Until the environment(middle) of the XVII-th century, Saint-Mandrier was an island, benefiting from a moderate microclimate. This making(doing), the bay(berry) of "Cros Saint-Georges" was a shelter hardly appreciated by vessels.

Saint-Mandrier occupies a surface of 510 ha half of which belongs to the Navy. At the beginning of this century it was a small port of fishing and business. Today, the "peninsula of charm" became a magnificent port, welcoming magnificent yachts and boats of cruise.

In the first sunbeam restaurants and coffees(cafes) align everything around the port their welcoming terraces which propose you a Provençal traditional kitchen in the picturesque frame of the Hollow Saint Georges.

Six beaches wait for you and from numerous sports activities such as the dive and the windsurfing board. In an environment of greenery encircled by the sea, please, discover, in the course of your walks, the charms of our village, the craft and a natural landscape which révèleront to you the soul of this peninsula. For any information, please, contact the office of Saint-Mandrier's tourism.

Credit text and photo : advertising Brochure "Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer" of the Office of Tourism