How Locals Really Feel About 'The White Lotus' Coming to Town in Saint-Tropez
The enduring myth of Bardot-era glamour has little to do with the daily life of its roughly 4,000 permanent residents. Streets lie nearly empty, boutiques remain shuttered.
I live in France. This little-known seaside town is as charming as other famous French Riviera spots and less pretentious.
Sanary-sur-Mer is a charming, lesser-known French Riviera port town with pastel buildings, a relaxed authentic atmosphere, and a picturesque harbor of bobbing yachts.
When you picture Provence, you probably imagine rolling hills and a verdant, vineyard-tracked countryside. But the glamorous beach spots of Côte d'Azur, peppered with striped parasols, are also part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.