The hill village coiled around its square, the four and a half kilometres of Pampelonne and the wild capes of Camarat and Taillat – the tables, the hotels and the quartiers, in one guide.
In Ramatuelle now
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2 ✱ tables · 4 Key hotels
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In this guide
Every table and hotel the MICHELIN inspectors have chosen in Ramatuelle – 2 starred, 9 more restaurants and 8 hotels – on one map, with our own stories as we write them.
From the car park on route de Bonne Terrasse, walk round the little cove (15 minutes) and carry on up the steep 2.5 km path towards Cap Camarat, about 30 minutes each way.
The village co-operative's Halloween party runs Thursday to Saturday: wine tasting for the parents, sweets for the children; the cellar shop is open until 18:00.
The village brasserie on the Place de l'Ormeau stays open until midnight from Thursday to Saturday, with Provençal classics (dish of the day €21, children's menu €16).
On the ridge 2 km above the village, the volunteers of Les Amis des Moulins show the restored wooden mechanism, free, from 10:30 to 12:30 – the last weekend of the season, cancelled in bad weather.
Down at the far end of Pampelonne, a former fishermen's hut serving grilled fish, bouillabaisse and seafood platters non-stop from 12:00 (closed Tuesdays).
Saturday winter visits at 14:00 and 15:00, booked in advance online or at the tourist office (no phone bookings); be at the gates 10 minutes early. Under-6s may see the museum but not climb the tower.
Take the little path left of the lighthouse down to the coastal path for the 'island of birds', a few minutes away, where cormorants winter on the rocks.
Chef Paolo Amadori's French-Italian cooking with homemade pasta and bread, in the village on rue Victor Léon, with a sea-facing panoramic terrace; open daily until 1 November, à la carte €50–80.
The 5.5 km coastal path from the Escalet car park to the sandy isthmus and old watchtower of Cap Taillat takes about 140 minutes; wear trainers, and skip it if the sea is rough – the start can be under water.
Pampelonne's beach restaurant since 1955 serves its final lunch of 2026 today (open 10:00–17:00), with wild fish and produce from its own organic estate.
✱ MICHELIN star · Bib Gourmand: good cooking at a fair price · ◆ selected in the Guide · € to €€€€: the Guide's own price bands, from «on a budget» to «spare no expense».
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Sunset and drinks
Where to drink
The village café on the Place de l'Ormeau, beach tables at Pampelonne and the growers' own wine.
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Photo: Café de l'Ormeau
Village café-brasserie · Place de l'Ormeau, village centreCafé de l'Ormeau
The village's emblematic café on the main square, from breakfast to a late glass on Thursday to Saturday nights, with generous Provençal dishes in between.
A wooded, pastel-coloured beach garden on the Baie de Pampelonne, with light Mediterranean dishes signed by Jean-François Piège – one of the few Pampelonne addresses open all year.
Beach restaurant · Southern end of PampelonneLe Migon
A former fishermen's hut at the far end of the beach, with no music – only the waves – and grilled fish, bouillabaisse and seafood platters on a terrace by the sea.
The Pampelonne beach restaurant since 1955: straw huts, a jetty, wild fish and organic wine and vegetables from its own Domaine des Bouis in Ramatuelle.
The growers' co-operative founded in 1956: AOP Côtes de Provence rosé, red and white from vines farmed sustainably and organically around the peninsula, plus Provençal specialities.
Sources: the Grimaud and Saint-Tropez tourist offices' listings for each café, beach restaurant and cellar, read 27 October 2026.
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Where to stay
The hotels worth the trip
The MICHELIN Guide's Keys first – its mark for hotels with character, service and a sense of place – then the rest of its selection and the ones we would book ourselves.
A short, steep climb to one of the best lookouts on the peninsula, with a lighthouse you can visit at the top.
Past A steep path above the granite coast of Cap Camarat, The Phare de Camarat, reached by a side path, The Rocher des Portes, the 'island of birds' white with cormorants, a few minutes from the lighthouse
Open every day of the year; free.
