Relishing the Riviera: St Tropez still the jet set destination it has always been

The French Riviera has been a major attraction since it first became the playground for the international jet set in the sixties and the Gulf of St Tropez is the jewel in its crown, writes Conor Power

“YES, that’s Brigitte Bardot’s house over there.” Instinctively, everyone on the boat trained their cameras on the otherwise unassuming semi-detached house set amongst the colourful development of Port Grimaud. Today, this mini-Venice is at the most chic end of the French Riviera, where deep pockets are required to be BB’s neighbour. No less than half a million euro is needed to purchase one of the smaller homes here in a village built 50 years ago.