BlackBook Lie of the Land The pool area at Le Vieux Castillon, a 34-key hotel housed in a maze of linked medieval edifices in Castillon-du-Gard The Old – and New – Gard The underappreciated southern French region of Gard packs a hefty punch with its rich history and superlative cuisine. By Alexander Lobrano Even though it is home to some of the most charming towns in France, many superb Roman ruins, magnificent unspoiled rural landscapes and a pretty little shoreline on the Mediterranean, the Gard – the axehead shaped French département in the South of France – remains a wonderfully confidential destination. It offers much of what everyone loves about Provence and the Côte d’Azur – but with the added allure of being much less known to the masses. Nîmes, the largest destination in the Gard, is a picturesque town of 150,000 › PHOTO IANA IANAKIEVA 26 CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM
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