Villa Sainte Anne

Villa Sainte Anne looks out over the Baie des Canoubiers, and that view sets the tone for everything here. Nestled among the vineyards just a kilometre and a half from the centre of Saint-Tropez and the sands of Tahiti beach, the house offers the rare combination of a genuinely rural setting and an address within easy reach of the town.

The garden is a large part of its charm. Planted with lavender and laurel and left to flower through the season, it frames the terrace where so much of the day naturally gravitates, whether for a long lunch, an evening with friends or a quiet hour with the scenery to yourself. The bay is always there in the background, changing gently with the light.

Inside, the house is bright and generous, its clean, polished decoration a match for the outlook rather than a distraction from it. Five bedrooms host up to ten guests, an easy scale for a family or a group of friends, and a household team is on hand to keep everything effortless throughout the stay.

What stands out about Sainte Anne is its balance. The sea view, the vineyard calm and the short hop into Saint-Tropez add up to genuinely good value for this part of the coast. It is a house that asks little of you beyond turning up and slowing down. The terrace is set, the bay is waiting, and the rest tends to follow. There is covered parking for arrivals, and the vineyard quiet settles over the evenings almost at once.