
The original image of the town - from its inhabitants built up and marked in a characteristic manner - consisted in part of farmers and workers, who had located their houses primarily around the old church. In between the narrow side alleys of the historicly grown town center along with school and town hall life still pulses away today: on the local market local goods are traded every day.

Das moderne Stadtzentrum von Saint-Raphael entstand Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts zwischen Eisenbahntrasse und Meer.
Auf dem weitreichenden Gelände mit seinen mild abfallenden Hängen, wo früher die Bauern ihr Vieh weideten, wurden die Basilika „Notre Dame de la Victoire“ und das Casino gebaut – unabdingbare Bestandteile für mondänes Lebensgefühl der Belle Epoque.
From the 16th November 2011 until the 10th march 2012 the hotel will be closed.