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CASTELPERS CÉRET

Château de Castelpers The present owner’s La Terrasse au Soleil This luxurious ranch-like
great-grandfather built the house in the manor has an individual style and intimacy that is
19th century on the ruins of an earlier mill. reflected in its warm colour schemes. The
Visitors today find a reflective place, a rambling restaurant has a reputation for serious food, but
country house filled with old paintings, antiques serves brasserie-style lunches too. Bedrooms are
and four-poster beds. Enveloping the building in annexes, some with verandas.
is a garden of rivers and tall trees. And all this N Route de Fontfrède, 66400 Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales.
at modest cost. Map p223 D5. § 04 68 87 01 94. ` 04 68 87 39 24.
N Castelpers, 12170 Lédergues, Aveyron. Map p222 C4. $ terrasse-au-soleil.hotel@wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d.
§ 05 65 69 22 61. ` 05 65 69 25 31. 0 b,d. Rooms 38. zS÷ ∂¢ Never. / AE, MC, V.
Rooms 4. ∂ ¢ Oct to Mar. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡ ¡¡¡¡
CASTILLON-DU-GARD CHAMPAGNAC-DE-BELAIR

Le Vieux Castillon Spectacular views across Le Moulin du Roc This former walnut mill
rolling, vineyard-dotted plains meet you at almost has a heavenly setting on the banks of the
every turn in this pocket of mellow medieval Dronne river, encircled by a fertile garden.
houses at the heart of a pretty hill village. They The interior is a delightful clutter of carved
have been ingeniously transformed to create a furniture, sumptuous fabrics, huge pictures
gem of a hotel. Standard rooms can be cramped; and mill paraphernalia. The kitchen prepares
it's worth paying the extra to go upmarket. delicate regional food.
N 30210 Castillon-du-Gard, Gard. Map p224 A3. N 24530 Champagnac-de-Belair, Dordogne.
§ 04 66 37 61 61. ` 04 66 37 28 17. Map p222 C2. § 05 53 02 86 00. ` 05 53 54 21 31.
$ vieux.castillon@ wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 35. z $ moulinroc@aol.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 13. z S ∂
S ∂ ¢ Jan to mid-Feb. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡ ¢ Jan to 7 Feb. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡

CÉRET CIBOURE
Le Mas Trilles A delightful 17th-century former Lehen Tokia 1920s Basque villa. Art Deco decor.
farmhouse with pool in a verdant landscape. Swimming pool, garden and fine sea view.
Rooms are big and stylish but not elaborate. N Chemin Achotarreta, 64500 Ciboure, St-Jean-de-Luz,
N Le Pont de Reynès, 66400 Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales. Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Map p222 A4. § 05 59 47 18 16.
Map p223 D5. § 04 68 87 38 37. ` 04 68 87 42 62. ` 05 59 47 38 04. $ info@lehen-tokia.com 0 b.
0 b. Rooms 10. ¡¡ Rooms 6, plus 1 suite. ¡¡
CHÂTEAU-ARNOUX COLLIOURE
La Bonne Etape Imaginative cuisine in a hushed Hôtel Casa Païral An exotic enclosed garden lies
setting with a pool. The rooms are stunning. at the heart of this alluring old Catalan-style B&B.
N Chemin du Lac, 04160 Château-Arnoux, Alpes-de- N Empasse des Palmiers, 66190 Collioure, Pyrénées-
Haute-Provence. Map p225 D2. § 04 92 64 00 09. Orientales. Map p223 D5. § 04 68 82 05 81.
` 04 92 64 36 37. $ bonneetape@realaischateaux.com ` 04 68 82 52 10. $ roussellhotel@wanadoo. fr
0 b,l,d. Rooms 11. ¡¡¡¡ 0 b. Rooms 28. ¡¡