Location and things to do

Chateau des Aspras and La Fiougiere are situated near the villages of Correns, some 15km north of the A8 motorway which runs between Aix en Provence and Nice. Allow 90 minutes from Nice Airport and 75 minutes from Marseilles.

Local restaurants

• Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle
• Clos des Vignes
• Auberge du Parc
• Bruno de Lorgue
• La Cremaillere in Le Val

Restaurants further afield

• L’Estagnol, Bormes les Mimosas – Wonderful beach near Toulon (1hr 15min)
• Cafe du Midi – near the wonderful Gorge du Verdon, Bauden (494 70 0894)

Things to do

• Golf – there are three excellent 18-hole golf courses at Barbaroux, Flassans and Nans les Pins, all within 45 minutes’ drive of the chateau.
• Bicycling – See mycycles.fr and bicloun83.com
• Kayaking – See k-noe.com and provence-canoe.fr
• Wine-tasting – See chateauberne.com and saint-roseline.com
• Pedalo hire and freshwater swimming – Gorge du Verdon (0492 74 4076)

Markets

• Saturday – Carces, Brignoles
• Sunday – Salernes
• Tuesday – Cotignac, Lorgues, Salernes (night-time)
• Wednesday – Salernes, Cotignac (night-time)
• Thursday – Carces (night-time)

Book of knowledge

Please refer to this guide found in the chateau (not La Fiougiere) for many other excursions made by friends, family and guests, highlighting trips to local rivers, beaches, waterfalls, and many Provencal villages and markets