Saint-Tropez is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France.
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Saint-Tropez is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France.
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The adjacent narrow body of water is the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, stretching to Sainte-Maxime to the north under the Massif des Maures.
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Saint-Tropez was a military stronghold and fishing village until the beginning of the 20th century.
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Saint-Tropez created the Barony of Grimaud and appealed to the Genoan Raphael de Garezzio, a wealthy gentleman who had sent a fleet of caravels carrying 60 Genoese families to the area.
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Gulf of Saint-Tropez was known as the Gulf of Grimaud until the end of the 19th century.
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On 4 March 1970, the French submarine Eurydice, with its home port as Saint-Tropez, disappeared in the Mediterranean with 57 crew aboard after a mysterious explosion.
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Saint-Tropez has a hot-summer mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers, although daytime temperatures are somewhat moderated by its coastal position.
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One of the oldest traditions of Provence, it has been held for more than 450 years since the citizens of Saint-Tropez were first given special permission to form a militia to protect the town from the Barbary pirates.
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Public transport in Saint-Tropez includes minibuses, providing shuttle service between town and Pampelonne beaches.
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Saint-Tropez was attractive for the next generation of painters: Bernard Buffet, David Hockney, Massimo Campigli and Donald Sultan lived and worked there.
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