\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri105 \f1 \b The Gulf of Saint-Tropez\par
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\b0 The most famous tourist resort on the C⌠te d'Azur was originally no more than a s
mall fishing port and a strategic location on which a stronghold from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries still stands, in memory of the bailiff of Suffren who was lord of the place. The haunt of painters at the beginning of this century, the town h
as inherited from them the MusΘe de l'Annonciade, where Matisse, Vlaminck, Braque, and Derain are given pride of place. In the summer season, the coasts of the gulf are crowded with the smart clientele of luxury hotels and magnificent estates, and with l
ess affluent tourists, both groups contributing to the fame of Saint-Tropez.\par
