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The pool, with the Luberon below
An infinity terrace dropped on the slope, parasols above, the valley falling away to the south. Best taken before noon, when the water is unbroken and the heat has not yet arrived.
Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône
Villa La Coste
A five-star villa hotel inside Château La Coste — thirty-one suites between the vines, a contemporary art walk through the estate, and Florent Pietravalle's kitchen at Louison.
The verdict
A vineyard estate that doubles as a contemporary art park — sculpture between the rows, architecture by hands you know — and at its centre, a small hotel of thirty-one suites. Pietravalle keeps the kitchen at Louison; the view arranges the rest of the day.
From the editors · Vedere House
The particulars
- Style
- Villa hotel inside a vineyard estate
- Suites
- 31 — ten with a private pool
- Table
- Louison, by Florent Pietravalle; three further restaurants on the estate
- Spa
- Provençal botanicals, by appointment
- Best for
- A long weekend, taken between the rows
- Season
- April through October; the Luberon clearest in May
A villa hotel held inside a working biodynamic vineyard, with a contemporary-art trail running through the rows. The thirty-one suites sit at the centre of the estate; the rest of the day arranges itself around the walk, the kitchen, and the view.
Signature moments
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A bath in stone
The suites carry the estate's quietest interior gesture — a single block of stone for the bath, set against limestone walls. Run it before dinner; come back to the room slowly.
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Dinner at Louison
Florent Pietravalle's gastronomic table, glass walls onto the estate, a hanging sculpture above the pass. Take the long menu and the pairing; the walk back to the suite is the right end to the evening.
Inside the house
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