Gay Guide to Saint-Tropez
France opened marriage to same-sex couples in 2013, and Saint-Tropez, the storied jet-set village on the Cote d'Azur, has drawn a glamorous, gay-friendly crowd since its Bardot-era heyday. This is less a scene of bars and clubs than of sun, sea, and A-list beach culture.
The action is on the sand at Pampelonne Beach, the long stretch of Ramatuelle just outside the village, where gay-friendly beach clubs like Coco Beach and Nikki Beach set the tone for a summer of champagne, house music, and celebrity-watching. The village itself, with its pastel harbor and designer boutiques, is welcoming and worldly.
Saint-Tropez pairs Riviera luxury and Mediterranean light with an easy, moneyed, come-as-you-are glamour.
There is no formal Pride here; the draw is the summer season itself, when the beach clubs and yacht crowd turn the coast into one long, chic party.