Grimaud has a population of around 4000 permanent residents, sharing 4500 hectars. Grimaud is located in the department du Var, stretched along the French Riveira. The village of Grimaud is a perched village, with interesting historical links to the Grimaldi family, currently the royal family in Monaco. Their famous ancestor, Gibelin de Grimaldi helped William the Good drive the Saracens out of the area in 973 and was rewarded with much land. The village is dominated by its 11th century Grimaud castle, that's worth a short but rather steep walk up to the top. The Grimaud castle was built in the beginning of the 11th century, rebuilt in the 15th century and originally had a round tower at each of the four corners
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Port Grimaud is part of greater Grimaud and is located about 6 kilometers from St Tropez. The seaside village of Port Grimaud was designed in the 1960s by the French architect Francois Spoerry. It is build in kind of a Venetian style, whereby the main traffic should be by boat. Most of the constructed properties have their back to the water and have their own berths.
Port Grimaud is part of greater Grimaud and is located about 6 kilometers from St Tropez. The seaside village of Port Grimaud was designed in the 1960s by the French architect Francois Spoerry. It is build in kind of a Venetian style, whereby the main traffic should be by boat. Most of the constructed properties have their back to the water and have their own berths.
Grimaud is nestled in the heart of the beautiful Maures mountains, overlooking the blue Gulf of St Tropez, which used to be called the Golfe de Grimaud until the 17th century. Grimaud overlooks an important pass through the Maures mountains, which made Grimaud an important strategic position in the Middle Ages. Grimaud was able to maintain its medieval character with those beautiful old houses that have often been magnificently renovated of offer fabulous views. Some of the Grimaud houses date back to the 15th and 16th century and many of them are constructed with the typical stone walls and wooden shutters, often painted in the bright pastel colours of the Provence. The village of Grimaud is large enough to offer a few interesting streets for wandering and exploring, including some Medieval low vaulted passages. A number of Grimauds old fountains are quite remarkable, specially the one on Place Neuve dating back to 1886.
The interior of Grimaud is fantastically restored. It is not overdone, in spite of its close proximity to the highly popular and wealthy area around Saint Trope, which is kind of known for overdoing things a little. Grimaud is considered to be the richest village in the area, with property being bought by people of all nationalities for whom money is not much of a problem.
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