Saint-Tropez"ad usque fidelis"

Saint-Tropez is in theSouth-East of France

… between Marseilles (2nd largest French city) and Italy…

… on the Mediterranean sea…

This is the beach of Pampelonne (5 km

long), where American soldiers landed on August

15th, 1944 to free us from the Germans.

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The history of Saint-Tropez"ad usque fidelis"

The bravade of Saint-Tropez• The Tropezians celebrate

Tropez (or Torpes), a martyr who was tortured and beheaded by the emperor Nero (68 AD) because of his faith in Christ.

• His body is said to have arrived in a small boat, with a rooster and a dog, from Pisa, Italy to Saint-Tropez, France

 • The Tropezians have celebrated the "bravade"

from 16th to 19th May every year for more than 450 years.

• "Bravaders" wear blue, white and red.• Some other people wear traditional clothes.• “Ad usque fidelis” is Latin for “Faithful till the end.”

The bravade of Saint-Tropez

Tourism in Saint-Tropez"ad usque fidelis"

Stars come to Saint-Tropez• After WWII, in the

1950s, Saint-Tropez gradually became a place where stars came for their holidays

• The first one was Brigitte Bardot, an actress in the film “And God created woman”

Tourists come to Saint-Tropez

• After the stars, a lot of tourists decided to come to Saint-Tropez for their holidays.

• The beach of Pampelonne is the most famous beach.

Harley Davidson festival in Saint-Tropez

The Harley Davidson eurofestival

• The festival takes place at the end of April every year.

• A lot of bikers gather and go on rides together

The Harley Davidson eurofestival• Hundreds of bikers

gather from all around Europe and go on rides together.

The “sails” of Saint-Tropez

The “sails” of Saint-Tropez• At the end of

October, every year, for 10 days.

• Sailing-boats from around the world compete in races.

The “sails” of Saint-Tropez• Some very old

boats take part.

Saint-Tropez

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