Embrace la belle vie in the Cèze Valley at this simply exquisite chateau
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Families aren’t just welcomed here; they’re handed the keys to the house (and gardens). Where children are free to roam and family time ticks by in the pool – or on the tennis court, at a ping-pong tournament, mastering boules. Carefully considered rooms and duplex suites come equipped with with baby beds and children’s amenities. Or request the privacy of La Maison, the former gatekeeper’s cottage. Meanwhile, culinary connoisseurs in the making can enjoy petit-gourmand menus. And the restaurant terraces make the perfect vantage points for watching little ones play hide-and-seek between courses.
Within the golden triangle of Provence, Ardeche and Camargue, this heart-stealing part of France flows out from Château de Montcaud like a landscape painting. See it from the saddle, borrowing bicycles to discover Goudargues, or feel the cooling mist of Les Cascades du Sautadet in La Roque sur Cèze. Picture the roar of the crowd in Roman amphitheatres, or settle into the stillness of medieval cathedrals in Avignon, Nîmes and Arles. Trek or canoe your way across the Gardon Gorges, or sip your way across the vineyards of Côtes du Rhone. Of course, you could simply pause within the mellow calm of the hotel, ticking off the 40 (and growing) rose varieties that bloom here. The poetry of each season is written across this parkland, its five sublime acres crafted over centuries into an artful celebration of nature.