The Riviera Guide

Itinerary

A Saint-Tropez weekend

Two days on the peninsula: the old port and the citadel, Signac's museum, the perched village of Ramatuelle above Pampelonne – every stop a page of the guide.

  1. Musée de l'Annonciade

    Start with the painters who made the village famous before the films did: Signac and his friends in the chapel of the White Penitents.

    Saturday morning

  2. Tour du Portalet

    Walk the quays to the sixteenth-century tower where the Voiles de Saint-Tropez start each October.

  3. Tour Suffren

    Up into the old village, past the tower that stands where William of Provence built his in 980.

  4. Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

    Climb to the citadel for the maritime museum and the view over the gulf to the Maures.

    Afternoon

  5. La Vague d'Or

    If you have booked: dinner at La Vague d'Or, three MICHELIN stars.

    Saturday evening

  6. Église Notre-Dame

    Drive up to Ramatuelle, rebuilt in 1620 on its spur above the vines; the church belfry was a watchtower.

    Sunday

  7. hôtel La Réserve

    Down towards the sea for lunch at La Voile, two MICHELIN stars, at La Réserve Ramatuelle.

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