Hostellerie de l'Abbaye de la Celle

A ten-room Provençal inn attached to a Benedictine abbey, owned by Alain Ducasse, whose name tends to end the conversation. The grounds run to gardens, vineyards, and ancient cypresses, with a pool facing Candelon Mountain. Rooms lean toward restrained French countryside, silk drapes in the better ones, something a touch more modern under the mansard roofs. The restaurant sources everything from the hotel gardens or within thirty kilometers, which in Provence is a meaningful boast.