<p><strong>The Location:</strong> A mile from Avignon in southeastern France, the medieval town of Villeneuve sits high on a rocky escarpment above the Rhône. Ivy twists up the walls of Hotel de l'Atelier, a pretty 16th-century <em>maison</em> that was a silk workshop in its last incarnation.</p> <p><strong>Don't Miss:</strong> At La Mirande hotel in Avignon, one of France's top cooking schools, Le Marmiton, hosts half-day cooking classes with some of the region's best chefs, including Jean-Claude Aubertin, famous in gastronomic circles. The famed wine route of Châteauneuf du Pape begins just a few miles from the hotel.</p>
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