AFTER YOUR RIDE... STAY IN A CASTLE

B. Le Mas d'Artigny 4*
This exceptional hotel complex is built in the middle of a magnificent 20-acre pine forest across from the walls of St-Paul-de-Vence. The Riviera is everywhere - from the white stone and warm colours to the typical provencal fabrics and furniture.
Accomodation (85 rooms) : 34 rooms in the main building, 8 rooms at garden level, 21 apartments with private pool and garden, 4 villas with 2 to 8 rooms or apartments with Pool.
Catering : Dining-room with a view, seating 180 persons, banquet hall seating 180, opening out on to a very big terrace. Private lounges. Poolside terrace.
Leisure : 25 x 11 m heated swimming-pool, and 25 private pools, Petanque, table-tennis, billiards. Golf (practice and putting greens). Cycling. Shopping, art galleries. Fitness and sauna room.

C. Le Château d'Artigny 4*
A magnificent 18th century style edifice built by the famous perfume creator, François Coty. Its shining white stone is set off perfectly by the green of the 50 acre park surrounding it.
Accomodation : 61 rooms and 2 apartments between the château, the Pavillion d'Ariane (50 metres across from the château), the Hunting Lodge (600 metres) and the Port-Moulin (on the river bank, 800 metres).
Catering : 2 dining-rooms, 3 lounges (Régence, Rotonde and Royal).
Leisure : 2 tennis courts, I-hole pitch and putt practice green. Signposted walks in the 50-acre park. Open-air heated swimming-pool. Pool house with sauna, spa, fitness room. Bowls, table-tennis, cycling, fishing.

D. Le Château de Divonne 4*
This 19th century chateau is set in a 22 hectare park with an exceptional view over the Alpine chain and Mont Blanc. Just a stone's throw from the Casino, the golf course and the health centre.
Accomodation : 28 rooms and 5 suites.
Catering : Private lounges seating up to 90 persons.
Leisure : Swimming pool, tennis, table-tennis, walks, cycling. Terrace. A superb 18-hole golf course just opposite the entrance to the château. Nearby, Fitness centre, Casino.

F. Le Château de Gilly 4*
The Château de Gilly, historical residence of the Abbés de Cîteaux, is located near to Clos Vougeot. It has lost none of its authenticity, with its moats, its French-style gardens and magnificent vaulted dining room.
Accomodation : 39 rooms, 8 apartments and 1 duplex (the abbot's house).
Catering : Magnificent 14th century gothic dining room (seats 80). Private rooms seating 60.
Leisure : Initiation to wine tasting in the cellar with the wine waiter, 3,5 acre park with river, fishing. Open-air heated swimming pool. Tennis court. Croquet in the moat.

G. Le Choiseul 4*
On the outskirts of the town of Amboise, Le Choiseul is composed of three residences (18th century) whose rooms have a view over the gardens and the Loire.
Accomodation : 28 rooms and 4 apartments.
Catering : 2 air-conditioned dining-rooms with a view over the garden and the Loire river.
Leisure : 15th century terrace gardens. Open-air heated swimming pool (open from 1st May to 30th September). Bicycles on hire. Fishing in the Loire

J. Le Château de l'Ile 4*
This 19th century château stands in a 10 acre park in a wooded loop of the Ill river. It allies traditional alsatian architecture: half-timbering, sand stone, flowered balconies, and terraces at the water's edge, with modern comforts.
Accomodation : 58 rooms and 4 apartments between the château itself (4 rooms, 2 apartments, and 1 duplex), and the various buildings in Alsatian style architecture connected to the Chateau (54 rooms and 1 suite).
Catering : 4 dining-rooms overlooking the river and the woods.
Leisure : Indoor pool with sauna, hammam, whirlpool bath. Fitness room - terrace. Fitness circuit - bicycles - Golf (4 miles).