Ramatuelle on the French Riviera
Wednesday, 5 July 2023 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , French Riviera
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Ramatuelle (
Provençal : Ramatuela) is a
commune in the
Var department of the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern
France on the
French Riviera . In 2016, it had a population of 2,077.
Cap Taillat © panoramio.com - avu-edm/cc-by-3.0
Ramatuelle lies near
Saint-Tropez ,
Sainte-Maxime and
Gassin . It was built on a hill to defend itself against enemies. The town was known in the
Middle Ages as
Ramatuella (derived from the
Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. ‘the mercy of God’) and was part of the area ruled by the
Moors of nearby
Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.
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