A real estate transaction being carried out with the utmost discretion on Saint-Tropez's seafront has crystallised widespread exasperation among locals at the luxury brands that have annexed the town's public spaces.
For several weeks now, preparations for a major property deal on the port of Saint-Tropez have monopolised conversations in the small seaside town in the south of France. The commotion has so far been kept at bay and is yet to reach the heads of the luxury groups that saturate the town
