ago it was already an important trade centre and port. The sea has now receded so the main port is now at Saint Raphael and Fréjus-Plage.
Frejus has a calm, pretty town centre to explore and merits a visit when you are visiting the region. The medieval centre of Frejus is centred around the Place Formagé where the cathedral of Saint Léonce and the town hall occupy two sides of the square. The town hall was originally the bishop’s palace and is painted a pale orange colour. From the square you can stroll down the side streets that contain more pastel-painted houses and shops.
The Cathedral of Saint-Leonce is very much the highlight of your visit to Frejus. A small cathedral in an attractive, simple style the main building dates from the 12th century. You will first notice the decorative carvings around the doorway, but it is inside the cathedral that the greatest treasure can be found, with a baptistry and 12th century cloisters. Frejus was one of the first centres of Christianity in France and the baptistry dates from the 5th century. Very unusual, it dates from the time when baptism required full body immersion*, with a large central well in which believers would be completely submerged.
There is an attractive 15th century church - the Church of Saint Maximinus - in Frejus. You will also see scattered Roman remains in the town, including the remains of the aquaduct. Both the amphitheatre and the theatre are still used for summer time events, although the ampitheatre is smaller than those of Nimes and Arles and in a dilapidated condition.
Sooner or later visitors to Frejus will find themselves at the port or the beach! The port is modern and pleasant to explore, with some of the architecture in the style of traditional pastel coloured Provencal houses. Although the port gives little clue to its long history it is a pleasant place for a waterside promenade. There is a choice of beaches here, most are of sand and some are supervised in summer so you are sure to find one that is ideal for you.
Sun lovers will want to head just down the road to the beach where Frejus Plage merges into the more up-market coastal resort of Saint Raphael. Among the natural highlights close to Frejus, the Massif d'Esterel and the coast road between the massif and the sea are both very scenic. You can find more local travel ideas in the Var guide and the Provence guide.
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Places to see in ( Les Issambres - France )
Places to see in ( Les Issambres - France )
Les Issambres is the seaside and holiday destination of the commune of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France. It stretches along 8 km of inlets and fine sandy beaches. Its incarnation as a resort took place in the 1930s with the development of Hotel La Résidence (now named Hôtel club Vacanciel des Issambres) above the La Garonette Beach. Clearly conspicuous from the sea it is located in the valley Val d' Esquieres that Les Issambres shares with the commune of Sainte Maxime. Eastwards on the beach is the sailing center with boat rentals and a sailing school, a protected boat harbour with some marine shops, dive center and restaurants. There is a ferry Les Bateaux Verts that takes passengers to the Sainte Maxime harbour or Saint Tropez.
On August 15, 1944, the beaches of Saint Tropez, Sainte Maxime and Les Issambres were at the center of Operation Dragoon, the invasion and liberation of Southern France during World War II. US Delta Force from 93rd Evac landed there. Just by the beach entrance to La Garonette there is a memorial of the beach landing honoring the US troops. The sailing centre is named La Batterie as it was the location of a German artillery battery.
Further to the east is the village San-Peïre sur mer that has grown gradually after WW2. This is really the centre of the destination with shops, restaurants, hotels, promenade, village beach and a town square with a Monday outdoor market, post and tourist office. Continuing eastwards there is a winding coastline with creeks, rocks and calanques versus Saint- Aygulf (Fréjus commune). There are numerous nature trails including a coastline trail leading to a 2000-year-old Roman fishpond. Many private houses are climbing up the mountain hills. However virtually all buildings – including hotels – keep a low profile to the contrary to locations further east on the French Riviera.
With nearly eight kilometers of beaches, coves and creeks, Les Issambres are a seaside resort Var popular with families and tourists. Located between the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and Frejus, the city was already occupied and known at the time of the Romans.
