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SAINT TROPEZ

St. Tropez is more and more glamorous than ever.

The European Summer Must - holidays from the best ~ French, fancy and full of life

First sensual impressions: orange, ochre and brown, all shades of blue, a fresh breeze, the smell of flowers, a wide horizon, a glittering bay, and cheerful faces.

Saint-Tropez, the stars' and artists' village, is a bright Provencal village splendidly preserved an exceptional ambiance and enchanting nights. When you arrive here, it's love on first sight.

Jet Set, Romance & cool fun, relaxing & well feeling, no dressing code if you don't want to doll up. Fresh breeze & good Mediterranean light food & fruits & wine.

St. Tropez is the international tourist Mecca. Its mythical name has played a large part in the renown of the Côte d'Azur.

St. Tropez became "St. Trop" when the Show Business People, Stars, Artists, Writers and Painters all fell under the spell of this charming little port in the 1950s.

In summer one could bump into Picasso, Francoise Sagan, Jacques Prévert and many others, With the arrival of Brigitte Bardot in the 6O's the myth was installed for good.

Since then, St. Tropez has become the in vacation spot for Chic Parisians and the international Jet Set.

Musee de l'Annonciade is not to be missed. This fantastic art gallery contains many works by turn of the century artists such as Henri Matisse, George Rouault, Maurice de Vlaminck, Andre Derain, Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard, George Seurat, Henri Edmond Cross, Aristide Maillol, Albert Marquet, Paul Signac, Kees Van Dongen...Maurice Utrillo, Felix Valloton...Eduard Vuillard.

It was for sure famous Star Brigitte Bardot who made St. Tropez to the In-Place in the late 50s. She had the whole Parisian young-clan with Juliette Greco and the Sartre-Philosophie around her, including her husband's film crew. Her husband's name was: Roger Vadim who made her as the Icon of the 60s. She lives still there and is trying to bring St. Trop back to its old roots.

Glittering blue sea, a reliable weather situation, sweet nothing-doing, sunny & serene ~ the European Mediterranean places are booming like never before ~just living around the corner like Ornella Muti, or more & more all US-VIPs, students & tourists are enjoying this médi-lifestyle.

In St. Tropez everything is famous. There are the Beaches: Moorea Beach, the Tahiti-Beach, the Club 55, the Nikki Beach and Les Jumeaux. Here you will meet the King and Queen of Sweden, "Alexis" Joan Collins, Julia Roberts, Athina Onassis, Rod Steward, Jean Paul Belmondo, the Beckhams Eddi Jordan, Ornella Muti, Goldie Hawn (she has her house in Cap d ' Antibes)all Royalties, Princes and Princesses, bluebloods & their youngsters, Hollywood stars in crowds &... you!

The absolute most famous beach is the La voile Rouge. Ideally you want to arrive in your yacht at “La Voile Rouge” – The Red Sail – on Pampelonne Beach. It’s how Princess Grace and Brigitte Bardot would have done it in their day. Then again, why not just walk through the front door after landing in your helicopter nearby like everyone else. The revered beachfront restaurant has been a legend for four decades, serving pricey French fare and the finest champagne to the rich and famous since 1968. Off shore, yachts and speed boats ride at anchor. Whenever someone wants to come ashore, they blast their boat horn to the summon the beach’s boat taxi.

Fun-in-the-sun is still the word in this thriving artists’ colony. While the reputation is for hedonism and you will see topless and even bottomless sunbathers on the beach, there is also a bit of quaint mixed in. Among the recent celebrities spotted here are Barbra Streisand, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Oprah Winfrey, Macaulay Culkin, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Martha Stewart, Elton John and so many....Mischa Barton and Brandon...You need to be seen over there... it’s a must!

There is the “Place des Lices” where movie stars and local stars, old St. Tropez citizens, tourists, boys& girlsget together to play “aux boules” Provencal game name “à la pétanque” or sip pastis, Ricard glass of rosé, under the palm trees.

Shopping is a pleasure in St. Tropez in the little shops and at the big open air place markets. French & fancy.

Restaurants & dining bistros or In-gourmet places open-air, at the harbor or inside the narrow village streets are offering their best.

Night life is very lively and often one can see helicopters bringing elegant guests to private parties in one of the many luxurious villas on the bay

Discos, beach parties, hully-gully or discrete nightlife is at your disposition.

Look around you.

You may discover Brad Pitt dancing cheek to cheek with Aniston (they are honey-mooning & awaiting a baby) - or grey haired Jean-Paul Belmondo sitting at the harbor, naturally always with a very young girlfriend and his little dog Spikes ~a nightcap for him & a cigar.

People watching is a favorite sport here in the summer, visitors like to sit at the outdoor café, “Le gorille” or “Sénéquier” hoping either to be seen or to see some one else. Competition is rife.

The sparkling water front is unique, café, brasserie, luxury shops, people... the glitz and glamour of St Tropez.

Huge yachts line up in the port rivaling to see which is the biggest, the prettiest, the best kept or has the snappiest crew.

Only Beautiful People hop on board. It is quite a spectacle.

The narrow streets are a maze of pastel- coloured buildings sprinkled with shuttered windows. As you'd expect all the designer shops are here, but so are places where you can buy a fresh “French baguette” rosé wine bottle for cheap or the local pastry “Tarte Tropezienne”, a wonderful sponge cake full of custard cream.

The flair of St. Tropez will encircle you and you will live this pulsing refreshing mood, you will cheerfully relax and enjoy life, again.

If you look hard, you might still catch a glimpse of the old days. However, the harbor has turned into a parade of the Jet Set showing off how they like to squander their money on things that we used to call 'boats' in the old days. Always good for a laugh and then you can take your bottle of rosé and walk the pier to have great views of both the harbor, the sea and the setting sun on St. Tropez.