Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Around St-Saturnin-lès-Apt
In Gargas, 6km southwest of St-Saturnin-lès-Apt,
Les Mines d'Ocre de Bruoux
( 04
90 06 22 59;
www.minesdebruoux.fr
;
admission €7.50; 10am-7pm summer, variable
rest of year, closed Nov-Mar)
is a former ochre mine with spectacular spire-filled caves,
like a serene mineral church. Visit only on a guided tour; reservations advised.
Surrounded by vineyards, lavender fields and cherry orchards, on a vast 17-acre domain
outside St-Saturnin-lès-Apt,
Le Mas Perréal
( 04 90 75 46 31;
www.masperreal.com
;
Quartier la Fortune; s/d/tr incl breakfast €125/135/175; )
is a farmhouse B&B with
five charmingly simple rooms, styled with country antiques and Provençal fabrics. Out-
side there's a heavenly pool and big garden with mountain views. Elisabeth, a long-time
French teacher, offers cooking and French lessons (€30 per hour).
Gaining the attention of Michelin, young chef Thomas Gallardo wows diners with in-
ventive gastronomic creations at his tiny, low-key, middle-of-nowhere
La Table de Pablo
( 04 90 75 45 18;
www.latabledepablo.com
; Les Petits Cléments, Villars; weekday
lunch menus €17-22, dinner & Sun lunch menus €29-55; lunch Sun-Tue, Thu & Fri,
dinner nightly)
. The clean-lined contemporary-style dining room is comfy enough - it's
the food that's exceptional. Also offers cooking courses.
Les Grands Camps
( 04 90 74 67 33; Le Chêne; menus incl wine & coffee €28,
children's menus €14; lunch Sun; )
is an unpretentious working farm serving
Sunday lunch - four-course feasts of farm-fresh game and charcuterie - near Gargas'
ochre quarry. Make reservations. Take the signposted dirt road north from the hamlet Le
Chêne.
