In the darkest hours as in the brightest, we are always looking for a little bit of outer calm, and inner peace that only few of us can find. It is at this moment that the most incredible paradises are revealed, through their sublime serenity. Sanary-sur-Mer, traditional fishing port, is one of them, being a former salutary land of exile for some of the greatest thinkers of our time, and today, the peace haven of a few thousands privileged people.

Sanary-sur-mer stood-up, in a gloomy time, to be the convergence point of the bright lights despite the obscurantism of a country. This is where the German literary elite found from 1933, a place where they could express their ideas, forbidden by the Third Reich book burnings, condemning their divergences from the Nazi dogmas.

Perpetuating this tradition of precious and peaceful shelter, Sanary-sur-Mer offers today the Provençal authenticity of a traditional fishing port, and the character of its Restanques, where are melting fields of vines and olive trees, fragrances of rosemary and almond flowers. But it also holds high its brotherhood and life harmony values. The warm atmosphere of its six markets is spreading in its rich cultural life, celebrations and animations, theatrical presentations, concerts, balls, and street shows.

Finally, half an our from Marseille and the urban currentness of this southern capital, in Sanary-sur-Mer, you can find the natural sand beaches, the red coves and the Cride coast, a wild pine forest opening on the countryside hills, and 280 days of sunshine in a year. In this way, it represents by its natural setting and its atmosphere, an ideal of heavenly utopia.