HYERES LES ILES D'OR 280

A little of history
It is towards 3000 before JC which the first civilizations lived in the region of Hyères. But it is by 1800 avenue JC when Ligurian came to colonize this region before being credibly chased away by Italiotes and Korsis (Corsican). Whereas towards 800 before JC Phoenicians would have settled a counter there.

Olbiac, strengthened place, was based towards 6 ° 5 ° centuries before JC by the City of Massalia, credibly because of its geographic situation. Numerous vestiges were discovered since 1909.
In 2 ° century before JC, in the Roman time, Olbiac became a harbor strengthened important centre .

Olbiac was completely destroyed during the big invasions. Its inhabitants took refuge on the heights where was raised a fort. In the Middle Age, vassal of the archbishopric of Arles was autonomous.

In 12 ° century, this town was an important Commanderie of the Knight Templar which was the point of departure of the road of the salt. The Castle of Hyères, castle of 13 ° century, was completely destroyed by Louis XIII in 1620.

Hyères reached a sure fame when Saint Louis off-loaded to Hyères during his return the Crusades.

Its fastening with Provence, in France terminated a whole series of civil wars. Hyères was forgotten until François The First.

Important refuge for vessels, the Islands of hyères were, during the history, the witness of many naval battles between Frenchmen, Spaniards, Dutch, English, Italians, Germans, and "Barbaresques". The construction of the Castle of Brégançon, place of residence of the President of the French Republic, shows it.

By 1888, Hyères invented the term of "Côte d'Azur" what was the point of departure of an important tourist activity.

Since the last war, Hyères Les Palmiers is a famous tourist station, of thalassotherapy and sports.

With the peninsula of Giens and its beaches, its islands and its monuments which go raise to the Middle Age, Hyères Les Palmiers is an important station of the Côte d'Azur
Of more its old town offers an extraordinary charm .

Hyères Les Palmiers is also a military air and sea base and the civil airport of Toulon is situated in hyères. Its Olympic stretch of water allows the realization of numerous regattas.