Gulf of Saint-Tropez Guide - Part 4

Do you think you know the Gulf of Saint-Tropez?

The Gulf is never just what you see from the beach.

We're back for three levels.
Tourist. Local. Expert.
Goal: to make you shine, but with a smile.

Level 1 – Tourist

The Gulf's international airport.

Yes, the Gulf of Saint-Tropez has its own airport.

About 4,000 movements per year.
Private planes. Helicopters. Flight school.
A runway renovated. A control tower.
And even a Japanese restaurant.

The space shuttle, no.
I just wanted to see if you were paying attention.

But that's also the Gulf.
A place where everything arrives by sea… and by air.

A discreet ballet above the umbrella pines.

Level 2 – Local

The narrowest street.

In Gassin, perched facing the sea, there is a street that makes you doubt the very notion of width.

It's called the Androuno.
29 centimeters at its narrowest.

You don't cross paths there.
You slip through.

The Guinness Book cites a street in Germany at 31 centimeters.
So yes, technically, the debate exists.

But here, we're not talking about numbers.
We're talking about sensation.
Of warm stone.
Of walls brushing against your shoulders.

The Gulf loves excesses. Even in discretion.

Level 3 – Expert

Grimaud, the castle in every house.

What few people know is that after the French Revolution, in the 18th century, Grimaud Castle was abandoned.

Declared a stone quarry.

The inhabitants recovered the blocks.
Reused them.
Integrated them into the village houses.

In other words, the castle doesn't disappear.
It disperses.

It lives in every facade.
In every wall.
In every house.

The Gulf doesn't destroy.
It transforms.

That's what I like here.
An airport between the hills.
A street where you breathe sideways.
A castle that became a village.

Did you know?

Heading towards a blue journey.
See you soon,
Jules