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Saint-Tropez started out as a small fishing village and became shorthand for the good life on the Riviera. The old port is lined with yachts and café terraces, and behind it the narrow streets of La Ponche still feel like the old fishermen’s quarter. Champagne is part of the daily routine here, whether it’s a glass on a hotel terrace above the harbour or a bottle at dinner in the old village.
The Champagne on our map sits in and around the old village, all within a few minutes’ walk of the port. Hotel bars on the harbour watch the yachts come and go, while small restaurants in the backstreets keep short, well-chosen lists. Champagne by the glass is easy to find in Saint-Tropez, and several venues pour more than one house.
The famous beach clubs are not in Saint-Tropez itself. They line Pampelonne beach in the neighbouring commune of Ramatuelle, a short drive south. If you’re adding a beach day to your plans, allow for traffic in July and August.
Explore the Champagne Hunters map before you go, and if you find a place serving real Champagne that isn’t listed yet, add it to the map.
Saint-Tropez is quiet in winter, and many hotels and restaurants close from around November until spring. In summer the village is packed and the road in can be very slow, so the boat from Sainte-Maxime across the bay is a popular shortcut. The market on Place des Lices, on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, is worth planning your day around.
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Add a spotHead to the old port and the streets of the old village and La Ponche, where hotel bars and restaurants keep Champagne on the list. Use the Champagne Hunters map to see the listed venues.
Yes, quite easily. Several venues on our map pour more than one Champagne by the glass. Check the individual listing before you go, as lists change through the season.
Most of the well-known beach clubs are on Pampelonne beach, which belongs to the neighbouring commune of Ramatuelle. It’s a short drive from the village, but traffic can be heavy in high summer.
Mediterranean seafood and Provençal dishes are the natural choice. For something sweet, try a tarte tropézienne, the cream-filled brioche created in the town in the 1950s.
Côtes de Provence rosé is everywhere in summer. For something more local, order a pastis and watch a game of pétanque on Place des Lices.
Walk up to the citadel for views over the gulf, wander through La Ponche and visit the Musée de l’Annonciade for its paintings by Signac, Matisse and other artists who came to the town. In autumn, the Voiles de Saint-Tropez regatta fills the port with classic yachts.
Champagne Hunters only lists venues serving authentic Champagne from the Champagne region of France. Crémant and other French sparkling wines are not included unless the venue also serves Champagne.
