Just a 20-minute drive from Bordeaux, the restaurants at Les Sources de Caudalie are just as famous as its renowned Vinothérapie Spa. Spend hours indulging in wine-based massage and spa treatments before heading to one of the hotel’s three restaurants. We recommend a laid-back lunch at seasonal La Table du Lavoir, and an evening meal at the two-Michelin starred La Grand’Vigne for sophisticated dishes and views across the lake.

Owned by Alain Ducasse, this hotel needs no culinary introduction. Rustic decor and panoramic vistas provide the perfect accompaniment to Provençal meals created by head chef Benoit Witz. Expect ingredients picked from the hotel gardens and views across cypress trees and the Candelon mountain.

If you enjoy eating like a king, this is the place for you. King Henry IV once slept in these very rooms (along with his mistress). Today you can explore the fairytale greenlands, rough stone walls and classic interiors before dining in the drawing room, where an opulent banquet fit for the king himself is created by owner and self-taught chef Charles-Henry de Valbray.

In the quaint village of Aix-en-Provence, this charming villa offers a secluded, food-filled escape. Start your culinary journey at the bar, where any cocktail you could imagine can be whipped up by expert mixologists. After a tipple or two, move onto the candlelit terrace for a romantic evening filled with fine-dining dishes and plenty of wine.

Domaine des Etangs’ 11th-century turrets, gigantic bathtubs and stone fireplaces specifically cater for those with a penchant for decadence. Admire the contemporary art exhibitions on show in the stone-walled rooms, or paddle in the shallow ponds in the hotel’s grounds. Restaurant Dyades doesn’t shy away from extravagance – French classics are executed with Michelin-starred panache.

Nestled just beyond the estate’s organic 35-hectare vineyard, the stately home of Domaine de Fontenille is a Francophile’s dream come true. Wander around the manicured lavender bushes and cypress trees, pausing to feed hens that peck their way around the gardens, before dining at the farm-to-table La Cuisine d’Amélie for lunch, and Michelin-starred Le Champ des Lunes in the evening.

It isn’t hard to see why Cézanne was inspired by the surrounding landscapes of his Provencal home. Blending naturally into the rolling vineyards of Provence, Villa La Coste’s minimalist palette is the stuff of artistic dreams. The boutique hotel now offers a divine dining experience too – ingredients are sourced from the hotel’s own beehives, vineyards, olive groves and organic herb garden, to be enjoyed in a glass-walled room suspended over water.

This boutique hotel is set inside a 19th-century building right in the heart of the City of Love. Wander around the city streets before retreating back to Le Roch for signature cocktails and an extensive list of wine and champagne (categorised by French region, of course), as well as a refined menu served on gold-trimmed dining tables.