MUST SEE PLACES
Take a break in the Drôme, follow your desire to wander off the motorway south for an hour or more and discover our “top ten” sites; don’t resist this “must see” list.
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A landscape : The Vercors, a natural sentinel along the Combe Laval road |
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A Village : Mirmande, a charming and artistic mediaeval hilltop village. |
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A castle : Grignan, still under the charming influence of its favourite letter writer, the Marquise of Sévigné. |
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An anusual site : The crocodile farm with over 350 of these reptiles - Pierrelatte |
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A surrealist place : The Ideal Palace of the Postman Cheval or 40 years of persistency, recognised worldwide as a work of art in the "Outsider Art" style (Art Brut) - Hauterives. |
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A museum : International shoe museum in Romans : 4000 years of history, then, inspired by some famous designer names ! |
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A mythical place to stop : Montélimar, National 7 and traditional nougat. This is where the holiday in the south of France begins !! |
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A Chief : Anne Sophie PIC : a starred restaurant in Valence and potential 2007 award winner for a famous guide book, to be consecrated with the very best. |
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A wine : Hermitage : a Grand Cru wine recognised by the greatest connoisseurs worldwide, (as is the chocolate of Valrhona, another famous product from Tain l’Hermitage). |
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A typical product : Olive oil from Nyons, the first in France to obtain an AOC appellation label. |