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"  Day 1 Wake up early, grab a croissant at La Tarte Tropezienne\u2014the bakery locals go to for bread and sweet treats\u2014and walk down to the water before it gets too hot and over-crowded. Hop to on the ferry to Sainte-Maxime, a quaint beach town that&amp;#039;s less than a half-hour&amp;#039;s journey away. Spend a leisurely morning at Nartelle Beach, which is much quieter (but just as gorgeous) as the beaches in St. Tropez. (You won&amp;#039;t hear American accents here, so if your high school French is rusty, have a translation app handy.) At lunchtime, do what the locals do: Stroll up to the Mario Plage Restaurant, order a glass of rose and whatever freshly-caught fish is on the daily specials blackboard (or a bowl of their always delicious soupe de poissons), and enjoy the postcard views and gourmet food in your beach sandals and cover-up. Take a walk into town, making a stop at Delicatess, where locals pick up provisions that make fabulous souvenirs, like Herbes de Provence and lavender grown nearby, plus kitchen items like olive wood serving bowls and hand-stitched Provencal tablecloths. If you have time (or energy), take a taxi to La Domaine de la Pierre Plantee, an olive oil mill with a lovely boutique on the premises to bring a literal taste of the area back home. Take the ferry back to St. Tropez, and spend the evening at one of its quite legendary (and regularly star-studded) beach clubs, like Club 55 or Moorea.  Day 2 Head off for another day trip\u2014this time to Cannes, best traveled by taxi boat. If your trip&amp;#039;s on a Tuesday or Saturday, start early and grab a portable breakfast at the Places des Lices Market on the way. Spend the afternoon wandering through Cannes&amp;#039;s atmospheric, cobblestone streets. Worth stopping at: Chaussures Parachini on Rue Meynadier\u2014it looks like an unassuming shoe shop, but it&amp;#039;s where the locals stock up on their espadrilles every summer. Stop for lunch at La Cave, a typical French bistro that&amp;#039;s always crowded (and a bit cramped\u2014the tables are quite close together) with Cannes natives. Menu standouts include zucchini blossom beignets and duck breast slathered in local honey. Work off lunch with a stroll along the famous Croisette Beach, which gets progressively less packed as the day wears on. For a pitstop, either rent a beach chair and parasol from one of the beach vendors\u2014that runs around 20 euros\u2014or just grab an espresso at one of the beachfront cafes and watch the world go by. Channel your inner movie star by spending the night at the luxurious Hotel Majestic Barriere, where the A-listers stay during the town&amp;#039;s famed film festival. Or do what the locals do: Just stop by the hotel&amp;#039;s Rotonde bar and sit outdoors beautiful evening sipping champagne. (A much more affordable option that&amp;#039;s popular with European visitors: Hotel Pruly, about a five-minute walk from the beach.)  Day 3 Wake up early and pick up at breakfast to go at Cannes&amp;#039;s bustling daily fruit, vegetable, and flower market, which is open everyday except Monday. Hop on the 10:15 am ferry back to St. Tropez. Spend the morning taking in St. Tropez&amp;#039;s cultural side, like the Church of Notre Dame de l&amp;#039;Assomption in the old town, with its Mediterranean architectures. For lunch, enjoy a huge plate of just-caught oysters and a cold glass of rose at Chez Madeleine on the Places aux Herbes. It&amp;#039;s unpretentious, with a virtually 100 percent French clientele, and absolutely delicious. Spend the afternoon, as so many people here do, at the beach. One that&amp;#039;s a bit off the beaten path is Plages des Graniers, which is more peaceful than St. Tropez&amp;#039;s larger (and more congested) beaches. Indulge in a truly gourmet dinner at La Verdoyante, a family run restaurant smack in the middle of a vineyard in the town of Gassin, just a couple miles from St. Tropez. (Simply take a taxi there\u2014allowing ample time for traffic\u2014and have them call you one back into town at the end of your meal.) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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