Sanary-sur-Mer and Ollioules
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An unique place on the Provence coast, is the little fishing town of Sanary-sur-mer. Its climate, location, history, culture and lifestyle make it an ideal choice to start discovering the coast of Provence.
Sanary – Facts of interest
- Greeks and romans had trading posts in the gulfs around Sanary-sur-mer. The surrounding beaches are rich in archeological vestiges and ruins (i.e:Port Issol)
- Intellectual and artists took refuge in Sanary-sur-mer between 1st and 2nd world wars – B. Brecht, T. Mann… lived in still existing houses in Sanary-sur-mer. Other famous anglo-saxon writers have spent time in Sanary. Amoung them, Aldous Huxley who wrote Brave New World (1932) in 4 months in La Gorguette area in Sanary-sur-mer
- Sanary is considered as the birth place of modern scuba diving and underwater movies. F. Dumas, P. Tailliez and J.Y Cousteau, also known as ‘Mousquemers‘, experimented modern scuba diving equipment and made famous underwater movies in the sea around Sanary-sur-mer (Port Issol, Bandol bay).
- Sanary-sur-mer is known for its unique wooden fishing boats
- Some of the eldest wineyeards (dating from roman empire) can be found in Bandol, Le Beausset, … few miles west of Sanary-sur-mer.
Sanary-sur-mer Resources
Official site of the city of Sanary-sur-mer (Fr)
Tourist and general information (Fr)
Sanary-sur-mer local information (Fr)/a>
Sanary-sur-mer history (Fr)
Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum
Fontvive – Village of bungalows in Sanary
Sanary-sur-mer accommodations
Sanary-sur-mer restaurants and cafes
Local Links
AGORA community organization
Sanary Hand Ball
“Le Rosaire” Tennis Club
Sanary-sur-mer photos
Pictures of Sanary-sur-mer: Bastille Day, The F.Dumas Diving Museum and the Sanary-sur-mer Romanesque Tower, Beaches, Tall Ships (Toulon, July 21-24), People…
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Ollioules
Ollioules web portal (Fr)
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Trail to Notre Dame de La Pepiole (Six-fours-mer)
From Sanary: Follow the Ollioules road next to the Parc Hotel (intersection A 50 to Marseille or Toulon). Cross the Reppe river on a narrow bridge and follow the river to get to the Callade Hill way to the intersection with Terron Way on the right. Follow this road which becomes a trail after 500 meters. Follow the trail and stay on the left after the next junction.
Aprox. Time: 45 -50 minutes
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