Place des Lices also known as Place Carnot[1] is a nineteenth century public square in the city of Saint-Tropez, France.[2]
Location
Place des Lices is located south of the Saint-Tropez's Vieux Port[3] at the convergence of Avenue Foch and Boulevard Vasserot.[4]
History
The area of Place des Lices dates back to the ninth and tenth century when the field was likely used as a jousting ground as the original meaning of Lices was "jousting ground".[5] By the early 1800s, the field was converted into a city square when twelve plane trees were planted.[6] Between 1890 and 1940,[3] Places des Lices became a popular gathering space for French artists particularly at the square's Café des Arts.[7]
Description
Place des Lices is lined with rows of hundred year old plane trees on the square's white sandy ground.[8] The edges of the square is lined with rows of cafés.[9] The square also houses an eighteen century fountain.[10]
Activities
Each Tuesday and Saturday, Place des Lices hosts a Provençal market.[11] Locals at Place des Lices often play the boules game pétanque.[12] The square also hosts pétanque tournaments during summer.[13]
^Mark Baker; Korina Miller; Simon Richmond; Andrea Schulte-Peevers; Andy Symington; Nicola Williams (2018). Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring. Lonely Planet. p. 611.
^Sfetcu, Nicolae (2016). French Riviera Tourist Guide (Guide touristique Côte d’Azur). p. 36.
