Large luxury villa in Saint-Tropez, for long summer days together

A summer gathering on the Riviera has its own logic. Mornings start slowly, lunches stretch across the afternoon and evenings are spent outside until late. A large luxury villa in Saint-Tropez has to make room for all of this: a pool where everyone can gather, terraces for long meals, quieter corners for those who need them and enough privacy that the group can be itself.

The Saint-Tropez peninsula offers very different settings within a short distance. The beaches of Pampelonne stretch along the coast of Ramatuelle, the old port of Saint-Tropez keeps its village charm, and the hills of Gassin look out across the Gulf. Where a group stays shapes how its days unfold, so we start with the setting before we look at the villa.

This page is for those hosting a big summer gathering: families combining several branches, friends celebrating a milestone or hosts inviting guests to join them over a few weeks. It explains how we approach large villas on the peninsula and which residences we often suggest.

In a large group, not everyone wants the same day. Some will play tennis in the morning, others will head to the gym or stay by the pool until lunch. Villa Solara has a tennis court and a jacuzzi, Villa Orea and Villa Amara include a cinema room and hammam, and gardens at Villa Vittoria, Villa Calista and Villa Orea give children space to roam.

We look carefully at how outdoor spaces work for a crowd: shade at lunchtime, enough seating around the pool and a terrace long enough for everyone at dinner. Those details rarely appear in photographs, which is why our team visits every villa before it joins the collection and describes it frankly when we prepare your proposal.

• Tennis at Villa Solara
• Cinema rooms at Villa Orea and Villa Amara
• Waterfront living at Villa Vittoria and Villa Calista
• Gulf views from the heights of Gassin at Villa Evara