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LE PONTET-AVIGNONAA PORTICCIO,CORSICA

Auberge de Cassagne Bungalow bedrooms Le Maquis It started life some 50 years ago as a
in spruce grounds are done out in exuberant beach café; today it’s a fashionable hotel with
Provençal style. The auberge itself is a mellow elegant rooms, its own beach, two swimming
old house and its location a leafy suburb. Chef pools (one indoors, one out) and a tennis court
Philippe Boucher is a protégé of the renowned which is floodlit at night. The rooms are
Paul Bocuse, with his own reputation and luxurious and face the sea, and some have
Michelin star. their own terraces.
N 84130 Le Pontet-Avignon, Vaucluse. Map p224 B3. N 20166 Porticcio, Corse-du-Sud. Map p223 F5.
§ 04 90 31 04 18. ` 04 90 32 25 09. § 04 95 25 05 55. ` 04 95 25 11 70.
$ cassagne@wanadoo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 35. z S÷ $ info@lemaquis. com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 25.
∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡ z S∂¢ Jan. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡
PORQUEROLLES PUYMIROL

Mas du Langoustier Set on this unspoilt Les Loges de l’Aubergade In a region not
island, with no cars, the hotel is surrounded by noted for its gastronomy, august cook Michel
its own extensive pine woods. Their scent Trama offers outstanding food, wine and
wafts up to the original mas and modern cigars in the ancient home of the Counts of
building opposite, which houses the best of the Toulouse. Set around a patio, with a swimming
bedrooms. There are two restaurants serving pool at its centre, the modern rooms are done
first-class food. up with style.
N 83400 Porquerolles, Var. Map p225 D5. N 52 rue Royale, 47270 Puymirol, Lot-et-Garonne.
§ 04 94 58 30 09. ` 04 94 58 36 02. Map p222 B3. § 05 53 95 31 46. ` 05 53 95 33 80.
$ langoustier@compuserve.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 52. $ trama@aubergade.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 10. zS
z∂¢ mid-Oct to Apr. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ ¢ Feb. / AE, DC, V. ¡¡¡¡

RAZAC D’EYMET ROCAMADOUR
La Petite Auberge A cosy farmhouse run by Les Vieilles Tours A medieval gentilhommerie
English in French style. Large grounds and with a snug salon in the turret and large,
swimming pool. pleasing bedrooms. Lunch on request.
N 24500 Razac d’Eymet, Dordogne. Map p222 B3. N Lafage, 46500 Rocamadour, Lot. Map p222 C3.
§ 05 53 24 69 27. ` 05 53 61 02 63. § 05 65 33 68 01. ` 05 65 33 68 59.
$ lparazmet@aol.com 0 b. Rooms 6. ¡ $ lesvieillestours@wanadoo.fr 0 b,d. Rooms 17. ¡
ROANNE ROCHEGUDE
Troisgros The legendary family-run restaurant Château de Rochegude A lavish Relais et
has a suitably glossy dining room and high- Châteaux in a 12th-century fortress: palatial
tech bedrooms. rooms, gourmet cuisine and fine wines.
N Place de la Gare, 42300 Roanne, Loire. Map p221 E5, N26790 Rochegude, Drôme. Map p224 B2.
p223 D2. § 04 77 71 66 97. ` 04 77 70 39 77. § 04 75 97 21 10. ` 04 75 04 89 87. $ rochegude@
$ troisgros@avo.fr 0 b,l,d. Rooms 18. ¡¡¡¡ relaischateaux.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 27. ¡¡¡¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p217