The most expensive Parisian hotel room is the Belle Etoile Suite at the Hotel Meurice, located on the Rue de Rivoli. The penthouse suite is reached via private elevator, where it opens onto a marble entry hall. ... The Martinez Hotel in Cannes likes superlatives and bills itself as having the biggest, most expensive and only terraced penthouse suite on the Cote d'Azur. Perhaps some of this is Gallic swagger, but the price of the suites certainly makes them one of the most ...
The crowd at Ciro's Côté Sud initially had me mystified. This is a tiny, alluring nook of a French bistro where the lamplight is always dim and at least half the tables are set for couples. It seems ready-made for date night, ...
2004 Chateau du Rouet "Cuvee Belle Poule" Blanc, Cotes de Provence, France. belle_poule.jpg I drink wine from as many different countries as I can, as often as I can. I firmly believe that the only way I keep learning anything as a wine lover will be through continued exploration. ... Around 1920, a fire ravaged the estate, as well as some of the forest, and the current owner decided to plant a vineyard between the scrubby, fire prone hills and the forest of the estate. ...
