TOULON OUEST 204

Short History
The discovery of Murex where from one do the purple which served for dyeing the Roman togas raise Telo Martius, to one of the main center of paint of the empire Roman. It must one be city important which it remains little or no track.

Telo Martius was destroyed during the big invasions.

Ancient roman city s had lost any economic or strategic interest and became Telon.

Telon was a village in the grip of the pirates barbaresques. Become a small fishing port Tholon lives its resurrection when Provence was connected in France, in 1481

The strategic loss of the naval base of Aigue Morte made choose Toulon first time as assembling of the fleet by Louis XII in the direction of Italy. (Construction of the royal tower)

Allied François Premier of Soliman the Magnificent against Charles the Fifth, who had occupied Provence, received in Toulon the Fleet Turk of Barberousse during more than six months.

It is In 1599 1600 when Toulon became a naval base. Port which was reorganized by Colbert in 17 ° century.

Ruined France, Toulon of to face the attack of the English -Dutch fleet in 1707. The notables melted their silver and golden crockery to rearm the city.

In 1748 Toulon became the port of registry of Galleys asked to watch coasts. The Penal colony settled down in Toulon until 1873

Occupied by English under the revolution. Toulon was freed in 1793 thanks to Bonaparte.

Toulon will not stop growing thanks to its activity of Provencal fishing port but especially prestigious naval base.

The scuttling of the Fleet in 1942, the fact when Toulon was destroyed in 50 % in 1944, presents a city which such a phoenix is reborn of its ashes.

Besides its naval base Toulon and its region presents tourist, bathing charm (beach of Morillon), sports, historic (Romanic church of 11 ° century, cable railway of the Mountain Faron), cultural, university and industrial important, to the sensational colors of Provence.