Ramatuelle: a medieval village on the Saint-Tropez peninsula
Ramatuelle is a fortified medieval village in the centre of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, built into the hillside and enclosed by ramparts, with pink-tiled rooftops and stone houses lining its narrow streets. The village centre has a spiral street layout, with porches, passageways, and small squares.
Notable sights include the 19th-century Eiffel steps on Place Gabriel Péri, the former prisons built under Napoleon III, the 17th-century Font-d'Avaou washhouse, the Chapel of Saint Anne, and the Church of Our Lady. The main square, Place de l'Ormeau, sits just outside the village gate and is home to a number of bars and restaurants. The village is also known for its arts and crafts galleries.
Ramatuelle hosts several summer cultural events, including the Ramatuelle Festival, Musiques en Liberté, and Jazz à Ramatuelle. The village of Gassin lies around three kilometres away and can be reached by a miniature tourist train.
The commune sits above Pampelonne beach, which stretches for around five kilometres and became known in the 1950s and 60s alongside three beach establishments: Tahiti Beach, which opened in 1946 using bamboo décor from the Victorine film studios; Club 55, founded in 1955 as a canteen for the crew filming "Et Dieu... créa la femme"; and Epi Plage, designed in 1960 by Jean Castel and Albert Debarge as a seaside version of Paris's Epi-Club.
Further south, Plage de l'Escalet is another popular beach, with a coastal hiking path, tennis courts, and water sports. Nearby, the Domaine de l'Escalet is an unguarded residential estate of around 30 houses, a short drive from Ramatuelle village and the five-star hotel La Réserve Ramatuelle.
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