©hyeres tourisme
©hyeres tourisme
Hyères invites its visitors to explore 2400 years of history. This tour takes you through the historic center: from the medieval town and its cobbled streets to the remains of the ramparts and the medieval castle... Hyères through the ages...
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The Hyères area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The Greeks from Marseille founded the fortified trading post of Olbia in the middle of the 4th century BC.
Documents dating from 963 first mention the name Eyras, which over time became Hyères. Eyras derives from the Latin word Areae, meaning salt marshes, a source of wealth for the town in the Middle Ages.
In the 11th century, the lords of Fos built their castle on the hilltop. A fortified town developed under its protection, as...
Documents dating from 963 first mention the name Eyras, which over time became Hyères. Eyras derives from the Latin word Areae, meaning salt marshes, a source of wealth for the town in the Middle Ages.
In the 11th century, the lords of Fos built their castle on the hilltop. A fortified town developed under its protection, as...
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