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Gassin
In medieval Gassin, 11km southwest of St-Tropez atop a rocky promontory, narrow streets
wend up to the village church (1558). The village's most wowing feature is its 360-degree
panoramic view of the peninsula, St-Tropez bay and the Maures forests.
VILLAGE
Sleeping
Château de Valmer €€€
( 04 94 55 15 15;
www.chateauvalmer.com
; btwn La Croix-Valmer & Gigaro; d from
€320, treehouse €660; May-Sep; )
This fabulous 19th-century wine-produ-
cer's mansion is for nature bods with a penchant for luxury. Sleep above vines in a
cabane
perchée
(treehouse), stroll scented vegetable and herb gardens and play hide-and-seek
around century-old palm and olive trees.
LUXURY HOTEL
Ferme Ladouceur €€
( 04 94 79 24 95;
www.fermeladouceur.com
; D61, quartier Les Roullière, Ramatuelle;
d incl breakfast €115-125; Apr-Sep)
Have breakfast beneath a fig tree at this lovely
chambre d'hôte
in a 19th-century
bastide
. The rustic restaurant (
menu
including wine
€42) is open to anyone who fancies an evening taste of good old-fashioned farm cuisine.
Find it north of Ramatuelle, signposted off the D61 to St-Tropez.
B&B
Les 3 Îles €€€
( 04 94 49 03 73;
www.3iles.com
;
rte du Gigaro, Gigaro; d incl breakfast €190-260;
mid-Mar-Oct; )
The same seductive view of the sea and those golden Îles
d'Hyères glistening on the horizon awaits you in each of the eight carefully thought-out
rooms and infinity pool. Tropézienne Catherine and husband Jean-Paul are the creative
energy behind this faultless, oh-so-chic
maison d'hôte.
B&B
Hôtel Bellovisto €
( 04 94 56 17 30;
www.bellovisto.eu
; place des Barrys, Gassin; d/tr from €70/110;
Apr-Sep; )
A large part of the charm of this hilltop hotel is the cafe-clad square with
panoramic view on which it resides. The hotel itself is dead simple: local bar on the
ground floor displaying local
pétanque
club trophies, and nine rooms up top.
PENSION
Le Refuge €€
PENSION