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Between Saint-Tropez (25 km) and Le Lavandou (15 km), the Rayol-Canadel stretches out in a natural cirque of lush greenery, open to the sea and the îles d'Or (the "Golden isles") from the south, and dominated from the north by the towering massif of the Chaîne des Maures.
This area of cork oak woods and heather, dotted with mimosa, has born witness to a sumptuous past.

A dream location on the edge of the Mediterranean
In one of the most charming inlets of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, nestles the hotel Le Bailli de Suffren - a real haven of paradise - opposite the isles of Port-Cros and Levant, which can be admired from the terrace.

The fine sandy private beach is just 30 metres away, and it's only 300 metres to the village square.

In Saint-Cannat (Bouches-du-Rhône) on the 17th July 1729, Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was born of the sea.

After the naval school in Toulon and his baptism of fire in combat off Cap Sicié (1744), Suffren pursued his apprenticeship in the Maltese Order, a veritable breeding-ground for seamen. Taking up service in the Royal Navy once again, he was in the fray of every major outbreak with the fleet of Admiral d'Estaing (1778-1779), right up to the American War of Independence. Becoming himself a sea commander in 1781, as squadron leader in the Campaign for India, he went down in history for six memorable combats.

He died in December 1788 having amassed great honour and the titles of admiral, bailli, the Maltese Cross and ambassador for Malta at Versailles.
Acclaimed by the whole of France, this man of great passion, but enemy of intrigue, owed his success to his outstanding record of service.