The Courrieu house has been making pipes in Cogolin since 1802, handed down through the same family. The raw material, briar root, is selected by the master pipe maker in the neighbouring Maures massif. The company holds the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label, a French state distinction attached to rare artisanal know-how.
The factory is shown in small groups, guided, from the choice of the raw block through sanding and finishing. It suits a short trip ashore from the gulf: Cogolin sits at the head of the bay, reached by land in minutes from Saint-Tropez or Port Grimaud. The interest is twofold, technical and documentary, since the workshop preserves the tooling and the gestures of a Provencal industry now reduced to a handful of houses. The work continues through the year, outside the tourist rhythm.
Other experiences in Port de Saint-Tropez
The Tropezian sandal was born here in 1927. The Rondini family still stitches it by hand in its workshop on rue Georges Clemenceau, minutes from the old port.
Food & VineyardsFondugues-Pradugues, a biodynamic vineyard in RamatuelleAt the foot of Ramatuelle village, an estate certified organic and Demeter, presented as the only certified biodynamic vineyard on the Saint-Tropez peninsula.
Culture & HeritageChartreuse de la Verne, a monastery in the heart of the MauresFounded in 1170 in the heart of the Maures massif, the charterhouse has been home since 1983 to a monastic community of Bethlehem living under a vow of silence.
Adventure & OutdoorsCap Taillat and Cap Lardier, coastline protected by the ConservatoireTwo preserved headlands between Ramatuelle and La Croix-Valmer, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed with CEN PACA and the town of Ramatuelle.
Wellness & Private RetreatsLily of the Valley, a wellness stop above GigaroOn the heights of Gigaro in La Croix-Valmer, a five-star house open year-round whose wellness programme combines nutrition, treatments and sport.