Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez Saint-Tropez (; "" in Provençal dialect) is a town on the French Riviera, west of Nice in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Saint-Tropez was a military stronghold and fishing village until the beginning of the 20th century. It was the first town on this coast to be liberated during World War II as part of Operation Dragoon. After the war, it became an internationally known seaside resort, renowned principally because of the influx of artists of the French New Wave in cinema and the Yé-yé movement in music. It later became a resort
Saint-Tropez The "clothing fights" between the gendarmerie and nudists become the main topic of a famous French comedy film series "Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez" ("The Troops of St. Tropez") featuring Louis de Funès. In the end the nudist side prevailed. Topless sunbathing is now the norm for both men and women from Pampelonne beaches to yachts in the centre of Saint-Tropez port. The Tahiti beach is now clothing optional, but nudists often head to private nudist beaches, like that in Cap d'Agde. The port was widely used during the 18th century; in 1789 it was visited by 80 ships. Saint-Tropez's shipyards