"Saint-Tropez": Front row seats in the house
01.09.2011 | 16:39 | Bettina Louise Haase (The Press - shop window)
A port of the rich and famous: "Saint-Tropez". Where you can either prominently or friend of the French savoir-vivre to be.
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. From New York to Saint-Tropez I am 2001 on live, "says artist Stefan Szczesny," where people meet the same people "He sits on the blue leather Corbusier armchair in his showroom in Saint-Tropez, around him his art: female forms, bulbous vases, ocean blue, with fish motifs, large canvases with standing and lying women, reminiscent of Matisse's "La joie de vivre". "The world is knocking on the door here," said Szczesny, my gallery come visit me here. "He does not believe in constructive meetings in dusty offices in Paris or Berlin. "In my opinion the great affairs of this world are prepared here in Saint-Tropez."
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The place is big business for the club including 55 at the Bay of Pampelonne behind Saint-Tropez. "Here comes the elite of the world. This is the magnetism of this place, "says the owner of the club 55, Patrice Colmont. The name "Club 55" stands for a philosophy of nature-loving, authentic hospitality. The chairs are simple, instead of poppy umbrellas roofs provide shade from sedge, the interior of the club is a simple white. Arrive at the simple wooden tables in the patio, Mediterranean dishes such as crudités, a selection of fresh vegetables with a very fine anchovy mayonnaise. Also serving grilled fish and rosé.
The new owners came in 1949 in the Bay of Pampelonne, France enjoyed the longest and most beautiful Mediterranean beach and built a simple hut here. 1955 Jeep rumbled by Roger Vadim, who turned in Saint-Tropez, the movie "Et Dieu Créa la Femme" ("... And eternal God Created Woman") with Brigitte Bardot, to the hut of Colmont. They kept the house for a beach restaurant and asked the Colmont, prepare a meal for 80 people. They reacted spontaneously, cooked, and the crew settled down for dinner every day from now on. Allen liked the rustic ambience, and the family Colmont decided to make a club out of the hut, which they named after the founding year of the "Club 55". The club evolved gradually into a meeting place of prominence, as well as famous personalities were able to enjoy the simple life on the beach.
Novel must remain outside. Anyone wanting to go to the Club 55 have, must have very good contacts. "In the off season you can even once in the afternoon to get from 15.30 clock a table," says Robert van Straaten, hotel director of Villa Belrose in the neighboring village of Gassin, "but in July and August, the club is fully booked 55th" On a normal Tuesday afternoon in June, Joan Collins sitting here with her glass of rosé, a table, you can further explore other prominent guests, because if they recognize. A table for lunch at Club 55 gets only one who knows the host and the other "club members". And only those who behave come back, do. "Last year Roman Abramovich had lunch here reserved a table for 30 people, but has not appeared," says Patrice Colmont. The table remained empty, and the next day someone came in to pay for the reservation, they told the person politely with that Russian billionaire, the next 30 years in Club 55 would get no access.
Those who feel the normal life and wants to have the french celebs in range, goes on the "Place des Lices," the heart of Saint-Tropez. Here you sit on the benches under the plane trees, meet friends after shopping spree for a coffee, boules players let the ball roll across the sand. Every Tuesday and Saturday market on the Place des Lices. Then the air is full of flavor pickled olives, the stands are overflowing with gigantic artichokes for sale and the aromatic Coeur de Boeuf tomatoes. Mushrooms, cheese and homemade tapenade and fresh baked bread are offered. A specialty is the "fougasses," a stuffed pizza bread with sauteed onions and anchovies, which is somewhat reminiscent of the southern French Onion pissaladière. The right coat on the market of Saint-Tropez, mostly white clothing, must be crowned with a sun hat in Men's style. Stands with those hats are everywhere on the market. Also, a straw bag with leather straps bear who wants to show that he understands the French lifestyle. A small dog is also the perfect staging of a market visit to Saint-Tropez. Some drive their four-legged friend just in the stroller on the market. "We come on the weekend just for people looking to the market of Saint-Tropez," says Melanie Wenger, sales manager at the hotel Belrose. "It's very interesting that other types of produce here in the winter than in summer, so it's always such a great play."
Now you drink a lot of rosé. Is accompanied by the whole scenario glass of rosé, which has night between eleven and eleven clock clock in the morning served continuously in Saint-Tropez. "Before, rosé was the noble beverage," says Karim Geribi from the winery Bélieu Bertaud, Gassin, "then came the revolution in France Bourgouisie to power. Which had until then only been drinking red wine and rosé also wanted now. "Approximately 100,000 liters of wine produces rose every year, half the production goes to New York. "In New York we have now discovered that a glass of rosé at least for brunch tastes just as good as champagne. Therefore, now is really much rosé ordered from us, "says Geribi.
Nevertheless, there is still something left from a light summer wine to be drunk in Saint-Tropez. A stylish place for a drink as an aperitif bar Senequier the port. This was filmed by the legendary film "Les Gendarmes de Saint-Tropez" with Louis de Funes. The view is on the yachts that are here on a daily rate of 10,000 € at anchor. And with any luck one gets with the idea of a policeman who dressed as Louis de Funès Fim in front of the café is its order. For the Saint Tropez is: luxury and always a bit of drama. Viewed from a distance, this mix is very appealing.
