Auberge de la Roche
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Mickaelle Chabat, Louis-Philippe Riel & Alexis Bijaoui
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Nestled opposite the Mercantour, L’Auberge de la Roche has been reborn after thirty years of neglect. Mickaelle Chabat, Louis-Philippe Riel, and Alexis Bijaoui combine permaculture vegetable gardens, inspired cuisine, and the raw charm of a reinvented house.
You definitely had to be a little crazy to imagine bringing this stone building, abandoned for over 30 years without water or electricity, back to life. And transforming it into an inn where you could live as well as eat (very) well. It took a girl with a head full of ideas, Mickaelle Chabat, and the talent of two chefs, Louis-Philippe Riel and Alexis Bijaoui, to imagine a future for L'Auberge de la Roche. Terraced gardens, permaculture vegetable gardens, a smokehouse for cured meats, local producers almost within earshot, a very clever mix-and-match decor, a castle fireplace, nothing less, here and Celtic baths there... Together, they imagined the ideal inn. With, last but not least, a breathtaking view of the Mercantour.
3 good reasons to go
- for the breathtaking view
- for the cuisine, which is thoughtful and true to itself
- for the wine list, with an exclusive selection of natural wines
2 rooms and 3 suites, starting at €515, with Carte Blanche dinner menu and outdoor baths
To get there by train?Nearest TER train station: L’Escarène (about 35 km)Nearest TGV train station: Nice (about 65 km)
Auberge de la Roche
La Roche, 06420 Valdeblore
Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