In a wild and rich nature, the program is relaxed, with the thalassotherapy center, and the discovery of an important Mediterranean flora. This unique place in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is ideal for enjoying the relaxation and the famous regional cuisine in the world. Mediterranean fish, tarte tropézienne coming from nearby..., all delights are there to seduce the palate and cuisine. In a family atmosphere, visitors enjoy the stunning views of the Bougnon the neck or over the Bay of Saint-Tropez, while enjoying the many activities on offer.
Mediterranean flora is taking all its essence in Issambres with beautiful and unique natural sites of their kind. A stroll on the neck of Bougnon, overlooking the seaside resort, offers a breathtaking view on the Mediterranean coast and on the Bay of Saint-Tropez located nearby. The sandy beaches of the Bay of Bougnon offer many water sports to passing visitors. Scuba diving, sailing, jet skiing, sea fishing, are some of the proposed activities on the beach of Issambres. In summer, fireworks are also from these sandy beaches. Classified as an historic monument, marine pool of la Gaillarde is one of the traces of the Roman occupation in Provence. This long natural cove almost twenty meters once used for fishing, with technical traps and reservoirs.
Ideal to have a nice view of the coast of Issambres, the famous path of the customs along the most beautiful sites in the resort and you can admire from above the creeks and other creeks that dot the area. A thalassotherapy center offers various treatments for people in need of relaxation and well-being. Treatments based on sea water, jacuzzi or other massages are the site of the program.
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Places to see in ( Saint Tropez - France )
Places to see in ( Saint Tropez - France )
Saint-Tropez is a coastal town on the French Riviera, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Long popular with artists, the town attracted the international jet set in the 1960s, and remains known for its beaches and nightlife. The cobblestoned La Ponche quarter recalls its past as a fishing village, although yachts now outnumber fishing boats in the Vieux Port (Old Port).
Pouting sexpot Brigitte Bardot came to St-Tropez in the '50s to star in Et Dieu Créa la Femme (And God Created Woman; 1956) and overnight transformed the peaceful fishing village into a sizzling jet-set favourite. Tropeziens have thrived on their sexy image ever since: at the Vieux Port, yachts like spaceships jostle for millionaire moorings, and infinitely more tourists jostle to admire them.
Yet there is a serene side to this village trampled by 60,000 summertime inhabitants and visitors on any given day. In the low season, the St-Tropez of mesmerising quaint beauty and ‘sardine scales glistening like pearls on the cobblestones’ that charmed Guy de Maupassant (1850–93) comes to life. Meander cobbled lanes in the old fishing quarter of La Ponche, sip pastis at a place des Lices cafe, watch old men play pétanque beneath plane trees, or walk in solitary splendour from beach to beach along the coastal path.
Saint Tropez is a town, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Nice, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez. Saint-Tropez is located on the French Riviera. It was a military stronghold and an unassuming fishing village until the beginning of the 20th century. It was the first town on this coast to be liberated during World War II (as part of Operation Dragoon). After the war, it became an internationally known seaside resort, renowned principally because of the influx of artists of the French New Wave in cinema and the Yé-yé movement in music. It later became a resort for the European and American jet set and a goal for tourists in search of a little Provençal authenticity and an occasional celebrity sighting.
Alot to see in Saint Tropez such as :
musée de l'Annonciade
Citadel of St. Tropez
Gendarmerie Nationale
Place des Lices
La Maison des papillons Musée Dany Lartigue
Pampelonne
Golfe de Saint-Tropez
Plage de Tahiti
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Church
Aqualand Sainte-Maxime
Capitainerie du port de Saint-Tropez
Chapelle Sainte-Anne
Plages de Saint-Tropez
Les Moulins de Paillas
Château de la Moutte
Pampelonne Beach
Tour Portalet
Phare de Saint-Tropez
Tour Vieille
Plage des Salins
Paillas (Moulins Ruinés)
Plages de Sainte-Maxime
Château Borelli
Baie des Canebiers
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Saint-Raphaël - Old Town and the Sea. French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), France [HD] (videoturysta)
[EN] Being in Saint-Raphaël you can also visit the Old Town. It is located only a few hundred meters from the beach. It is not too big, but you can find there the Archaeological Museum, which is worth a visit - it is really interesting, and the entrance to it is free.
