今年こそ、上質なプロヴァンス体験を。

アルピーユ山脈からリュベロン、トリュフ市場にヴェルドン渓谷…。あなたも今年こそ、最高のプロヴァンス旅行をプランしてみませんか?
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まだしばらく冷たい空気を肌に感じる季節。そんな時だからこそ、ふと、南仏の片田舎で、オリーブ並木の道をヴィンテージのオープンカーで通り抜ける自分を、夢見てしまうことがあるのは、私たちだけでしょうか。アルピーユ山脈からリュベロン、トリュフ市場にヴェルドン渓谷・・・。そんなイメージにそそられたなら、あなたも今年こそ、最高のプロヴァンス旅行をプランしてみませんか?

1. HÔTEL PARTICULIER(アルル)

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カマルグへの玄関口となっているアルル。深い歴史とほかにない建築、どこへ目を向けても絵になる町。そして、この辺りの伝統となっているフォッカッチャ風パン、オレンジフラワーがほんのり香るフーガス。1824年にシャルトルーズ男爵によって建てられた「ロテル・パティキュリエ」は、アンダルシア風の庭と、そこにあるスイミングプール、アーチの下に用意されたマッサージルームといった、魅惑的な要素がたくさん。ここに一泊すれば、いつでも春のようなワクワクした気分になるはずです。

2. HAMEAU DES BAUX(レ・ボー・ド・プロヴァンス)

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アルピーユ山脈でも最も美しいとされる村、レ・ボー・ド・プロヴァンス。村の住人はたった22人なのに対し、ここには年間150万人もの観光客が訪れるのだそう。そんな観光客の群衆を上手に避けつつこのエリアを満喫するなら、車で10分ほど離れたパラドゥーにある「ハモー・ド・ボー」へ。ぶどう園やイチジクの木に囲まれた建物の中にあるのは合計20室の居心地良い客室。庭から聞こえるペタンクの音や、アペリティフを楽しみながら、ゆったりと流れる時間を堪能しましょう。お昼寝の喜びに、また出会えそうです。

3. HÔTEL DE TOURREL(サン・レミー・ド・プロヴァンス)

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ゴッホの絵画を知る人なら、サン・レミー・ド・プロヴァンスのことはすでにご存知でしょう。オランダ人画家は、ワインで知られるこの町を150点以上の作品の中に収めています。17世紀の宮殿の中にあるデザイナーズホテル、「オテル・ド・トゥレル」の辺りには、歴史ある市中心部のアートギャラリーやビストロもたくさん。もちろん、館内のレストラン&ワインバーも一流。このエリアにある34種の"アペラシオン"について、じっくり勉強できそうです。

4. HÔTEL CRILLON LE BRAVE(クリヨン・ル・ブラーヴ)

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トゥール・ド・フランスの急斜面コースとして知られるヴァントゥー山の麓にある、クリヨン・ル・ブラーヴ。セミの声に耳を傾けながら、トリュフ狩りを楽しみ、シャトーヌフ・デュ・パプとジゴンダスの赤ワインを堪能。かつて画家セザンヌが愛したというこの宿を訪れたら、そんな1日を満喫したいもの。マルシェや中世の村、アンティークショップ、ラベンダー畑やアーティストのアトリエ訪問もお忘れずに。

5. LA MIRANDE(アヴィニョン)

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アヴィニョンといえば、ライブパフォーマンスやグレコローマン神話が好きな人は、必ず訪れるべき土地。そこで、啓蒙時代にデザイン改装された14世紀の枢機卿の宮殿の中に客室を用意したのは、本格的な歴史と上品さを持ち合わせた「ラ・ミランド」。丁寧な刺繍の施されたタペストリー、シルクのカーテン、トワルデジュイに、鏡の後ろに隠されたテレビ・・・。料理長ジャン=クロード・オーベルタン(Jean-Claude Aubertin)が手がける見事な伝統料理もお見逃しなく。

