Parking in St. Tropez

St-Tropez is tiny, glamorous and genuinely hard to park in — the single biggest stress of a day trip or a summer stay, and the thing this guide is built around. The old town and the Vieux Port are largely pedestrian, and the central lots are small and pricey, so the plan matters more than the luck. Your most reliable bet is the Parc des Lices, the secure underground garage beneath the Place des Lices: cameras, a staffed pay desk, usually spaces, and good value by local standards (about €18 for seven hours). The big open-air Parking du Nouveau Port is the most convenient for the harbour, but it fills by midday, especially on the Tuesday and Saturday market mornings, so arrive early. Parking Foch is a covered garage with EV charging a few minutes from the port. The one genuinely free car park is the rough lot out by the Plage de la Bouillabaisse, a 15–20 minute walk in — come early. And the 15e Corps lot is the most central of all, if you can snag a space. For hotels, almost nothing in the centre lets you park at the door, so the ones worth knowing are those that solve it for you: Hôtel de Paris with its own 220-car underground garage, Hôtel des Lices and Villa Cosy with rare on-site parking (Villa Cosy’s is free and secure), the Byblos, La Ponche and Ermitage with valet, and budget-friendlier Lou Cagnard with its own garden space. Below, every car park and hotel comes with real prices, walking times and quirks from recent visitors.