Saint-Rémy, a small town in Provence, is located in the north of Marseille. The town is like navy canvas slippers, with great style but rarely leading the trend. Here, the fountains that have been baptized for hundreds of years are gurgling, the streets are winding and winding, and shutters are hung in houses built of sandstone. The beauty of Saint-Remy is eternal and low-key, but it seems to care nothing, which is really impressive. It was here that Van Gogh painted his classic "The Starry Night", and even some world-class fashion people took over some country houses with thick walls on the outer edge of the town: Pierre Berge, the companion of legendary designer Saint Laurent, connected several plots and transformed them into a Moroccan sanatorium hidden in the depths of the jungle. Even so, they didn't disturb the peace here at all.
overlooking the fields of Provence
But now, with H? With the opening of tel De Tourrel (the owner of the hotel renovated an ancient villa in the 17th century, and adopted the lamps designed by furniture designer Serge Mouille and the furniture designed by Eileen Gray, the greatest female architect in the 2th century), the quiet and leisurely elegant style of Saint Remy is becoming more and more exquisite. Not only Saint-Remy, but also the surrounding areas. It takes half an hour to drive southwest to reach Arles)—— Town, which is gradually developing into a new cultural capital with the upcoming art center. The art center was jointly designed by two famous contemporary American architects, Frank Gehry and Annabelle Selldorf.
H? Tel De Tourrel Room
But apart from these changes, Saint Remy, which the local people really love, is the true background of the classic southern French town it represents. The square here is paved with smooth and finely divided sandstone, and the hanging bell trees are shaded by green leaves; There will be an open-air market once a week on Wednesday; In the market, the newly compiled rattan basket exudes the unique fragrance of vegetation; The sweet smell of ripe apricots in the town permeates the surrounding air with the breeze. Not far from the city wall that was built in the 14th century, there is an ice cream shop that looks ordinary. But it is in this shop that you can buy rich raspberry ice cream, which is undoubtedly the best choice for people to take a walk after dinner. On Place Joseph Hilaire Square, a cheese shop is very popular among local people. It sells round goat cheese the size of a palm, sprinkled with bits and pieces of vanilla, and the local people affectionately call the owner of the cheese shop Monique by his name. Youwen is the most admired place in the town of San Remy where modernity and history coexist.
A shop selling baskets
A shop selling baskets, not far from where the market is held once a week
The oldest street in Saint-Remy
H? Tel De Tourrel
This magnificent sandstone palace was built around 167. It was originally the private manor of the French aristocrat Tourrel d'Almeran, and was later owned by Margot St? Ngle has been renovated. Now this is a hotel with seven rooms. The decoration of the hotel is a perfect balance between the new and the old: on the old herringbone parquet floor, there are tables designed by furniture designer Konstantin Grcic. There are olive velvet benches in the dining room, and the armchairs are Roquebrune series designed by architect Eileen Gray. Not only that, but you can also taste the light Mediterranean food here.
Le Ch? Teau des alpiles
driving from downtown San Remy to Le Ch? Teaudes alpiles soon. The front view of the manor is like an exquisite watercolor painting from a 19th century architect. Two rows of hanging bell trees extend to the front of the manor house. The proportion of the whole manor is perfect, which is a model of neoclassical style. Le Ch? Teau Des Alpilles covers an area of 17 acres, and there are many palm trees and cypresses planted in the open space around the mansion. The 21 rooms in the mansion have different styles-the main room has a gilded mirror and an armchair with carved legs, while the dining room has a long table designed by Saarinen, a Nordic design master, with a concrete inlaid floor under it. In addition, there is an independent stone house in the manor, which has two bedrooms. The environment is relaxed and comfortable, and the style is simple and simple (the old bread oven with a long history is still preserved in the stone house). There is no doubt that it is very suitable for a family to stay here.
Le Ch? Teau des alpiles
Le bistrot du Paradou
Restaurant is located in Le Ch? Opposite the teau Des Alpilles manor, about 15 minutes' drive from Saint Remy. Although it only provides the simplest food, perhaps because of this, this small restaurant has been a popular place since the 198 s, attracting a large number of low-key but attractive customers. The beams on the roof of the restaurant are outside, and people sit at wooden tables and taste rich French country food. The atmosphere is just like relaxing at home. The lunch package with four different dishes includes local wines that are not available, which is why the whole restaurant is always filled with a festive atmosphere. You must make a reservation in advance if you want to eat here. We recommend that you make a reservation on Friday, because the restaurant will supply a "garlic mayonnaise platter" with a strong garlic flavor on Friday.
le bistrot du Paradou
la boutique des jardins
This indoor furniture decoration shop is located in the edge of Saint-Remy, and the owner's name is Fran? Oise Gerin, the store has all kinds of items, including gorgeous glass lamps, handmade leather sandals, printed floor cushions, and foreign items brought back by Gerin from all over Asia (she lives in India for nearly half of the year). The shop is all white, and the light pours in from the roof through the glass door. The glass door faces a big garden, which is full of lavender, palm trees and roses crawling all over the trellis. You can find a metal candlestick more than one meter high or an antique Indian lounge chair here.
La Cave Aux Fromages
This is a small shop with a simple and delightful style. There is a spacious glass window in front of the shop, which is filled with flaky and wheel-shaped cheese purchased from all over France. However, the owner Monique Mayer's real treasure of the town shop (and * * *) belongs to a wide variety of local cheeses. They come from small workshops in Alpilles and Luberon. In the store, canned salted olives from Les Baux, Provence, and canned fig plum jam are lined up along the wall. Downstairs, it is a cellar for ripening, which was built in the 12th century. Here, Mayer, the owner, keeps large samples of traditional sheep cheese from Camargue and small pieces of soft and silky cream cake sprinkled with some dried wild flowers.
goat cheese
goat cheese made by La Caveaux Fromages with rosemary sprinkled on it
La Boutique de Jeanne
Jeanne Bayol is the owner of this store. She painted her shop into a world of bright pink, orange and lime green, filled with Afghan-style pillows and a large number of curtains decorated with sequins. Bayol's gypsy caravan made of wood is definitely the essence of the design of this small shop, which perfectly embodies her aesthetic style without national boundaries and unrestrained. Bayol, born in San Remy, began to repair abandoned gypsy "caravans" from the 18th and 19th centuries about 25 years ago, and now she has her own product line of bohemian clothes and leather bucket bags.
Jo? l Durand Chocolatier