6. LA BASTIDE DE MARIE(メネルブ)

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リュベロンへようこそ!フランスで最も美しい村とされるここでは、カラフルなプロヴァンスの景色とオーガニック・シェーブルチーズを好きなだけご堪能あれ。メネルブの要塞と有名な城から車で5分。洗練されたコンテンポラリースタイルの「ラ・バスティード・ド・マリー」は、ぶどう園と低木に囲まれるようにして佇んでいます。ここでは、赤、白、ロゼの3種類すべてが味わえるから、大きな空に広がる夕焼けを眺めながら、ガーデンやプールでゆったりした時間をお楽しみあれ。

7. DOMAINE DE CAPELONGUE(ボニュー)

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「ドメーヌ・ド・カプロング」は、セザンヌの絵にでも出てきそうな、見事なカントリーハウス。ラベンダーガーデンやラウンジチェアが並ぶプール、ミシュラン2つ星シェフ、エドゥアール・ルーベ(Édouard Loubet)が手がける厨房と絶品ロブスター"ア・ラ・マルジョレーヌ"と、見た目も内容も、この町一番の自慢となっています。ペイストリーも逸品だから、デザート用の腹もしっかり用意しておきましょう。

8. LE COUVENT DES MINIMES(マーヌ・オン・プロヴァンス)

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こちらも、またしても絵になる、高地作られた要塞のある中世の村。12世紀の小さな修道院と、プロヴァンスのプティ・トリアノンと呼ばれる城もあり、辺りには香り高い草花が咲き誇る、広々とした庭園が。1613年に創建された「クーヴァン・デ・ミニム」はウェルネスプログラムを大切にしたホテル。回廊の中に作られたロクシタン・スパや、ラベンダーやレモン、ハチミツ、バーベナなど、地元産の素材を使った製品が揃っています。

9. LA BASTIDE DE MOUSTIERS(ムスティエ・サント・マリー)

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人口の湖と美しい渓谷で知られるヴェルドン公園と、その下に流れる目を見張るような青い川。フランス国内では、ラフティングやカヌーといえばまずここ。陶芸とラベンダーハニーで有名なムスティエ・サント・マリーは、そのユニークな自然環境への入り口となっています。そして17世紀に建てられた「バスティード」は、もともとアラン・デュカス(Alain Ducasse)の避暑地だったこともあり、地質学が好きな人も美食好きな人も、こぞって訪れるスポットになっています。

10. DOMAINE DE LA BAUME(トゥルトゥール)

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そして最後は、この18世紀のカントリーハウス。高台にあるトゥルトゥールの村にある、画家ベルナール・ビュフェ(Bernard Buffet)の旧家です。"プロヴァンスの空に佇む村"なんて、ロマンチックなニックネームを持ったこの土地。「ドメーヌ・ドゥ・ラ・バーム」の一番のお楽しみは、フランソワ・マルタン(François Martin)のダイニングルームで堪能するディナーと、館内にあるピュア・アルティテュード・スパでのリラックスタイム。ゆったりリラックスして、お腹を満たし、心地よい客室での時間を楽しみましょう。

