Port Grimaud (French Venice), French Riviera, France [HD] (videoturysta)

Port Grimaud is called “French Venice“ or “Mini Venice“. It is fabulous town built purposely to be just like Venice. It is located seven kilometres south-east of Sainte Maxime and about seven kilometres west of Saint-Tropez. The city was the dream of Alsatian architect François Spoerry who in 1962 bought the marshy areas at the mouth of the river Giscle. It has been built with all channels in a Venetian manner, but with the houses having French “fishermans“ style similar to those in Saint Tropez.