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Château de Rochegude has a one
star Michelin restaurant and is close to Avignon. During the thousand years of this
château's existence, its owners have included popes, dauphins, and less
prominent aristocrats who showered it with taste and money. This
magnificent XIIth century fortress, once the summer residence of the
Marquis de Rochegude, Rochegude, towers majestically above the Côtes-du-Rhône
and its sumptuously furnished, air-conditioned rooms offer superb vistas
of the vineyards. Today each room is outfitted in a style inspired by a
specific emperor or king. The setting is 20 acres of parkland adjacent
to the Rhône, outside Orange. The Château's main building was rebuilt in
the 16th and 17th century and surrounds the 12th century tower. The
private 10 ha (24.7 acres) park has a heated outdoor swimming pool and a
tennis court. The latest renovations were done following the suggestions
of Mrs. Noëlle Girard, interior decorator from Carpentras. |