SOUS L'OLIVIER (lagnes) : Homepage bed and breakfast

Old bare stonework rules the scene, big arched openings have become multi-paned dining windows, a stone fire burns immense logs in winter, and all is set around a pretty part-sheltered courtyard. Charming young bon viveur Julien, apron-clad, started his career in the kitchens of Paul Bocuse (breakfasts here are sumptuous affairs, dinners are convivial, the cooking worth a serious detour) while gentle Carole is behind the very fresh, Frenchly decorated bedrooms. Flat agricultural land spreads peacefully out around you; the refreshing pool is arched with canvas shading and surrounded by giant pots and plants.