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ゆっくり眠れそうなホテル(イタリア)
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, in Tuscany(01 of20)
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This is probably one of the most luxurious hotels on Earth. It’s a dip into the 15th century that includes a botanical garden for its guests. In order to get the best sleep imaginable, guests can sign up for the \"perfect sleep\" option and choose from three kinds of Simmons mattresses prior to check-in, as well as a personalized mattress cover system available in three types: Signature (medium), Signature Firm (hard) and Signature Plush (soft). All the hotel\'s beds come equipped with Gel Touch Foam Centre technology, which absorbs excess heat in order to guarantee maximum comfort. (credit:Four Seasons Hotel Firenze)
Nira Montana, in Aosta(02 of20)
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The only 5-star establishment in La Thuile, the Nira Montana is also one of the world\'s most avant garde hotels when it comes to providing guests with a good night\'s sleep. The hotel\'s handcrafted beds are all built by Hastens, a Swedish brand popular with nobility and film stars. The bed padding is made with horsehair, which creates natural ventilation. Patented springs adjust to the body\'s curves, eliminating extra pressure in specific points that might prevent free blood flow. This improves metabolic activity at night and extends the deep sleep period. (credit:Nira Montana Chalet)
Le Grotte della Civita, in Basilicata(03 of20)
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This historic place is an invitation to log off from all forms of media in order to free the mind from information overload. Lit primarily by candlelight and located in the Sassi di Matera area, with a terrace that overlooks Alta Murgia National Park, this hotel is like taking a trip back in time. Guests sleep in extremely quiet, spare and welcoming rooms on bed linens made from ancient fabrics. (credit:Le Grotte della Civita)
Adler Mountain Lodge, in Alto Adige(04 of20)
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This gem is tucked away in the quiet, enchanted Alps, where guests sleep in sophisticated chalets marked by scents of wood carvings from Val Gardena artisans. Enormous panoramic windows let you feel kissed by the sun as you stay beneath the Dolomites. It’s a magical place with calming lighting, comfortable beds, cotton bed sheets and anti-allergy quilts and pillows.
Palazzo Parigi, in Lombardy(05 of20)
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Welcome to the most decked-out Leading Hotel of the World property in Milan, where the Presidential Suite -- set on the silent and exclusive eighth floor in order to make sure nothing disturbs the peace of its clientele -- has pillows for every preference, excellent anti-allergy fabrics and a bed positioned with a view of the Duomo. The suite is deliberately conceived as an apartment in order to make guests feel as if they were staying at home, where everyone sleeps well. (credit:Palazzo Parigi Hotel)
San Domenico Palace, in Sicily(06 of20)
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If sleeping in a silent 13th century convent with views of the sea isn\'t enough to let you sleep like a baby, the most famous hotel in Taormina also provides featherbeds and quilts enveloped in white linen sheets in order to create a reassuring \"cloud\" effect. San Domenico Palace is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World property. (credit:San Domenico Palace)
Cervo Hotel, in Sardinia(07 of20)
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Along with Hotel Romazzino and Hotel Cala di Volpe, this hotel is a legend on the Emerald Coast: a 5-star establishment in Porto Cervo that offers its guests the \"Sheraton Sleeping Experience\" with its \"Sweet Sleeper\" bed, designed to eliminate every possible pressure point. Guests sleep on plush beds wrapped in soft sheets, an enveloping quilt and four pillows designed to improve blood pressure. (credit:Cervo Hotel)
Due Torri Hotel, in Veneto(08 of20)
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Part of the group of the same name, this 5-star hotel in Verona has put its guests\' good sleep at the center of a quest for excellence, relying on Simmons \"Beautyrest\" mattresses, a product that guarantees anatomical support and maximum comfort, enhanced by soft, perfectly-fitting pillows. The same attention paid to sleep quality can also be found at the elegant Bristol Palace in Genoa. (credit:Aromi Creativi)
Grand Hotel Majestic, in Emilia Romagna(09 of20)
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In terms of hospitality and rest, there\'s nothing better in Bologna. A symbol of Italian hospitality, the only 5-star luxury hotel in the entire Emilia Romagna region offers live linen sheets -- a fabric with particularly impressive thermoregulatory properties -- ergonomic Simmons mattresses with fine cushioning and an exhaustive selection of entirely anti-allergy and anti-mite pillows, including one that\'s half soft and half rigid. Like the Due Torri Hotel, the Grand Hotel Majestic invites its guests to fall asleep reading one of the \"Goodnight Books\" kept in the rooms in luxurious little cassette boxes. (credit:Aromi Creativi)
Villa La Massa, in Tuscany(10 of20)
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This is a bucolic experience from every point of view, where guests are surrounded by rivers, vineyards, artwork, culture and the amber colors of the Tuscan countryside. The rooms, each one different from the next, feature Somei-Nesso Deluxe Class 1 mattresses with memory foam. Bed sheets are pure linen, with bedcovers stitched from cotton and Merino wool. All the fabrics are anti-allergy, and the high quality of services combined with an attention to detail and enchanting silence that envelops the entire property make this Renaissance villa one of the most exclusive and striking places to sojourn in Italy. (credit:Villa La Massa)
