The village that became a season
Saint-Tropez
A fishing village with a harbour full of the wrong boats and the best beach in France ten minutes south. Loud in August, perfect in June and September.
Var, France
The village is small, the gulf is big, and the pleasure of Saint-Tropez is the distance between the two. We put families in the hills of Ramatuelle or on the Parcs, where the houses have their own path to the water, and we send them into town by boat, because the road at noon in August is the only genuinely unpleasant thing here.
Pampelonne is the reason to come: five kilometres of sand with the beach clubs at one end and nothing at the other. Each club has a character and a crowd, and choosing the right one for the family on board is half of what the desk does in July.
By boat the gulf, the Îles d’Hyères and the calanques of Cassis are all within a day. The old port takes yachts to about 70 metres and is the best people-watching in the Mediterranean, in both directions.
Best months
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Sea °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Worth knowing
What we arrange
Saint-Tropez, day by day
The experiences the desk actually books here, tagged by what they are for. The itinerary builder turns them into a plan.
A bed at Pampelonne
The club chosen for the people, not the name: quiet at the Ramatuelle end, music at the other.
seaMarket morning at Place des Lices
Tuesday and Saturday, with a driver holding the bags and a table booked for lunch after.
cultureDinner on the harbour
A table on the quay where the boats come in, seated at nine when the light is right.
diningBoat day to Porquerolles
A day boat to the island’s south coast, lunch at the vineyard, a swim at Notre-Dame beach.
seaVineyards of the peninsula
Three estates in the Ramatuelle hills with a tasting at each and a case sent to the house.
diningCycling the Ramatuelle loop
Forty kilometres of quiet road before eight in the morning, bikes delivered to the villa.
activeThe Annonciade museum
Signac, Bonnard and Matisse in a former chapel on the port, twenty minutes well spent.
cultureA late night in the village
The clubs open at midnight, the table is held, the driver waits.
nightlifeSailing lesson for the children
Two hours in the gulf with an instructor, on a boat small enough to feel the wind.
familyMassage on the terrace
Two therapists to the villa at five, after the beach and before dinner.
wellnessThe calendar
By the numbers
From the collection
Houses in Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez
A week in Saint-Tropez, planned to the hour.
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The Sunday note
One short letter a week, on a Sunday
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