2023-08-12 18:15:00
The City organizes a free concert by Marc Lavoine, only for Saint-Tropez residents. Tourists denounce an “unfair” initiative.
By Nicolas Barreiro for Le Point Marc Lavoine’s free concert is reserved for Saint-Tropez residents. © NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/BELGA MAG/Belga via AFP Published on 08/12/2023 at 6:15 p.m.
A concert reserved for Tropezians. On the occasion of the August 15 festivities, the singer Marc Lavoine gives an acoustic concert at the citadel, on the heights of Saint-Tropez. The event promises to attract many fans of the artist, especially since admission is free. However, tourists will not be accepted there, reports The Parisian. The City specifies on its Facebook page that residents will be able to enjoy the concert by obtaining an invitation from the town hall, upon presentation of proof of residence.
This decision by the municipality leaves a bitter taste for tourists, who are always numerous in summer. ” It is unfair. We save all year round to pay for a few days here and, for once there is a free event, we cannot go there, ”react two vacationers from the North in the daily columns.
A symbolic date
For its part, the City of Saint-Tropez justifies this decision: “It’s a special evening reserved for Saint-Tropez residents. It is once a year and to please the inhabitants. “.
READ ALSOWines – In Beaune, the heavy challenge of Marc LavoineIndeed, August 15 is a symbolic date for Saint-Tropez. It commemorates the liberation of the city by the allied forces in 1944. Daniel, a retiree from Saint-Tropez, finds this decision “normal”. “We already pay enough local taxes… So that they serve directly to the people of Saint-Tropez, it’s not so bad”, he estimates with the daily.
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