Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Dennis' guide to Provence, such as it is.... (OT)

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Hey John: The only Gendebien manor house I remember was an old mill he and his 
wife converted into a beautiful home in the forest near Fontainbleau with a 
brook running through it. A centuries old house with a huge stone fireplace, 
massive carved wood staircase, and ivy on the walls. It was big enough to be 
converted into an Inn after his death. Was the set of cape buffalo horns still 
hanging above the mantle? Could this be the place? 
 
Yer pal, Bounced Bubba
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: JAshburne [at] aol.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Dennis' guide to Provence, such as it is.... (OT)


 
I don't know if it is still there, but a dozen years ago we happened upon  an 
inn and restaurant somewhere on the road between Les Baux and St. Remy that  
was a charming place to have a meal.  And the best part of it was that it  was 
the house formerly owned by Ferrari long distance racer Olivier  Gendebien.  
The living room was a wonderful place to have an after dinner  drink, shoot a 
little pool and look at the various news articles and memorabilia  from 
Gendebien's racing career, including 4 wins at Le Mans.
 
Wish I could remember the name of the place...
 
John
 
In a message dated 4/18/2007 4:41:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
MStark [at] Copper.net writes:

Yes.  Yes.  This really helps.  Did you stay mostly in hotels, or did you  
do a weekly rental?

Dennis Liu wrote:

>Marty  wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Dennis, Do you have any  specific recommendations for towns and/or weekly
>>     
>>
>rentals in  Provence?
>
>=============
>
>Gosh!  Where to  begin....
>
>Aigues Morte - way cool walled town, worth an  afternoon detour, in the
>Camargue.
>
>Arles - Arles is an  ancient town, with Greek, Celtic and Roman history, and
>lots of  ruins.  Vincent van Gogh spent a lot of time here painting.  Many  
of
>his most famous paintings were completed there, including The Night  Cafe,
>the Yellow Room, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and  L'ArlÃsienne.  
>
>Avignon - Ancient, full of history,  architecture, and more.  Narrow streets
>inside the fortified  walls.  We stayed a couple of nights, top destination.
>Lots of  shopping too.
>
>Antibes - Cote d'azur, filled with rich folks and  expensive houses.  Vieille
>ville is beautiful, with ramparts and  long, arched wall along the port.
>Lots of small streets for exploring,  restaurants of all types, and
>especially a lot of shops.    Often referred to as Antibes - Juan-les-Pins.
>The Juan-les-Pins part  has lots of night-life and a casino.  Plage de La
>Garoupe is a  great beach.
>
>Aix-en-Provence - Along with Aix, our favorite  historical towns in Provence.
>Lots of famous art was produced  hereabouts.  The old town is the main
>attraction, ringed by a  circle of boulevards and squares.  Medieval Aix was
>protected by a  wall with 39 towers, but only the 14th century "Tourreluquo"
>tower  remains.
>
>Les Baux-de-Provence - simply stunning historical (and  now touristy)
>curiosity in Provence.  Now a tourist site rather  than an active village,
>but still impressive.  And great roads  around it too.  It's basically a town
>that's built in a giant nest  of rocks.  There are incredible rock formations
>in this part of  the Alpilles, with the road cut through the solid rock.  It
>has  narrow cobblestone streets, terrace cafÃs, souvenir shops and  tourists.
>
>
>Cannes - Cote d'Azur, hey, you gotta,  right?  The "star" of the French
>Riviera.  Glitzy hotels,  cars, beaches and stars.  Lots of exotic cars.
>Enjoy walking along  the famous "Croisette" (the boulevard and the beach that
>extends around  the bay).  
>
>Digne-les-Bains - check out the thermal baths  that justify the -les-Bains
>part of its name. 
> 
>Gordes -  Beautiful old village on the southern edge of the high Plateau  de
>Vaucluse.  Stunning.  Lots of tourists, but worth  it.  
>
>Grasse - perfume capital, just a few miles away from  Cannes, and a little
>bit further from Nice.  We had the best meal  of the trip here.  
>
>Marseille - Great cathedrals and  explore the catacombs and ossuaries.  Go
>there for the food!   The seafood capital of Provence.  You MUST have  some
>bouillabaisse, particularly the Bouillabaisse du Ravi.    
>
>Menerbes - you have read Peter Mayle's books,  right??
>
>Menton - nice little town on the  coast.
>
>Moustiers-Ste-Marie  - another tourist destination,  but worth the visit --
>and the climb!  It sits at the base of  rocky cliffs, with the Notre-Dame de
>Beauvoir chapel above the  village.  Which means you have to climb, but the
>beauty is worth  it.  Oh, and be sure to bring me back some ceramics from
>here,  particularly a water pitcher in "Provence Blue" to replace the one
>that  my giant dog broke.  The mountain stream that divides the two  halves
>with a narrow rocky canyon goes by the chapel, and runs  underneath a giant
>gold star, with the chain fastened into solid rock  on each side of the
>gorge. 
> 
>Nice - flew in and out of  here.  Big city in Provence.
>
>Orange - Lots of Roman ruins,  and bullfighting ring, IIRC.  Worth  a
>drive-thru.
>
>St. Remy de Provence - like Arles, very  beautiful, lots of history.
>
>Hope this  helps!!!
>
>Vty,
>
>--Dennis


 



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