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.