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Eating & Sleeping

Lans-en-Vercors 1 Sisteron 6
5 Gîte d’Alpage 5 La Magnanerie Gastronomic €€
de la Molière French € (%04 92 62 60 11; www.la-magnanerie.net; N85,
(%06 09 38 42 42; gitedelamoliere. Aubignosc; menus lunch €22-29, dinner €32-55;
aufilduvercors.org; 41 impasse des Frênes, Les hlunch 12.15-1.30pm, dinner 7.15-9.30pm
Eperouses, Autrans; menus €15-28; hlunch Tue-Sun; W) A stylish, if starchy, restaurant and
daily Jun-Sep) High above Lans-en-Vercors, this hotel on the road 10km south of Sisteron. Chef
welcoming trail-side refuge with incomparable Stéphan Paroche is known for his colourful,
views serves simple mountain fare (savoury creative cooking – edible flowers and micro-
vegetable tarts, salad with smoked trout, herbs adorn exquisite plates of fine French
and raspberry, blueberry and walnut pies) on food. Upstairs accommodation (€78 to €98) is
umbrella-shaded picnic tables astride an Alpine equally playful: some rooms have comic-book
meadow. The picnic hampers, only €12 per murals; others are styled after classic cinematic
adult, are a great option for ramblers. scenes. Reservations essential.
4 À la Crécia B&B € ALPS, JURA & RHÔNE VALLEY 18 FOOTHILLS OF THE ALPS
(%04 76 95 46 98; www.gite-en-vercors.com; Moustiers-Ste-Marie 7
436 Chemin des Cléments, Les Cléments; s/d/
tr/q incl breakfast €58/63/78/93) Renovated 5 La Grignotière Provencal €
by Véronique and Pascal, this eco-conscious (%04 92 74 69 12; rte de Ste-Anne; mains €6-15;
16th-century farm, home to goats, pigs and h11.30am-10pm May-Sep, to 6pm Feb–mid-May)
poultry, has five large guest rooms panelled in Hidden behind the pink facade of the Musée
spruce and pine. Dinner is a feast of farm-fresh de la Faïence is this utterly gorgeous, blissfully
produce, with wine included (menus €19). You’ll peaceful garden restaurant. Tables sit between
find it 1.8km south of Lans-en-Vercors’ church, olive trees and the colourful, eye-catching decor
on the far outskirts of the village. – including the handmade glassware – is the
handiwork of talented, dynamic owner Sandrine.
Cuisine is ‘picnic chic’, meaning lots of creative
Chichilianne 4 salads, tapenades, quiches and so on.
4 Au Gai Soleil 4 Ferme du Petit Ségriès Farmstay €
de Mont-Aiguille Hotel € (%04 92 74 68 83; www.chambre-hote-verdon.
(%04 76 34 41 71; www.hotelgaisoleil.com; d/ com; d incl breakfast €74-84; W) Friendly
superior €48/73; Ws) At the foot of striking hosts Sylvie and Noël offer five colourful, airy
Mont Aiguille, this simple inn has fabulous rooms in their rambling farmhouse, 5km west
views, superb access to local hiking routes, of Moustiers on the D952 to Riez. Family-style
a rustic country restaurant, a spa and two tables d’hôte (€30 with wine, served daily
massage rooms for treating weary muscles at except on Wednesday and Sunday) are served
trail’s end. at a massive chestnut table, or outside beneath
a foliage-covered pergola in summer. Bikes are
available for hire (from €15 per day).

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