Glamorous St.Tropez, playground of the rich and famous
If Eze, Cap d’Antibes, Villefranche, Beaulieu, Cannes and others bring out the superlatives, then why is St. Tropez the best known name on the "Côte d’Azur" ?
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, ocre & brown, all shades of blue, a fresh breeze, smells of flowers, a wide horizon, a glittering bay,and cheerful faces.
To be honest, I was expecting neon. A lot of Neon. I had assumed that because St Tropez has for so long been the playground of princesses, pop stars, gold diggers and sugar daddies that it would, by now, look inherently tacky. But I’d got it wrong. The wooded, winding, famously narrow road to Saint Tropez (they say that it hasn’t been widened to discourage riff-raff from turning up) eventually gives way, not to some glittering party strip, but to a beautiful tiny Provencal village, teetering on the edge of the Cote d’Azur, its buildings coloured like the inside of sea shells.
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, ocre & brown, all shades of blue, a fresh breeze, smells of flowers, a wide horizon, a glittering bay,and cheerful faces.
To be honest, I was expecting neon. A lot of Neon. I had assumed that because St Tropez has for so long been the playground of princesses, pop stars, gold diggers and sugar daddies that it would, by now, look inherently tacky. But I’d got it wrong. The wooded, winding, famously narrow road to Saint Tropez (they say that it hasn’t been widened to discourage riff-raff from turning up) eventually gives way, not to some glittering party strip, but to a beautiful tiny Provencal village, teetering on the edge of the Cote d’Azur, its buildings coloured like the inside of sea shells.
Arts and Stars
Brigitte Bardot. In 1956, a teenaged Bardot arrived with her lover (and later husband) French director Roger Vadim to film the ground-breaking And God Created Woman.
If God created woman, Bardot and her sex kitten persona could be said to have created St. Tropez – at least insofar as its reputation as the Riviera’s
jet-set playground of choice is concerned.
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.
If God created woman, Bardot and her sex kitten persona could be said to have created St. Tropez – at least insofar as its reputation as the Riviera’s
jet-set playground of choice is concerned.
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.
Yogi-known Geri Halliwell shows a little down-dog action works for the 37-year-old former Spice Girl..
Not too cliche was Halliwell's choice of a pink, polka-dot bikini to frame the singer's body before hopping off board and into the St-Tropez waters.
Former Spice Girl looks fit and hot at 37-years-old jumping off a boat in Saint Tropez with new boyfriend Hank Beckwith. Photo: BIG Pictures
Summer in St Tropez is an event in itself - the cocktails, the Ferraris,
the barely clad girls doused in Krug. This is when the great, the rich and the famous tack in by the yachtful, filling up the swankiest hotels and hidden villas.
Former Spice Girl looks fit and hot at 37-years-old jumping off a boat in Saint Tropez with new boyfriend Hank Beckwith. Photo: BIG Pictures
Summer in St Tropez is an event in itself - the cocktails, the Ferraris,
the barely clad girls doused in Krug. This is when the great, the rich and the famous tack in by the yachtful, filling up the swankiest hotels and hidden villas.
Bono parties with teenage girls in in St. Tropez.
All smiles: Hannah and Andrea
Miss Feick and Miss Emerson posted pictures of the holiday on the Facebook website, open to the public in the site’s New York and French networks.
Miss Feick excitedly announced the trip in one public message to her friend, saying: ‘So Bono and Simon called me yesterday and they arrived in Cannes.They made their way to a luxury yacht – thought to be the Cyan, a £12million, 140ft yacht with six cabins, owned by U2 guitarist The Edge. The girls pose on Bono's yacht, with Andrea wearing his cap The Edge – real name David Evans – and Bono co-own a beachside villa in Eze-sur-Mer, a village between Nice and Monte Carlo. Bono, Carmody and the girls partied into the light on the yacht.
Miss Feick posed in the sunset, wearing Bono’s Castro-style peaked cap.Later in the trip, the group continued to party in St Tropez, posing outside the Oxybar, where patrons can buy ‘aromatic cocktails’.
Miss Feick and Miss Emerson posted pictures of the holiday on the Facebook website, open to the public in the site’s New York and French networks.
Miss Feick excitedly announced the trip in one public message to her friend, saying: ‘So Bono and Simon called me yesterday and they arrived in Cannes.They made their way to a luxury yacht – thought to be the Cyan, a £12million, 140ft yacht with six cabins, owned by U2 guitarist The Edge. The girls pose on Bono's yacht, with Andrea wearing his cap The Edge – real name David Evans – and Bono co-own a beachside villa in Eze-sur-Mer, a village between Nice and Monte Carlo. Bono, Carmody and the girls partied into the light on the yacht.
Miss Feick posed in the sunset, wearing Bono’s Castro-style peaked cap.Later in the trip, the group continued to party in St Tropez, posing outside the Oxybar, where patrons can buy ‘aromatic cocktails’.
International Mecca
His on/off girlfiend Bar was spotted enjoying St Tropez's scorching beaches with a girlfriend.
And within a few days was seen partying at at an exclusive event held by jewellers, Chopard in Marbella, Spain.
Leonardo Di Caprio was no where to be seen when Bar holidayed in St Tropez
Jet Set, Romance & cool fun, relaxing & well feeling, no dressing code if you don't want to doll up. Fresh breeze & good Mediterraneanlight food & fruits & wine.
St. Tropez is the international tourist mecca; its mythical name has played a large part in the renown of the whole Côte d'Azur.
St.Trop Jet Set
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. Today artits art showing their works around the port as this acrylic named "St.Tropez"
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. Today artits art showing their works around the port as this acrylic named "St.Tropez"
Avril Lavigne put on a chic bikini to continue her girls' getaway on a Yacht in St.Tropez
She and three ladies lounged in the sun, sipped on cold drinks, and waved to nearby boats.
Avril's boyfriend, Brody Jenner, didn't join her for the vacation but he enjoyed his own trip to the water and went fishing in Southern California with pals. The couple was together, however, at the MuchMusic Awards on Sunday, where Avril was nominated twice, but was beat out by Justin Bieber in both categories.
It doesn't look like she took the losses too badly, since she seems happy to play in the sun with friends.
Avril's boyfriend, Brody Jenner, didn't join her for the vacation but he enjoyed his own trip to the water and went fishing in Southern California with pals. The couple was together, however, at the MuchMusic Awards on Sunday, where Avril was nominated twice, but was beat out by Justin Bieber in both categories.
It doesn't look like she took the losses too badly, since she seems happy to play in the sun with friends.