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Great Guesthouses of France

Mathew Hranek A curious local in the Dordogne

Photo: Mathew Hranek

Frances guesthouses—maisons d’hôtes—are in a delirious state of revolution, embracing Modernism, Moroccan exotic, Flemish austerity...everything, it seems, but traditional French Country style.

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4 Hotels 1 Restaurant 5 Activities

Destinations: Aix-en-Provence · St.-Marc Jaumegarde · St.-Remy-de-Provence · Loire Valley · Provence · Southwest France · Lyon + The Rhone Valley · Salignac-Eyvigues

Themes: Arts + Culture · Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts

Inspired by: 4 New French Inns — by Christopher Petkanas, Published Apr. 2007

Hotels (4)

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    Château de Balazuc

    Lyon + The Rhone Valley | Europe | France

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    Le Canard a Trois Pattes

    Loire Valley | Europe | France

    The principal structure is an exceptional example of colloquial perigourdin architecture, with a façade of limestone blocks in a deep, drenched-ocher

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    L'Ange et L'Éléphant

    Provence | Europe | France

    Historically, provincial maisons d’hôtes are a lot of things—deliciously louche, impossibly cute, poignantly decrepit—but rar

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    La Quinta des Bambous

    St.-Marc Jaumegarde | Europe | France | Provence

    A single story of smooth whitewashed stucco erected around a courtyard paved with loose stones, La Quinta hews freely (very freely) to a traditional C

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    Le Viel Audon

    Lyon + The Rhone Valley | Europe | France

Activities (5)

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    Weekly Market in St.-Rémy-de-Provence

    St.-Remy-de-Provence | Europe | France | Provence

    A tantalizing array of stalls selling everything from olives and spices to fabrics, shawls, and tablecloths. Be sure to stop by the master chocolatier

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    Atelier Cézanne

    Aix-en-Provence | Europe | France | Provence

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    Musée Frédéric Mistral

    Provence | Europe | France

    But for a true understanding of Frédéric Mistral—whose signal work, Mireille, has all the grandeur of a Greek tragedy—visit his home, Le Musée Frédéri

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    Les Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac

    Salignac-Eyvigues | Europe | France | Southwest France

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    Château des Milandes

    Southwest France | Europe | France

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    Can a culinary landscape endure eight decades of change?Guided by an extraordinary 1929 map of France’s regional specialties, discover a dozen Provençal dishes that have stood the test of time.

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    Bordeaux's Wine Growing Renaissance

    Pauillac, Antwerp, Bordeaux, Southwest France, Bordeaux Region

    A friendlier, more welcoming France? In Bordeaux, the country’s oldest and most iconic wine-growing region, the answer is yes. Falling sales among its many bottlings (due to a large increase in worldw

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    Learning to Cook in Provence

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    What could be better than six days spent touring the French countryside—tasting and learning as you go?Carole, the gregarious chef and owner of the Good News Café in Woodbury, Connecticut, and her Fre

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    A Chef's Tour of Provence

    Arles, Avignon, Eygalieres, St.-Remy-de-Provence, Provence

    With so many options in southern France, creating an authentic Provençal experience isn't easy. Wout Bru, an accomplished chef with a golden pedigree, shares his picks of the area's best.

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