There's More to Saint Tropez

What comes to mind when thinking about Saint Tropez? On Viator Things to Do site they reveal a hidden gem ....

There are more reasons to go to Saint Tropez than to rub shoulders with the rich and famous. Once upon a town this was just a tiny fishing village, and it was to this small town with a superb climate and beautiful beaches and landscapes that some of the best artists in France came to work. A lot of the work they did back then is now collected in a lovely little gallery Musee de l’Annociade (Annunciation Museum). The name comes from the building that houses the gallery, an ex-chapel dating from 1510.

In the early 20th century the chapel was deconsecrated and became a museum with the current museum opening in 1955 with 66 pieces in the collection. There are paintings by Matisse, Signac, Dufy, Vuillard, Braque, many of them depicting St Tropez and the surrounding areas. Many of the innovative styles of art with were born in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are shown: Pointillism, Fauvism, Cubism, Impressionism, Expressionism.

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