Area guide · French Riviera
The port and Sénéquier, the Place des Lices, Pampelonne’s beach clubs, Byblos and Cheval Blanc, and Bardot’s Saint-Tropez.
Area guide
The fishing port that became a legend: yachts on the quay, Pampelonne, Bardot and the Place des Lices.
The back story
Sand or pebbles, public or private, Pampelonne or a cove on Cap Ferrat: how to choose a Riviera beach, and how to book the famous clubs.
Maritime history
The hilltop citadel above Saint-Tropez, with the town’s maritime history museum.
Coves beyond the citadel
The coastal path east from Saint-Tropez towards the beaches.
Yachts on the quay
The port of Saint-Tropez, its yachts moored stern-on to the pastel quay.
The Gendarme films
The old gendarmerie of the Gendarme films, now a museum of cinema in Saint-Tropez.
2 place Blanqui, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Three MICHELIN stars
Arnaud Donckele’s seasonal table at Cheval Blanc, on the Plage de la Bouillabaisse.
Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Two MICHELIN stars
The restaurant of La Réserve Ramatuelle, looking out to sea.
736 chemin des Crêtes, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
On Pampelonne
The Pampelonne beach restaurant under the tamarisks.
43 boulevard Patch, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
Red chairs on the quay
The café-pâtisserie on the port of Saint-Tropez, for watching the yachts.
Since 1955
The cream-filled brioche named by Brigitte Bardot, from the original maison.
60 years in 2027
The nightclub of Byblos, Saint-Tropez’s most famous night out.
20 avenue Paul-Signac, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Over the village
Byblos’s rooftop lounge.
20 avenue Paul-Signac, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Pampelonne
The Pampelonne institution: lunch under the tamarisks, feet in the sand.
43 boulevard Patch, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
Closed until next summer
A party beach club on the route de l’Épi, Pampelonne.
1093 route de l’Épi, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
Tuesday and Saturday mornings
Provençal market under the plane trees of the Place des Lices.
Tropéziennes
Handmade Tropézienne sandals, from a small workshop in the old town.
18 rue Georges-Clemenceau, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Opens 6 May 2027
Thirty-two rooms on the Plage de la Bouillabaisse, with La Vague d’Or (three stars) and a Guerlain spa.
Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
Reopens 22 April 2027
The village-style palace behind the Place des Lices, with Les Caves du Roy, Il Giardino and a Sisley spa.
20 avenue Paul-Signac, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
La Voile
A modernist retreat above the sea on the Ramatuelle peninsula, home of La Voile (two stars).
736 chemin des Crêtes, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
A château in the pines
A 19th-century château among the pines between the village and Pampelonne.
2 route de Tahiti, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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