VINEYARDS, STONE LANES AND A QUIETER SIDE OF THE PENINSULA
A short drive from the bustle of the port, the village of Ramatuelle offers a version of the St Tropez peninsula that many visitors never discover: stone lanes climbing a hillside, vineyards rolling towards the coast, and views that stretch clean across the bay. For those who want the region’s beauty without its busiest crowds, Ramatuelle is where the holiday quietly shifts up a gear.
A Village Built of Stone and Time
Ramatuelle’s old town is a genuine medieval hill village, its narrow streets designed centuries ago to shelter from the wind and the sun in equal measure. Wander through in the early evening and you will find small squares, family-run restaurants and a pace of life that feels entirely removed from the harbourside spectacle a few kilometres away, even though the beach clubs of Pampelonne sit just below.
The Wine Country of St Tropez
What surprises many first-time visitors is how much of the peninsula around Ramatuelle is given over to vineyards. Estates producing the pale, delicate rosés the Var is known for spread across the hills, and an afternoon spent tasting at a local domaine, with the sea visible in the distance, is one of the region’s most understated pleasures.
Space, Privacy and a View
Villas around Ramatuelle tend to enjoy the kind of setting that is simply unavailable closer to town: generous grounds, mature olive groves, and panoramas over vineyards to the Mediterranean beyond. It is a landscape that rewards slowing down, with long lunches on shaded terraces and evenings spent watching the light change over the hills.
It is this particular blend of privacy, scenery and proximity to everything the peninsula offers that draws so many discerning visitors to ramatuelle villa rentals each summer. A base here places you close enough to Pampelonne and the town to enjoy both fully, while returning each evening to a setting that feels like an entirely different, more secluded corner of Provence.
The Best of Both Worlds
Ramatuelle proves that St Tropez is not only a coastal story. Staying here means trading none of the region’s famous pleasures, the beach, the boats, the restaurants, for the calm of a hilltop village and the beauty of vineyard country, and for many visitors, that combination is what makes the holiday truly memorable.
