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MOUSTIERS-STE-MARIE NOVES

La Bastide de Moustiers White-clad chefs Auberge de Noves Not an auberge but a
collecting fresh vegetables and herbs from the sumptuously fitted-out Provençal manor,
garden are a common sight at Alain Ducasse’s owned and loved by three generations of the
beautifully converted 17th-century bastide. With Lalleman family, and showing an inherited eye
its exemplary cooking and its subtle decoration, for detail. In a tranquil garden of olive, cypress
the place is a celebration of Provence. and plane trees. Devotees can’t stay away.
N Chemin de Quinson, 04360 Moustiers-Ste-Marie, N route de Châteaurenard, 13550 Noves, Bouches-du-
Alpes de Haute-Provence. Map p225 D3. Rhône. Map p224 B3. § 04 90 24 28 28. ` 04 90 24
§ 04 92 70 47 47. ` 04 92 70 47 48. 28 00. $ noves@relaischateau.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 25.
$ contact@bastide-moustiers.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 12. z S ∂ ¢ mid-Nov to Dec. / AE, DC, MC, V.
z S∂¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡
NAJAC OLARGUES

Hôtel Longcol A remote wooded valley of the Domaine de Rieumégé This is a hotel to suit
Aveyron gorges shelters this ancient fortified every pocket, with accommodation ranging
farm. Owner Fabienne Luyckx is an from simple, antique-filled bedrooms, to a
accomplished hotelier, with a passion for Asian luxury room and suite sharing a private pool.
art, which is reflected in the bronzes, carvings The stone house is set in the Haut Languedoc
and studded doors that fill the house. Prior national park. The old barn makes a lovely
booking essential. dining room, and a fire warms the cosy salon.
N 12270 La Fouillade, Najac, Aveyron. Map p222 C3. N Route de St-Pons, 34390 Olargues, Hérault.
§ 05 65 29 63 36. ` 05 65 29 64 28. Map p223 D4. § 04 67 97 73 99. ` 04 67 97 78 52.
$ longcol@wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 19. $ rieumege@wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 14.
S ∂ ¢ Never. / MC, V. ¡¡¡ S∂¢ Oct to Mar. / DC, MC, V. ¡¡

NANS-LES-PINS PIOLENC
Domaine de Châteauneuf Provençal-style 18th- Auberge de l’Orangerie Entrance to the lively,
century country house with lavish decoration. distinctively decorated village inn is through an
N Au Logis de Nans, 83860 Nans-les-Pins, Var. overgrown courtyard.
Map p224 C4. § 04 94 78 90 06. ` 04 94 78 63 30. N 4 rue de l’Ormeau, 84420 Piolenc, Vaucluse.
$ chateauneuf@opengolfclub.com 0 b,l,d. Map p224 B2. § 04 90 29 59 88. ` 04 90 29 67 74.
Rooms 30. ¡¡¡ $ orangerie@orangerie.net 0 b,l,d. Rooms 5. ¡¡
ORNAISONS PONT-DE-L’ARN
Relais du Val d’Orbieu The former mill has a La Métairie Neuve The charming former
large garden, pool and enviable wine cellar. Most farmhouse retains some of its original features:
of the airy bedrooms are in modern extensions. rafters, tiled floors and stone walls.
N 11200 Ornaisons, Aude. Map p223 D4. § 04 68 27 N Bout Pont-de-L’Arn, 81660 Mazamet, Tarn.
10 27. ` 04 68 27 52 44. 0 b,l,d. Rooms 20. ¡¡ Map p222 C4. § 05 63 97 73 50. ` 05 63 61 94 75.
$ lametairieneuve@wanadoo.fr 0 b,d. Rooms 14. ¡¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p217