🇬🇧 Château La Coste: Where Art, Wine & Michelin Stars Collide! 🍷✨
📍 Château La Coste, 2750 Route de la Cride, 13610 Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France This Provence paradise blends contemporary art trails, vineyard vistas, and Hélène Darroze’s garden-to-table genius – even if their house wine’s meh. 🌟 Why It’s Unforgettable ✔️ Open-air sculpture park: Ai Weiwei + Louise Bourgeois pieces among vines ✔️ Tadao Ando’s chapel: Concrete poetry in wine country ✔️ Villa La Coste: James Turrell light rooms + Serpentine Pavilion vibes 🍽️ Hélène Darroze’s 1-Michelin Lunch 🌿 Garden Feast Highlights ✔️ Rainbow ceramic plates with just-picked veggies ✔️ Rum trolley finale (hello, London 2010 flashbacks!) ✔️ That sudden drizzle making rosé taste even better 🖼️ Art Pilgrimage ✔️ 3hr minimum to see 30+ installations ✔️ Secret spot: Richard Serra’s steel maze at sunset 🍷 Wine Truth ✔️ Skip the estate bottles (try Bandol from nearby instead) ✔️ Picnic option: Grab Mirabeau rosé from the gift shop 🚗 Road Trip Tips ✔️ From Aix-en-Provence: 20min drive ✔️ Parking: €10 (worth it for Jean Nouvel’s winery architecture) #Provence #ChateauLaCoste #MichelinDining #ArtAndWine #HeleneDarroze #FrenchCountryside #SculpturePark #FoodieArtPilgrimage