About St. Tropez

When Roger Vadim made ‘And God Created Woman’ in 1956, it turned both Brigitte Bardot and St Tropez into movie stars. Quite a change for a town which was once a place of Christian pilgrimage.

The first thing youll see when you arrive is the line-up of expensive mega-yachts double-parked in both old and new harbours. Right behind is the old town, with its jumble of narrow streets crowded with designer boutiques, cafés and restaurants.

It is not pedestrianised but you are still better off on foot as the centre is quite small and that way you will not miss out on the buzz in the streets. Look out for the museum of art (Musee de lAnnonciade) where you can see originals by Matisse, one of the first wave of literati to make St Tropez cool.