Maison des Papillons
Down a back lane in the garden area of St Tropez, you’ll find The Butterfly House. Artist Dany Lartigue has spent years collecting more than 35,000 species of butterfly, both native and exotic. He’s painted intricate background to place his butterflies and has now handed his house over to the town, to enjoy forever.
La Maison des Papillons, 17 Rue Etienne Berny, Saint-Tropez +33 (0)4 94 97 63 45
Le Restaurant G
67 Rue du Portail Neuf, St Tropez +33 (0)4 94 79 85 09
Cimitière Marin du St Tropez
The beautiful cemetery in St Tropez sits overlooking the Mediterranean coast. It was used as a backdrop in the famous movie And God Created Woman in 1956 with Brigitte Bardot, as well as the film La Piscine, in 1969.
Cimetière Marin du St Tropez, Chemins des Graniers, St Tropez
The beautiful seaside cemetery in St Tropez has been the backdrop to famous films | © Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr
Au Caprices des Deux
Au Caprices des Deux is a little hangout for the locals. It’s in a stone cottage run by brother and sister Sonia et Stéphane Avelin, who are passionate about food and drink. Book first.
Le Musée de l’Annonciade
Barbarac
K Jacques
La Pause Douceur
Salama
Church of Notre Dame de l’Assomption
This church isn’t really “hidden” as the bell tower overlooks the entire town, but it isn’t usually on many people’s itineraries. It was built in 1874, in an Italian Baroque style. You aren’t allowed to take photos inside but it has some wonderful statues and artwork.
The roofs of St Tropez showing the bell tower from Notre Dame | © thierry ben abed/Flickr