Saint-Tropez (Sant Tropetz in Occitan) is a commune of the Var département in southern France (Occitania), located on the French Riviera. It is known today for its famous and wealthy guests, its history with the iconic Brigitte Bardot, and its role in the liberation of Southern France in World War II.
The town’s name derives from that of an early, semi-legendary martyr named Saint Torpes. His legend states that he was beheaded at Pisa during the ...
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Saint-Tropez (Sant Tropetz in Occitan) is a commune of the Var département in southern France (Occitania), located on the French Riviera. It is known today for its famous and wealthy guests, its history with the iconic Brigitte Bardot, and its role in the liberation of Southern France in World War II.
The town’s name derives from that of an early, semi-legendary martyr named Saint Torpes. His legend states that he was beheaded at Pisa during the reign of Nero, and that his body was placed in a rotten boat with a rooster and a dog. The body landed at the present-day location of the town.
St-Tropez and its surrounds were dominated by the nearby Saracen settlement of Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.
The captain [REFERENCE UNCLEAR] had the privilege of raising a standing army, which drove away a fleet of Spanish galleons in 1637. Les Bravades des Espagnols is a local religious and military celebration commemorating this victory of the Tropezian militia over the Spanish.
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