Saint-Raphael has a few big, nice sand beaches. Most of the beaches are associated with some enterprises, but some beaches are public and have lifeguards.
Not far from the waterfront is located beautiful Basilique Notre-Dame de la Victoire.You can spend some time looking around and then sit there for a while. The detail and character is great. If you have a few minutes - walk up and have a look.
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[FR] À Saint-Raphaël, vous pouvez visiter la vieille ville. Il est situé à seulement quelques centaines de mètres de la plage. Il est pas trop grand, mais on y trouve le musée archéologique, qui vaut le détour - il est vraiment intéressant, et l'entrée est gratuit.
Saint-Raphaël a quelques grandes, belles plages de sable. La plupart des plages sont associés à certaines entreprises, mais certaines plages sont publiques et ont sauveteurs.
Non loin du front de mer est situé belle Basilique Notre-Dame de la Victoire. Vous pouvez passer un peu de temps à regarder autour de lui et rester là pendant un certain temps. Le détail et le caractère est grande. Si vous avez quelques minutes - à pied là-bas et avoir un regard.
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[PL] W Saint-Raphaël można zwiedzić stare miasto. Znajduje się ono tylko kilkaset metrów od plaży. Nie jest zbyt duże, ale mieści się tam na przykład Muzeum Archeologiczne, które warto odwiedzić - jest ono naprawdę ciekawe, a wstęp do niego jest za darmo.
Saint-Raphaël ma kilka dużych, ładnych piaszczystych plaż. Większość plaż należy do hoteli i innych przedsiębiorstw, ale niektóre z nich są publiczne i posiadają ratowników.
Niedaleko od wybrzeża znajduje się piękna Bazylika Notre-Dame de la Victoire. Poświęć trochę czasu, by się po niej rozejrzeć, a następnie usiądź sobie i spędź tam trochę czasu. Bazylika ma swój charakter i posiada dużo ciekawych szczegółów architektonicznych. Jeśli więc dysponujesz czasem, wybierz się do niej.
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One day in Frejus, France, French Riviera (Var) [4K] (videoturysta.eu)
[EN] We already visited Fréjus a few years ago. Now we return here with a better video equipment to make some footages of this interesting town with many Roman traces.
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[FR] Nous avons déjà visité Fréjus il y a quelques années. Maintenant, nous revenons ici avec un meilleur équipement vidéo pour faire quelques images de cette ville intéressante avec des traces romaines.
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[PL] Odwiedziliśmy Fréjus już kilka lat temu. Teraz wracamy tutaj z lepszym sprzętem wideo, aby wykonać trochę ujęć tego ciekawego miasta posiadającego dużo śladów bytności Rzymian.
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Camping Fréjus - Sandaya Riviera d'Azur - Saint Aygulf - Camping Côte d'Azur - Var - UK
Watch a video of the camping Sandaya Riviera d'Azur in Saint Aygulf, which lies in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region (PACA).
Close to Fréjus, in the Var, just 4km from the fine sand beaches and the rocky inlets, the camping Sandaya Riviera d'Azur invites you to use its 530m² aquatic park with heated swimming pool, 5 pools, lagoons and waterslides that your children will just love! Older visitors will be able to lie back beside the swimming pool in the area which also has mist sprayers. The entertainment team at the camping Sandaya Riviera d'Azur also arranges all sorts of water-based activities and shows, and has a varied activity programme for your children and teenagers. You'll be able to stay in different types of cottages, mobile homes and canvas lodges on stilts, which are comfortable and well equipped, or on camping pitches.
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Côte d'Azur & Provence, Frankrijk
Flaneren langs de Côte d'Azur, bootjes kijken in Monaco en genieten van de natuur in de Provence. In juli deden we een weekje Zuid Frankrijk.
Travel in the south of France
From eastern to western French coast ... ENJOY !!!
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