Towns & cities · Saint-Tropez
1 Saint-Tropez
A former fishing village become a worldwide symbol of Mediterranean glamour, dominated by its citadel.
View full page →3 days around the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and the Estérel
A legendary harbour, hilltop villages between vineyards and sea, fine sandy beaches and red rocks plunging into the Mediterranean: in three days, the east of the Var brings together glamour and wild nature.
Our day-by-day itinerary
The map shows the numbered stops in visiting order, with one colour per day. The line follows the roads where available; otherwise it joins the stops as the crow flies. Distances and times are approximate (by car, without traffic).
Day 1 — Saint-Tropez to Plage de Pampelonne
Saint-Tropez, its harbour and lanes, the Gendarmerie and Cinema Museum, then Pampelonne beach.
Museums · Var
2 Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint Tropez
Set up in the former gendarmerie of Saint-Tropez, made famous by the Gendarme film series with Louis de Funès shot there, this museum offers 2 routes, one devoted to the authentic history of this gendarmerie and the other to the history of cinema in Saint-Tropez.
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Beaches · Ramatuelle
3 Plage de Pampelonne
The most famous beach of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, with four kilometres of fine sand.
View full page →Day 2 — Gassin to Cap Camarat
The Saint-Tropez peninsula: the hilltop village of Gassin, Escalet beach and Cap Camarat along the coastal path.
Villages · Var
4 Gassin
Built on the top of a hill more than two hundred metres high, Gassin is a delightful village that has kept all its charm and tranquillity, a few kilometres from the Var coast.
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Beaches · Ramatuelle
5 Plage de l'Escalet
A sand cove of Ramatuelle, at the foot of Cap Camarat, quieter than Pampelonne.
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Natural wonders · Ramatuelle
6 Cap Camarat
At the southern tip of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Cap Camarat unfolds its wild coves and emblematic lighthouse. The coastal path that runs along it is one of the finest coastal walks in the Var.
View full page →Day 3 — Massif de l'Estérel to Parc Zoologique de Fréjus
The Estérel: the Corniche d'Or and its red rocks, the Roquebrune rock, then the Fréjus zoo.
Natural wonders · Saint-Raphaël
7 Massif de l'Estérel
This volcanic massif of dark red rocks plunges directly into the Mediterranean between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes. Criss-crossed by the Corniche d'Or, it combines wild calanques, scented maquis and summits offering wide panoramas over the Côte d'Azur.
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Natural wonders · Var
8 La faille de Saint-trou
The Roquebrune rock (373 metres) is a little like the Var's Ayers Rock: its red colour, its sheer walls, its legends and its devotees.
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Zoos & wildlife parks · Var
9 Parc Zoologique de Fréjus
Created in 1971, in a typically Mediterranean wooded setting, it enjoys the Côte d'Azur's privileged climate, with 250 days of sunshine a year!
View full page →When to go
May, June and September are perfect: the sea is warm and the crowds thinner than in July and August. In summer, the massifs may be closed when the fire risk is high.
Getting around
A car is useful, but access to Saint-Tropez is very congested in summer: take the boat from Sainte-Maxime or Saint-Raphaël instead. Saint-Raphaël is served by TGV.
Our tips
- Check the forest massif access map in summer.
- The coastal path around Cap Camarat requires good shoes.
- Arrive early at Pampelonne to find parking.
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