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Saint-Tropez

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Allow 1 day · 16 places in the guide

Saint-Tropez is a small town on the Var coast of the French Riviera, 68 km west of Nice and 100 km east of Marseille. It has about 3,600 residents, a 17th-century citadel and a harbour lined with yachts.

A first look at Saint-Tropez

To see

Annonciade Museum of Modern Art

about 60 min

The town's modern-art museum in a converted chapel at the port, with Pointillist, Nabi and Fauve paintings; closed Mondays.

Citadel and Maritime History Museum

about 75 min

The 17th-century citadel above the town, with a maritime history museum in its keep and a panoramic view over the bay.

Gendarmerie and Cinema Museum

about 75 min

The former Saint-Tropez gendarmerie, now a cinema-history museum on the police films, Louis de Funès and Brigitte Bardot.

Place des Lices

about 45 min

The shaded village square where boules players meet, with the big Tuesday and Saturday morning market.

Butterfly House, Dany Lartigue Museum

about 45 min

A small house museum with about 35,000 butterfly specimens and the paintings of Dany Lartigue; shut from November to March.

Chapelle Sainte-Anne

about 45 min

A 17th-century hilltop chapel south of the town with sailors' ex-votos and a view over the bay and the Pampelonne cove.

Château de la Moutte

about 75 min

A Provençal bastide in four hectares of parkland, free to enter on winter and spring afternoons, about 4 km east of the port.

To eat and drink

La Part des Anges

about 90 min

A stylish brasserie in the old village with pasta, grills and outdoor tables; lunch and dinner, no lunch on Wednesdays.

Le Girelier

about 90 min

A seafood restaurant on the quai Jean Jaurès with port views and white tablecloths; its listing is open noon to midnight.

Odette

about 90 min

A modern French restaurant inside the Hôtel des Lices, rated 4.8 on Google; lunch and dinner every day.

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