Baie de Briande explained

Baie de Briande is a bay in La Croix-Valmer, on the French Riviera south of Saint-Tropez. The bay is used by tourists.

The bay and the adjacent land are protected as an French: aire maritime adjacente and an French: aire d'adhésion of the Port-Cros National Park.[1]

History

The is a prehistoric dolmen located 300m inland.[2]

Allied forces landed at the bay in August 1944 as part of Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France during World War II.[3]

Cap Taillat, the headland at the eastern end of the bay, was used for filming the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

References

43.1667°N 44°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un territoire reconnu . Port-Cros National Park . 31 December 2021 . fr.
  2. Web site: The Dolmen of Briande . Côte d’Azur France Tourism Board . 31 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Dynamic I (AM-91) . . US Navy . 31 December 2021.