Deep in the wild reaches of Haute Provence in southern France stand three jewels within only a few miles of one another—Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the Gorges du Verdon and the Bastide de Moustiers.
The 1,500-year-old village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, officially designated as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, is poised at the entrance of the deepest canyon in Europe, the stunning Gorges du Verdon. On the slopes between the village and the river, tucked back along a small country road, a grand 17th-century building houses the Bastide de Moustiers, the auberge and restaurant created by one of France’s most famous chefs, Alain Ducasse.