Steep in places; not wheelchair accessible.
Start: Municipal car park, route de Bonne Terrasse
The wildest stretch of the Ramatuelle coast, from the lighthouse past a Napoleonic battery to the snorkelling coves of L'Escalet.
Past The Napoleonic battery below Cap Camarat, with its vaulted powder store, Château Volterra (private), seen after rounding the cape, Coves of translucent water, fine sand and rocks down to L'Escalet
Open every day of the year; free.
For older children with good shoes: steep ups and downs.
Start: Car park at the foot of the Phare de Camarat
Out to the tombolo of Cap Taillat – a thread of sand between two bays – and a watchtower looking from Camarat to the Îles d'Or.
Past Pines, small coves and turquoise water, The Maison des Douanes and, 500 m up the valley, the Briande dolmen, The sandy isthmus of Cap Taillat and an old watchtower with a 360° view
Open every day of the year; free. Avoid in rough seas.
Yellow coastal-path waymarks.
Start: Plage de l'Escalet car park (next to the tennis courts)
Up from the hill village through the woods to its last working windmill and a view over the whole gulf.
Past The village cemetery where Gérard Philipe is buried, Wooded hills of the Castellas, The Moulin de Paillas, restored in 2002, and the view from Cavalaire to Saint-Tropez
All year. Windmill visits Saturday and Sunday 10:30–12:30 until 1 November 2026.
Recommended by Côte d'Azur France as a first walk with children.
Sources: the Golfe de Saint-Tropez tourist board, the Saint-Tropez, Ramatuelle and Grimaud tourist offices and Côte d'Azur France, read 27 October 2026. Coastal paths close in rough seas – check before you set off.
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With kids
Ramatuelle for children
Pampelonne and the coves of L'Escalet, a lighthouse and a windmill to climb, Halloween in the village and Christmas to come.
Four and a half kilometres of fine sand, protected as a remarkable natural area and the birthplace of the Saint-Tropez legend – out of season it is wide, quiet and perfect for sandcastles.
Museum · Ages Tower from 6; under-6s may visit the museum onlyPhare de Camarat
France's second-highest lighthouse light, 130 metres above the sea, with a 360° terrace view to the Îles d'Or and the Alps and a small museum on wildlife, sea routes and nearby wrecks.
Winter visits 20 October–29 December 2026: Saturdays 14:00–14:50 and 15:00–15:50 (Tuesdays and Saturdays in school holidays).
A 19th-century windmill restored in 2002 with a working all-wood mechanism and a millstone ready to grind wheat, on a ridge looking over the whole coast from Cavalaire to Saint-Tropez.
Free guided visits (donations welcome) on Saturdays and Sundays 10:30–12:30, 4 April–1 November 2026; cancelled in bad weather.
Le Castellas, 2 km above the village on the road to Gassin
Outdoor laser game in a big pine forest by Pampelonne: no paint, no projectiles, no pain – infrared guns with a range of up to 150 metres and sensor headsets.
A self-guided hunt for the Mediterranean plants that grow in the village lanes – jasmine, bougainvillea, honeysuckle – some planted by past generations, some sown by the wind.
The gendarmerie of the Louis de Funès films, with the brigade's offices rebuilt, a Nationale 7 room with period cars, film clips and the dressing rooms of Bardot and Romy Schneider.
Daily: 1 September–31 October 10:00–18:00; 1 November–31 December 10:00–17:00 (closed 25 December).
Sources: the Ramatuelle tourist office, the Grimaud and Saint-Tropez tourist offices, the Golfe de Saint-Tropez tourist board and the places' own listings, read 27 October 2026. Drive times from the town centre without traffic. Check seasons and ages with the place before you go.
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The atlas
Ramatuelle at a glance
Every restaurant, hotel, sight, beach and shop we know of – 128 places, each with its own page. Choose a quartier, or a kind of place.
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The directory
Every place in Ramatuelle
128 places, each with its own page – the six nearest the centre of each kind are here; every one of them is in the directory, A to Z.
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