It is simply called “Pisa and Saint-Tropez”. Nevertheless, A title in Italian and French. Consequently, Like the whole book, moreover, which offers, for each page, the text in Italian and its translation into French.
This book is the fruit of a long reflection between the representatives of the two friendly municipalities. For example, unwavering by the history of the Torpes knight. Similarly, Because if the saint is celebrated with us. However, he is also in Pisa, the place of his martyr, where the Tropéziens have been going every year since 1955, with the Pisans. It is a work. prefaced by the two mayors, Michele Conti and Sylvie Siri: he talks about history, culture, traditions, but also of cinema, illustrated with exceptional photos, some little known.
Beyond the legend of the saint – "pisa saint-tropez", bilingual book which
Of course the martyr of Saint Torpes. his decapitation, his “pisa saint-tropez”, bilingual book which arrival on our coasts, are abundantly recalled and illustrated, but the work goes beyond: in particular in a historical and economic approach developed by the research of Laurent Pavlidis (researcher and curator of the museum of maritime history of the Citadel), which reveals very strong commercial ties from the … 11th century, therefore well before the arrival of the Genoan Garezio.
Far from demystifying the history of Saint-Tropez. all these very close links between the two cities are highlighted: the bravado is omnipresent, Provençal folklore also, just like the Pisan folklore. The costumes of our bravadors rub shoulders with the remarkable Renaissance clothes of “Giogo del Ponte” [NDLR : les. jeux du pont]. Tourist activity also has its place … and its beaches.
And if. for a very long time, the village of Saint-Tropez has been inseparable from the history of French cinema, the city of Pisa and its seaside “pisa saint-tropez”, bilingual book which agglomeration, Viarreggio, are just as Italian on the Italian.
Another way to conceive of friendship and to forge links between those of cities, world famous.
The book is available at the Tourist Office. at the Citadel, at the Bravado Ostau, at the Scarlett bookstore and the Le Gendarmerie Museum.