Hôtel La Mirande

Lying just across from the Popes’ Palace, La Mirande has gone through many incarnations. Ruins from the original 14th-century cardinal’s residence were used in restoring the baroque mansion, now reborn as a 26-room hotel in the style of the Age of Enlightenment. Adorned with rich tapestries, silk-lined curtains, vintage wallpapers and Carrara marble, as well as hidden modern touches, such as in mirror televisions. Take a nightly gastronomic journey in the coffered-ceilinged restaurant or a cooking class to learn Provençal secrets in a traditional kitchen with copper pots hanging over a wood burning stove.