Roquebrune

Roquebrune:

Between the massifs of the Moors and the Esterel, Roquebrune-sur-Argens benefits from a climate privileged with 300 days of sun a year. You will find on the same territory the advantages of the campaign(country), the bathing life and the charm of a village millennium. Here, the respect for the traditions, a warm reception and a quality service are our main concerns(preoccupations).

Side sea:

Issambres, maritime window of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, extend over 8 kilometres of creeks and beaches of fine sand. All the pleasures of the sea conjugent to it: "idleness" veil, plunged under navy(marine), water-skiing, thalassotherapy or simply... The path of the coast walks along creeks. The center of veil(sail) proposes diverse formulae for any training courses, rents).

Natural side:

It is in the variety of the landscapes that the amateurs of big spaces and green tourism can discover on foot, in cycle or on horseback(by horse) of numerous marked out paths. To discover the forest otherwise, strolls natural accompanied are proposed to you all year long by the Tourist office. The sportsmen can devote to multiple activities, notably to the golf and to the tennis.

Side stone:

Prehistoric caves of Bouverie in the Gallo-Roman vestiges of the Issambres, Roquebrune-sur-Argens kept(preserved) in its stones the tracks of rich past. In the village millennium, the charm of the narrow alleys, the porticoes(gantries) of the XVIth century, the castrum, the medieval chapels, evoke the life of formerly. The House of the Heritage(Holdings) shelters a real icebox of the XVIIth century.

To get acquainted with Roquebrune on Argens, it is to leave on the meeting of different times(periods), between time(weather). The geographical peculiarity of this municipality(Commune) is situated in its area(extent) of 28 km and its surface superior to 10.000 ha which tell the diverse episodes of his(her,its) history(story).

In the North, in the case of greenery which establishes(constitutes) Bouverie, are the vestiges of " the Homo Bouvérien ", 10.000-year-old old man. This one lived in the caves of the zone of Blavet, place of nature wild and protected, decorated with rocks amaranths. Number of things remains to reveal on the mode of existence of this prehistoric man, because its discovery is relatively recent.

Contrary to this green beauty, on the Mediterranean bank, rest(base) vestiges of time(period) Roman gallo. This part(party) of Roquebrune on Argens, Issambres, pulls(fires) its name of " sine sambracitanus ", the sinuous gulf, in which the Roman ships found a safe(sure) shelter against storms. In the hollow of the said creek of " Good Water ", the Roman fishpond(pool), one of the last fishponds(pools) still in water, continue to be swept(annihilated) by the surf. A plate(patch) explains on the spot the ingenuity of its functioning. Numerous vestiges of this period again are to be discovered so much the Roman presence was important in this transalpine Rome, this "Provincia Romana" which left its name in Provence.

The central part(party) of the municipality(Commune), called " village millennium ", pulls(fires) its name of a shape of continuous environment since the end of the Xth century. It is certainly about the zone the richest in historic events. The central part(party) of the municipality(Commune), called " village millennium ", pulls(fires) its name of a shape of continuous environment since the end of the Xth century. It is certainly about the zone the richest in historic events. From the end of the Xth century, Roquebrune is going to evolve towards one of its first forms of urbanization. The inhabitants decide to take place under the protection of a surrounding wall(speaker) strengthened, supported by a strong house: the castrum. Previously, these lived in a shape of environment scattered, consisted of small hamlets placed under the protection of a chapel (we shall count it until 26). This evolution is due from the Saracens, hunted(chased away) by their den of Fraxinetum, nowadays The Folder Freinet, by Guillaume 1st, says " The Liberator ".

Side soil:

Rich in colors and in flavours, bursting with sunshine, our products of the soil exhale their flavors(perfumes) and their aromas on the stalls of markets. They testify of the authentic agricultural and culinary heritage(holdings) of the Municipality(Commune). Tropical orchids, honeys and wines of Provence, olives, cheeses and nougat: numerous producers share with you their know-how and their respect for the traditional methods.