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CENTRAL FRANCE
LOIRE VALLEYVV • POITOU-CHARENTES • LIMOUSIN • AUVERGNE
BOURGOGNE • FRANCHE-COMTÉ • RHÔNE-ALPES

HE CHATEAU-UU HOTEL comes Many are old, solid bourgeois
into its own in the residences, flat-fronted,
TLoire Valley. Although shuttered mansions with
it is possible to stay in castles mansard roofs. There are
all over Europe, there is a also converted mills, and
special charm about sleeping in country and village inns
a fairytale French Renaissance full of character. To the
chateau with its turrets, steep east, in the upland
roofs, dormer windows, formal garden regions of the Jura and
and park. But there are chateau-hotels Alp mountains, chalet-style hotels with
in other regions of Central France, steeply sloping roofs, shutters and
such as the Limousin and Périgord. wooden balconies, are prevalent.

ALOXE-CORTON AUXERRE

Villa Louise On the edge of a village that is Parc des Maréchaux The best bedrooms are
a Mecca for lovers of white wine, is this low 17th- those looking on to the park from which the
century house. Inside, original timberwork and hotel takes its name, though all are spacious, in
fireplaces are offset with an avant-garde interior restful colours and furnished traditionally with
and Art Deco furnishings. The tasteful bedrooms wooden beds and antique chests. A large,
have swish bathrooms; breakfast is a feast of dignified townhouse, it makes an exceedingly
cheese, eggs and fruit. upmarket yet value-for-money B&B.
N 9 rue Franche, 21420 Aloxe-Corton, Côte-d’Or. N 6 avenue Foch, 89000 Auxerre, Yonne. Map p221 D4,
Map p221 E4, p223 E1. § 03 80 26 46 70. ` 03 80 26 p223 D1. § 03 86 51 47 77. ` 03 86 51 31 72.
47 16. $ hotel-villa-louise@wanadoo.fr 0 b. Rooms 12. $ contact@hotel-parcmarechaux.com 0 b. Rooms 25.
zS ∂¢ mid-Jan to mid-Feb. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡ S ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡

AMBOISE ANNECY-YY LE-VIEUX
Château de Pray The 13th-century fortress is L’Abbaye Idiosyncratic abbey hotel in a suburb,
well placed to visit some of the great chateaux. with a stunning vaulted restaurant.
Splendid vantage point above the Loire. N 15 chemin de l’Abbaye, 74940 Annecy-le-Vieux, Haute-
N 37400 Amboise, Indre-et-Loire. Map p220 C4, Savoie. Map p221 F5, p223 E2. § 04 50 23 61 08.
p222 C1. § 02 47 57 23 67. ` 02 47 57 32 50. ` 04 50 23 61 71. $ info@hotelabbaye-annecy.com
$ chateau.depray@wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 19. ¡¡ 0 b,d. Rooms 18. ¡¡¡
ANGLESSUR L’ANGLIN BAGNOLS
Le Relais du Lyon d’Or In a contender for the Château de Bagnols Restored medieval fortress
prettiest village in France, a former royal tythe with sumptuous, frescoed rooms. Devotées claim
depot with terracotta floors and wooden beams. it’s worth every centime. Outdoor pool.
N 4 rue d’Enfer, 86260 Angles sur l’Anglin, Vienne. N 69620 Bagnols, Rhône. Map p223 D3. § 04 74 71 40
Map p220 C5, p222 C2. § 05 49 48 32 53. ` 05 49 84 00. ` 04 74 71 40 49. $ info@bagnols.com
02 28. $ thoreau@lyondor.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 10. ¡¡ 0 b,l,d. Rooms 21. ¡¡¡¡