Hôtel de la Poste

The shutters and window frames are painted in a very specific shade of blue, which makes sense once you know the owner is a French TV personality famous for his matching eyeglasses. This old coaching inn in central Avallon has 31 rooms stuffed with antiques and historical character, a gastronomic restaurant called Le 1815, and a guest list from previous centuries that allegedly included a post-exile Napoleon and a vacationing Elizabeth Taylor.