Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Ramparts from the 1540s, rare surviving Renaissance bastions, ring lanes of art galleries and the cemetery where Chagall is buried.
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Miró's labyrinth of sculptures and ceramics out in the gardens, a mosaic pool of fish by Braque, and Chagall's mosaic The Lovers on the bookshop wall.
Eleven rooms, among them family rooms and a studio with its own kitchen and terrace that sleeps five, plus a leafy terrace with deckchairs.
Two pools, one indoors, heated and looking out to sea, set in two hectares of gardens, with kids' gear and activities for ages 3 to 12.
Niçoise cooking from chef Benjamin Bourgoin, with herbs grown in the restaurant's own Provençal garden, served by the pool in the hotel's leafy grounds.
Chalets and POD cabins on 14 wooded hectares inside a 700-hectare forest, with pools, tennis, ping-pong, ten pétanque courts and an orienteering course.
Five generations since 1928, with wood-fired dishes, bread from their own baker, and a terrace on a pedestrian square where kids can play.