The Annonciade and the Pointillists
A guided visit of the former chapel turned museum, where Signac, Matisse and Bonnard tell the birth of modern colour, facing the port.
Heritage & Culture · Saint-Tropez
Heritage in Saint-Tropez: the village's other face
The Annonciade, the Citadelle, the lanes — beyond the beaches.
The experience
Heritage & Culture
The maritime Citadelle
The 16th-century keep and its maritime history museum, overlooking the gulf: the memory of Tropezian sailors, away from the summer flow.
Village and hinterland
The old town lanes, artist studios, the hills and vines of Ramatuelle: the Saint-Tropez the beach makes you forget.
The dossier
Saint-Tropez
Heritage & Culture
The Annonciade museum and modern colour
Housed in a former 16th-century chapel on the port, the Annonciade museum holds a remarkable collection of late-19th and early-20th-century painting. It was here that Paul Signac settled in 1892, drawing Matisse, Bonnard, Marquet and Derain: Saint-Tropez became a laboratory of Neo-Impressionism and Fauvism.
We arrange the visit of the museum, narrated by an art historian, to read the light of the peninsula in the canvases of those who painted it. A route away from the bustle of the port, at the source of the village's fame.
The Citadelle and the maritime memory
Perched above the village, the Citadelle and its 16th-century keep watch over the gulf; its maritime history museum recounts the sailors, fishermen and explorers of Saint-Tropez, from the Bailli de Suffren to the great voyages. The view over the bay and the tiled roofs rewards the climb.
We compose the visit away from peak hours, with a guide who links the stone to the history — that of a fishing port that became famous, long before the yachts.
The old village and the Provençal art of living
Beyond the port, the old town keeps its shaded lanes, its plane-tree squares and its artist studios; the Ramatuelle and Gassin hinterland unfolds vines, olive groves and hilltop villages. We show you this confidential Saint-Tropez — of the morning market on Place aux Herbes and the hidden chapels.
A meeting with a painter, a visit to a classified Côtes de Provence estate, lunch among the vines: culture extends into the art of living, at the slow pace of the peninsula.
The day, from the museum to the hills
Chauffeured car, a morning at the Annonciade, lunch in the village, then the Citadelle and the Ramatuelle hinterland in the afternoon: we coordinate the whole day, to reveal the heritage the summer makes you forget.
Saint-Tropez
The address book
A few of the names we open — the book itself never closes.
Musée de l'Annonciade
A former chapel on the port, a reference Neo-Impressionist and Fauvist collection — Signac, Matisse, Bonnard.
Citadelle de Saint-Tropez
A 16th-century keep and maritime history museum, overlooking the gulf, memory of the Tropezian sailors.
Place aux Herbes
The morning market in the heart of the old town, the Provençal soul of the village, away from the port.
La Ponche
The fishermen's quarter, its lanes and tiny beach, the Saint-Tropez before the fame.
Ramatuelle & Gassin
Hilltop villages and Côtes de Provence vines of the hinterland, tastings at the classified estates.
And every other: from the confidential neighbourhood table to the fully-booked three-star. Name yours — we know the house.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
We arrange a visit narrated by an art historian, around Signac, Matisse and the Pointillists who painted the light of the peninsula; a private slot is requested, subject to the museum's rules.
The 16th-century keep and its maritime history museum, the view over the gulf and the story of the Tropezian sailors. We arrange the visit away from peak hours.
Yes: private tastings at the peninsula's classified estates, lunch among the vines and meetings with the winemakers, at Ramatuelle and Gassin. Composed to your taste.
Yes: the lanes of La Ponche, Place aux Herbes, artist studios and hidden chapels, with a private guide. The Saint-Tropez the summer makes you forget.
In the morning and off high season, when the village and the museums can breathe. We adapt the route to avoid the crowds, even in July and August.
Before the yachts, there was the light. It is still here.