News, tables, trails and small secrets from a Saint-Tropez lived from the inside.
The stories you should not miss, selected by our desk.
A catamaran leaves Nice every morning and drops passengers on the Tropezien quai at noon sharp. Two and a quarter hours of Riviera, zero traffic. Direct booking link in the article.
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Sea & SailingThree Tahitian athletes reached the podium at Les Ailes de Saint-Tropez, held from 6 to 10 October in the gulf. Naumi Eychenne and Axel Pham each claimed two titles; Axel Pham now leads the 2026-2027 world rankings.
EventsThe Octane Tour departs from Saint-Tropez on a charity road trip ending at Circuit de Charade in Auvergne. The final day, on 1 November, is open to the public, with passenger rides whose proceeds go entirely to charitable causes.
Local lifeA wolf has been spotted several times in the Salins area, on the eastern edge of Saint-Tropez. The mairie, the Office français de la biodiversité and the lieutenant de louveterie have set up active monitoring of the neighbourhood. No panic, but a few straightforward precautions are now recommended to residents.
Trois générations que ça dure, place aux Herbes. Le Girelier, c'est d'abord une terrasse sous un platane centenaire, où le mistral ne vous gifle pas. Puis il y a cette bouillabaisse qui exige du respect: on la commande avant de partir, on revient le lendemain, elle vous attend dorée, les croûtons justes grillés. Les Tropéziens la connaissent. Les autres la découvrent et ne comprennent pas pourquoi on parle d'une soupe comme d'une histoire de famille. C'est qu'il y a du temps là-dedans.
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« The village wakes around eleven. Before that, it belongs to the cats and the fishermen. »
Hand-picked addresses, from pocket-sized bistros to starred rooms facing the sea.
€€€Contemporary MediterraneanLa Ponche's table, where Sagan and Schneider spent their summers. Salt-tinged cooking, bay views, service that knows what it is doing.
€€SeafoodOysters at the counter at dawn, facing the market. Where locals actually begin their morning.
€€€Fish and bouillabaisseBouillabaisse to order ahead, run by the same family for three generations. Terrace shaded by a plane tree, port-side.
€PâtisserieThe original, baptised by Bardot in 1955. A cream brioche with a secret recipe that has never left the oven.
€€€Beach diningThe canteen born with 'And God Created Woman', still family-run. Vegetables in a basket, salt-baked bream, toes in the sand.
€€€GastronomicThree stars, Donckele, feet in the sand. For an evening that matters.
The wind in the gulf is not guessed, it is watched. Our onboard instrument.
Sunglasses and sunscreen.
Site naturel103 km of coastline, 44 beaches, 12 villages between the Maures and the sea. The gulf, in full.
Lieu insoliteA mirror that became a viral sensation in the heart of the village. Free, year-round, and gently over-hyped by the internet.
Sport nautiqueWater skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing and towed buoys on a private MasterCraft in the gulf. Qualified instructor, May to September.
RandonnéeA free coastal path winding from the plage des Graniers below the Citadelle, open every day of the year, wild and close to the village.
Fêtes, markets, regattas, concerts. The village breathes to the rhythm of the seasons.
15 June, the second Tropezian Bravade. It marks the day in 1637 when 21 Spanish galleys sailed into the gulf and left with nothing.
16, 17 and 18 May, every year since 1558. Three days of costume, drums and musket fire. The one thing here that visitors watch rather than join.
Twice a week, all year round, the Place des Lices turns back into a real Provencal market. More than a hundred stalls under the plane trees, 8am to 1pm. Come before 10am.
More than 500 Porsches on the harbour and the roads of the gulf, three days, free. Created in 1993, always the second weekend of October.
Born of a bet in 1981, ended after a fatal accident in 1995, reborn as Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in 1999. It no longer runs, but its course survives in the Club 55 Cup.
