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TRAVEL • st.tropez S ome return visitors say St. Tropez has lost its original allure from the ‘60s and ‘70s, but frequent celebrity visits (Kate Moss, Princess Beatrice, Elton John and David Furnish, Bono, Penelope Cruz, Sting, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Bruce Willis, Paris Hilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, to name a few) continue to prove that St. Tropez is still just as lavish and fabulous as always. Like most of the Riviera’s famous (or infamous) resort towns, St. Tropez was originally a homely fishing village. A stroll through Place aux Herbes brings travelers to narrow streets conjuring a pasttime, where fishermen sell their daily catch. The pulse of the town is at Place des Lices, filled with open-air cafes and restaurants, swanky bars, luxury hotels and designer boutiques. History is preserved well with old-school bars and squares that have not changed for centuries. 66 NIKKI Style