Brigitte Bardot’s legendary Saint-Tropez fisherman’s house, La Madrague, will open to the public starting next summer, the Fondation Bardot announced on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, confirming a report from Le Parisien, ouest-france.fr reported.
The property will be shown “in its juice, just as Brigitte Bardot left it at her death,” the foundation said, allowing visitors to discover the residence intact as if the iconic actress were simply absent.
Acquired in 1958, the Mediterranean coastal home sits at the end of a winding coastal path in Saint-Tropez, meaning visitor arrivals by tour bus are impossible.
“If Brigitte Bardot didn’t want her house to become a museum, she let it be known that she wasn’t opposed to visits,” a foundation spokesperson told ouest-france.fr.
La Madrague de Brigitte Bardot à Saint-Tropez sera bientôt ouverte au public ➡️ https://t.co/ynyrNEtPcQ pic.twitter.com/oo5FhIK7iv
Small groups and reservations required
Because the former fisherman’s house is cramped, access will be strictly limited.
“For the moment, the reception arrangements for visitors are not precisely finalized, but it will be in small groups and upon reservation because the house is cramped,” the foundation explained, according to ouest-france.fr.
Visitors will not be able to access the property by large coach due to the narrow municipal coastal path leading to the site.
While Bardot initially considered being laid to rest in the sandy seaside garden of her beloved refuge, the shifting terrain ruled out the plan early on.
Instead, she was buried in the marine cemetery of Saint-Tropez, which offers a clear view of La Madrague.
Refuge of a French icon
Bardot cemented the property’s cultural legacy in 1963 by releasing her melancholic late-summer song dedicated to the home, opening with the famous lines, “Sur la plage abandonnée/Coquillages et crustacés…”
“La Madrague is my house, my refuge, my life! It’s me. With its joys, its laughs, its nostalgias, its sun, its mistral, its celebrity that clings to my skin,” Bardot previously told Téléstar, as noted by ouest-france.fr.
Beyond the coastal estate, the late actress also owned La Garrigue, a second property on the heights of Saint-Tropez that she affectionately called “my farm” and used to house numerous animals.
“The succession of Brigitte Bardot was closed on November 9, in full agreement with her son Nicolas Charrier,” the foundation spokesperson told ouest-france.fr, adding that La Garrigue is now officially owned by the foundation under a notarized agreement.