{"id":3284,"date":"2022-12-03T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T17:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/the-citadel-of-saint-tropez"},"modified":"2025-04-21T23:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:21:19","slug":"the-citadel-of-saint-tropez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/en\/discover-the-peninsula\/the-citadel-of-saint-tropez","title":{"rendered":"The Citadel of Saint-Tropez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-w-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over 400 years, the Citadelle has crowned the city. A defensive element of the most important port between Antibes and Toulon for centuries, today it is one of the few monuments of this scale on the Var coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"553\" data-tippy-content=\"saint-tropez-citadelle-1-32-photo-bertrand\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-32-photo-bertrand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-32-photo-bertrand.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-32-photo-bertrand-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-32-photo-bertrand-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, its slopes formed a &#8220;glacis&#8221; devoid of all vegetation, from which enemy vessels approaching too close to the city walls could be &#8220;cannoned&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"553\" data-tippy-content=\"saint-tropez-vue-aerienne-citadelle-1-photo-bertrand\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-vue-aerienne-citadelle-1-photo-bertrand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-vue-aerienne-citadelle-1-photo-bertrand.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-vue-aerienne-citadelle-1-photo-bertrand-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-vue-aerienne-citadelle-1-photo-bertrand-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The town of Saint-Tropez and the French government are restoring the citadel to ensure its preservation and to make it even more welcoming. The dungeon, which is currently being renovated, is closed to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"554\" data-tippy-content=\"saint-tropez-citadelle-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sainttropez.aeroport.fr\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/saint-tropez-citadelle-1-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A museum of Tropezian maritime history and a naval museum are planned for the citadel in 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Citadel of Saint-Tropez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1, mont\u00e9e de la citadelle<br\/>83990 Saint-Tropez<br\/>Tel. 04 94 97 59 43<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latitude: 43.2724 &#8211; Longitude: 6.64429<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 400 years, the Citadelle has crowned the city. 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