We woke up to another lovely morning on Wednesday and walked to La Citadelle where you get the best views ever!
Here is some of the history -The Citadel of Saint Tropez has crowned the town for 400 years and Engineer, Raymond de Bonnefons was in charge of the project which started in 1602. The large surrounding wall was finished circa 1620-1630. The construction, which was required by Henry IV, was part of a program of defence of the Provencal coast, in order to protect against a war with Spain.
However, in 1637, it did not dissuade the Spanish from attacking the town, but the Tropezians and the Royal Troops put up a strong resistance.
The fortress lost its strategic role in 1873 as its ramparts had not been sufficient against the shell, invented a few decades earlier, which replaced the cannonball.
The Citadel was bought by the Town Council in 1993 and has been at the centre of huge restoration and development since then.
The whole site was listed as a historical monument in 1995, and the work should finish in Spring 2010 with part of it being re-opened with a new museum.
After some culture, we went for a lovely lunch at La Table du Marche owned by Christophe Leroy. Their lunchtime menu for 19.50€ per head was great value and we enjoyed fabulous Cod baked in Banana Leaf, cooked in a Green Thai Curry style liquor with rice. Dessert of Lemon Tart finished the meal off superbly and a couple of glasses of wine were included, so not bad for French/St. Tropez standards!
We plan to head off tomorrow, another short hop of 25nm to Cannes.
Here is some of the history -The Citadel of Saint Tropez has crowned the town for 400 years and Engineer, Raymond de Bonnefons was in charge of the project which started in 1602. The large surrounding wall was finished circa 1620-1630. The construction, which was required by Henry IV, was part of a program of defence of the Provencal coast, in order to protect against a war with Spain.
However, in 1637, it did not dissuade the Spanish from attacking the town, but the Tropezians and the Royal Troops put up a strong resistance.
The fortress lost its strategic role in 1873 as its ramparts had not been sufficient against the shell, invented a few decades earlier, which replaced the cannonball.
The Citadel was bought by the Town Council in 1993 and has been at the centre of huge restoration and development since then.
The whole site was listed as a historical monument in 1995, and the work should finish in Spring 2010 with part of it being re-opened with a new museum.
After some culture, we went for a lovely lunch at La Table du Marche owned by Christophe Leroy. Their lunchtime menu for 19.50€ per head was great value and we enjoyed fabulous Cod baked in Banana Leaf, cooked in a Green Thai Curry style liquor with rice. Dessert of Lemon Tart finished the meal off superbly and a couple of glasses of wine were included, so not bad for French/St. Tropez standards!
We plan to head off tomorrow, another short hop of 25nm to Cannes.
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