Borgo della Marmotta, in Umbria(11 of20)
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Poreta, a wonderful little village located near Spoleto, plays host to this refined \"Farm Resort,\" where guests feel like they\'ve wandered into a village in Provence. Silence, tradition and natural living reign supreme here, a philosophy that extends to furnishings throughout the building, including the restaurant kitchen and decorations in soft, warm colors. Quality of sleep is guaranteed with high-quality mattresses, soft pillows, pure cotton bed sheets and anti-allergy materials. (credit:Borgo della Marmotta)
Hotel De Russie, in Lazio(12 of20)
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A Roman institution of rare beauty featuring a \"secret\" garden and views over Piazza del Popolo, this 5-star hotel is the preferred choice of A-list celebrities and invites its guests to select their favorite mattresses, bedcovers, pillows and bed sheets (all in either linen or cotton) when reserving a room. (credit:Hotel De Russie)
Le Sirenuse, on the Amalfi Coast(13 of20)
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If the sounds of the sea, the view over Positano and Galli Island on the horizon aren\'t enough to induce a good night\'s rest, the most elegant and striking hotel on the Amalfi Coast also provides its guests with a specific menu dedicated to pillows, a customized choice of Frette linen or cotton bed sheets and \"toppers\" of goose down. Guests are given everything they need to sleep like babies and enjoy panoramic views of the Mediterranean upon waking. (credit:Le Sirenuse)
Sextantio Albergo Diffuso, in Abruzzo(14 of20)
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In the town of Santo Stefano di Sessanio -- considered one of the most beautiful small towns in Italy -- this hotel is surrounded by Italy\'s massive Gran Sasso national park. The hotel\'s staff has removed all things digital in order to provide its guests with an ancestral repose characterized by slow rhythms, conservation of the surrounding natural landscape and celebration of the town\'s artistic style. (credit:Sextantio Albergo Diffuso)
Westin Hotels, in various locations(15 of20)
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This renowned hotel group has created a specific program dedicated to sleep quality and organized around the Heavenly Bed, a bed with unique characteristics that respects the natural curves of the spine and employs springs to compress its parts individually like keys on a piano. The bed has a quilted cover and five pillows including one long, French-style pillow and extremely pure, 250-thread cotton bed sheets. Heavenly Beds are available in the following Westin hotels: the Excelsior in Rome, the Palace in Milan, and the Europa & Regina in Venice (where guests can also request a soft, luxurious bed for their four-legged companions). (credit:Westin Hotels)
Bellevue Hotel, in Aosta(16 of20)
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This temple for psychophysical wellbeing boasts elegant rooms in traditional Valle D\'Aosta style as well as Relais & Chateaux status. The Bellevue provides its guests with an excellent sleep due to soft beds and pillows and views over Gran Paradiso national park. Rooms boast elegantly-carved wood furnishings, warm colors and the sounds of firewood popping in the fireplace. In 2016 the hotel will inaugurate a panoramic suite that provides 180-degree views over the park, a four-poster bed from the 1600s and a water chimney. (credit:Hotel Bellevue)
Falisia Resort and Spa, in Friuli Venezia Giulia(17 of20)
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Situated in the newly-established village of Portopiccolo Sistiana, just 10 minutes outside Trieste, the Falisia -- the only 5-star establishment in Italy\'s Friuli Venezia Giulia region -- boasts modern, spacious rooms with broad views and burnished metal decorative elements. Guests sleep in enormous 4-poster beds surrounded by colors and decorative elements that echo styles of the Hapsburg Empire. The Falisia is a member of Luxury Collection. (credit:Falisia Resort and Spa)
Castello di Casole, in Tuscany(18 of20)
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Visit a oneiric, luxurious village set on a hilltop between Siena and Volterra where guests spend romantic, fairytale nights enveloped in the striking landscapes of the Val d\'Elsa region. Rooms are regally furnished as part of Timbers Resorts. (credit:Castello di Casole)
Meisters Hotel Irma, in Trentino Alto Adige(19 of20)
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The peculiarity of this hotel in Merano is its famous Tree Suite, where an enormous bed can easily be transferred onto the terrace in order to let guests sleep beneath the stars and wake up surrounded by leafy greens, serenaded by swallows. (credit:Meisters Irma Hotel)
Le Fiermontina, in Puglia(20 of20)
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Located in the historical center of Lecce, a Baroque masterpiece in Italy\'s Salento region, this minimalist boutique hotel features furnishings designed by Le Corbusier and Tobia Scarpa, alternating contemporary design with traditional Lecce stonework. Guests sleep on wide, comfortable beds beneath striking stone vaults, while silence is guaranteed via a protected and evocative internal courtyard. (credit:Le Fiermontina)