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COLY CONDOM

Manoir d’Hautegente This 13th-century manor Hôtel des Trois Lys The elegance of this white-
has been through several incarnations: first it shuttered honey-stone house extends from the
was a forge, then a mill, before becoming a outside in. An immense stone staircase leads to
private house. The hotel’s charm is that it keeps the bedrooms, some of which are huge and
the feel of home intact with fresh-coloured, wood-panelled, with deep-pile carpet and pristine
antique-filled rooms. The menu features home- bathrooms. There is a pool at the back and a
produced foie gras. restaurant, Le Dauphin, next door.
N Coly, 24120 Terrasson, Dordogne. Map p223 C3. N 38 rue Gambetta, 32100 Condom, Gers.
§ 05 53 51 68 03. ` 05 53 50 38 52. Map p222 B4. § 05 62 28 33 33. ` 05 62 28 41 85.
$ manoir.d.hautegente@wanadoo.fr 0 b,d. Rooms 15. $ info@destroislys.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 10.
S∂¢ Nov to Mar. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡ z S∂¢ Feb. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡
COULANDON CORNILLON

Le Chalet The chalet-style logis, deep in the La Vieille Fontaine Built within the walls of
Bourdonnais countryside, is an unsophisticated, a ruined castle in the medieval village of
traditional place: rooms are colourful and jolly Cornillon, this hotel is the baby of the Audiberts.
rather than stylish. But for simple pleasures, the He is patron and talented chef; she is in charge
place is idyllic. In the wooded grounds are a pool of decoration. Her style is Provençal and unfussy,
and a large pond where guests can fish, and the with touches of panache like the outside staircase
little raised dining terrace has fine rural views. encased in glass. Steep steps lead through
N 03000 Coulandon, Allier. Map p221 D5, 223 D2. terraced gardens to a hilltop pool.
§ 04 70 46 00 66. ` 04 70 44 07 09. N 30630 Cornillon, Gard. Map p224 A2. § 04 66 82 20
$ hotelchalet@cs3i.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 28. S ∂ ¢ 56. ` 04 66 82 33 64. $ vieillefontaine@libertysurf.fr
mid-Dec to end Jan./ AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡ 0 b,l,d.Rooms 8. S∂ ¢ Nov to Mar. / AE, V. ¡¡

CONQUES DÉGAGNAC
Grand-Hôtel Sainte-Foy Partly timbered 17th- Auberge sans Frontière The simple village inn
century inn. Large bedrooms, with views either in sleepy Dégagnac offers superb value for its
over the abbey church, or the garden. hearty cuisine and trim bedrooms. The dining
N 12320 St-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou, Conques, Aveyron. Map room also serves as a bar and sitting room.
p222 C3. § 05 65 69 84 03. ` 05 65 72 81 04. $ hotel N Le Bourg, 46340 Dégagnac, Lot. Map p222 C3.
saintefoy@hotelsaintefoy.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 17. ¡¡¡ § 05 65 41 52 88. 0 b,l,d. Rooms 4. ¡
CORDES-SUR-CIEL DOMME
Le Grand Ecuyer Michelin-starred cuisine, Hôtel de l’Esplanade A breathtaking position on
courtesy of pastry cook Yves Thuriès, in an old a cliff-edge above the Dordogne, superb food
hunting lodge in this perfect medieval village. and pretty rooms.
N 79 Grand Rue Raimond VII, 81170 Cordes-sur-Ciel, N 24250 Domme, Dordogne. Map p222 C3. § 05 53
Tarn. Map p222 C4. § 05 63 53 79 50. ` 05 63 53 79 28 31 41. ` 05 53 28 49 92. $ esplanade.domme@
51. $ grand.ecuyer@thuries.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 13. ¡¡ wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 25. ¡¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p217