Fusing powerful local flavours and meticulous attention to detail, contemporary Provencal cuisine is taking shape. From sea to land.
Because there is no better connoisseur of meat or vegetables than a shepherd or gardener, and no better specialist in game or fish than a hunter or fisherman, chef José Bailly has sourced local market gardeners, cheesemakers, olive growers and beekeepers who deliver their seafood and garden produce to him every day.
A rosé from Provence, Italian sparkling wines, a white from Macedonia or a red from Catalonia... Mediterranean terroirs permeate the wine list made up entirely of organic wines. The grapes are harvested by hand, without the use of weedkillers, pesticides, fertilisers, insecticides or other synthetic products. There is no standardisation, the wines are as close as possible to the quality of the grapes and draw their typical character from their respective terroirs. The winegrowers strive to work the vines and produce the wines in a way that respects the nature of the soil, by working long and meticulously.
At the Michelin-starred 'Récif' restaurant, chef José Bailly has come up with an inventive and radical local cuisine, using imaginative seafood and garden produce in two menus. From the tomato to the olive, the Mediterranean sea bass, to aquatic crustaceans of every kind evoking the flavours of the deepest ocean, all this and more can be enjoyed on the terrace with the sea in full view. In 2019, the Michelin Guide awarded a first star to the Roches Rouges restaurant.
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The Pays de Fayence (Fayence district) has many great provencal villages. All of them have a particularity such as the view from Mons or the artistic streets of Tourrettes. Do no forget to stop in Seillans that has the label of "Most beautiful village in France"
North of the A8 motorway, you will find the Pays de Fayence. Saint-Cassien lake, a real oasis of freshness in the Var, awaits you! Take a break at the Lake House before visiting the villages of Bagnols-en-Forêt, St-Paul-en-Forêt or Tanneron.
The city of Roquebrune-sur-Argens is the most westerly of the destination. It includes three districts: La Bouverie, at the foot of Gorges du Blavet; The village, overlooked by its magnificent rock, and Les Issambres, with its nautical activities by the sea.
Les Adrets de l'Estérel is a small town located at the extreme southeastern Var. Bordering the Maritimes Alpes, it is composed of large green forests. The town overlooks the bay of Cannes and has an exceptional view on the Lérins Islands and the Corniche de l'Estérel.
Puget sur Argens is a small village located in the middle of many wineries. Its commercial area, near the village, includes many shopping center. North of the village, the Bois du Defens give rise to several walks.
Welcome to Les Issambres, the district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens located on the coast. True paradise with its 8 km of beaches and creeks, this family seaside resort, already frequented at the time by the Romans, is located between the Gulf of Saint-Tropez and Fréjus-Saint Raphaël.
Frejus, located halfway between Cannes and Saint-Tropez, is at the heart of the Côte d'Azur. Based on a sandstone buttress of the Esterel massif, the town dominates the valleys of Argens and Reyran. Frejus has the appearance of a small Provencal town whose new districts extend to the sea.
65km from Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport, Saint-Raphaël is located between Cannes and Saint-Tropez. This seaside resort on the Mediterranean coast is at the bottom of the great Esterel mountains. Saint Raphael, whose city center is by the sea, is divided into different neighborhoods that have all their characteristics and their personalities.
