Fréjus,
town of art and history, was initially called "Forum Julii".
It was born from the sea by the will of Julius Caesar under the
reign of Auguste, the Roman sailors and soldiers were allured by
the richness and the beauty of the country. They were established,
become peasants, planted there the vine, the olive-tree and the
fruit trees.
Ancient military
port, Fréjus rises above the fertile alluvial plains which
separate the Esterel mountains from the Maures mountains. At equal
distance between Cannes and St Tropez this city of art and culture
has built up a rich historical and architectural patrimony. Here,
you stroll through centuries. With the turning of a street, you
dream crowd of the Roman citizens pressing themselves in the arenas
or laughing bruyamment with the theatre. A little further the baptistry,
one of oldest of France. Preserved perfectly, it still seems to
await the crowd of the first Christian.
The city is
filled with monuments, these include one of the largest amphitheaters
from Gallic times (1st or 2nd century), a Roman theater, the Porte
Dorée (a golden door, ruins from baths of the 3rd century),
the Porte des Gaules, the aqueduct which carried the water from
Signole for 40 km and the Cocteau Chapel conceived by Jean Cocteau
In 1961 and finished by E. Dermit in 1965.
Fréjus
Is also a seaside resort where the sea once again finds itself In
the center of the city with the construction of the Port-Fréjus.
It has been built on the site of Fréjus-Plage that was partially
destroyed In 1959 after the rupturing of the dam at Malpasset. The
little port of St. Aygulf gives easy access to the beach paths where
one can discover the wild inlets and the sand beaches of this pleasant
hamlet.
Tourist Office
54 Pass Caryatides
Phone: +33(0)494 52 79 79
