The Annonciade is one of the finest small art museums on the French Riviera, and most visitors in July barely know it exists. Housed in a restored 16th-century chapel a short walk from the harbour, it holds an outstanding collection of Post-Impressionist and early modern French painting, all connected to Saint-Tropez: the town's extraordinary light drew Signac, then Matisse, then a whole generation of Fauvist and Nabi painters here from the 1890s onwards.
The collection includes works by Matisse, Bonnard, Braque, Derain, Maillol, and van Dongen. Many of them show the gulf, the boats, and the streets as they looked a century ago. The contrast between the canvases inside and the scene outside is part of the point. Allow an hour to ninety minutes; the museum is small enough to see properly without rushing.
Practical: Open June–September 10am–1pm and 3pm–7pm, October–May 10am–noon and 2pm–6pm. Closed Tuesdays and public holidays. Entry around €7.