Saint Saturnin de Lucian

This post is looooong delayed, but this experience was so good I still had to write about it.  

This summer I visited my wonderful French family, and my cousin planned an incredible excursion to Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, a gorgeous town in the Hérault Valley.  What deserves mention here, though, is our stay in Le Mimosa in Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian.  The hotel is amazing,  especially to those of us who aren't from Europe and aren't used to seeing ancient buildings as part of the day-to-day landscape.  The bottom photo shows the interior of our room.  The giant stone wall jutting out seemingly from nowhere is the remains of the old town walls that were just incorporated into the building of the hotel.  Why waste a good stone wall, right?  

Aside from the room, the hotel owners prepare some of the greatest meals I have ever eaten.  Even better when the food is so good, it was seemingly endless.  Thanks to the help from my cousin and the presence of the owner's brother (who spoke English really well), we got to enjoy great conversation with our meals as well.  

I never would have made it to Saint Saturnin without my dear cousin, but it's definitely a place I would return to.  Incredible food, incredible hotel and all within easy driving distance of incredible wineries.