Enjoying the area:
St. Tropez with its glitzy night life, bars and restaurants can be reached by ferry, which runs late during the high season. Pampalone Beach with its famous beach bars - Club 55, Tahitti and Nicky Beach are all a drive away. There are many restaurants to suit every budget and you will be spoilt for choice . There is a water park in Sainte Maxime and a larger one in Frejus. There is also an Adventure Jungle Track in Sainte Maxime and a brand new cinema (films are in French). All the towns have their open air market days; St Tropez has two per week and Saint Maxime one. Sainte Maxime has many shops to suite all budgets. St. Tropez has all the designer and more modestly priced shops.
Activities:
From Sainte Maxime and Les Issambres harbours there are ferries to St. Tropez regularly and other boat trips to Cannes, Nice and various places of interest. During high season there are spectacular firework displays all along the coast. Boats are available for rent from Sainte Maxime harbour. You can learn to dive or get your boat handlers licence training from there. For the less energetic there is a diving belle which takes you along the harbour wall to see the fish. All types of water sports are available within 5 km of the villa. There are many tennis courts for hire near the villa with some being flood lit. Most clubs offer coaching. There are lakes near Roquebrune for fishing. The mountain terrain behind St. Maxime is popular with cyclists and walkers. St. Tropez coastal walk is spectacular.
Events and trips further away:
On August 15th to celebrate the Americans landing on Cherry Beach at the end of WW2 there are numerous parades in period dress in Sainte Maxime and other nearby towns, and there are spectacular firework displays - Sainte Maxime, Port Grimeaud, St. Tropez simultaneously. At the end of September is 'Les Voiles de St. Tropez' where sailing boats of varying sizes race. It's spectacular to hire a boat or to take the ferry and cruise amongst these beautiful competitors. The atmosphere is electric and festive as liveried crews get ready to sail 90 foot racing sail boats. Cannes is about a 40 minute drive away and convenient for the Film Festival. Nice, the 3rd largest city in France has everything from art galleries, concerts to open air markets. Monte Carlo and Italy are about 2 hrs away. To the west there is a beautiful coastline with wonderful beaches at Cavliere and Le Lavandou and all points in between.
Other Activities:
Water Park
