Sainte-Maxime

Description

Sainte-Maxime is a commune and city in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d`Azur region. I.e. on the French Riviera (Côte d`Azur) in southeastern France 90 km from Nice and 130 km from Marseille. The small town is south facing at the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. In the north the Massif des Maures mountain range protects it from cold winds of the Mistral. Sainte Maxime was founded around 1000 AD by the Monks from the Lérins Islands outside Cannes. Nowadays tourism is the largest source of revenue for Sainte Maxime but the city is very much ``alive`` all year round. There is the old town with shops, markets, restaurants, bars and cafés opposite the harbour On the pier there are marine shops and an upscale restaurant. Here you also find a fast boat transportation with Les Bateaux Verts to Les Issambres, St Tropez and Port Grimaud. There is a shoreline promenade with parks, pine trees, boulodrome Prince Bertil, the tourist office and the city beaches.