Les Villas a St Tropez, Les Plages, La Ville - The City, Beaches and Villas of Saint Tropez

During a break from boarding school last spring I was able to travel with my friend and her family to her grandmother’s villa in the south of France. I hade never been to Europe before and I was so excited. I met her family in New York City and we boarded a flight to Paris. From Paris we took a train to Provence, then rented a car and drove to the villa. When we entered the small village where we were to stay, I wondered which of the Ramatuelle waterfront villas was theirs. When they pointed it out to me I was impressed. It seemed like more of a mansion to me then a villa.

Ramatuelle was beautiful. It was built into the hills looking out over the Bay of Pampelonne. Close to the villa was the famous beach of Pampelonne. The beach was 5-miles of glistening, white sand and crystal clear water. That summer we attended a local jazz festival. We danced all night under the