La Mirande
La Mirande was once a 14th-century cardinal’s palace from the adjoining Palais des Papes. It now boasts an additional 7 centuries of fixtures and features in one gloriously palatial package. The hotel’s owners are not from the hotel industry, and it shows. Guestrooms are no-expense-spared collections of locally sourced antique furniture, Carrara marble, authentic Chinoiserie, and Murano chandeliers. The courtyard chairs, for example, used to belong in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Yet traditional meets modernity at every turn. Top chef Séverine Sagnet leads a food tour of Les Halles market followed by a cooking course in the hotel’s historic kitchen. Head chef Florent Pietravalle, purveyor of a Michelin star, showcases Avignon culinary history via a range of seasonal menus in Le Restaurant. An organic afternoon tea—featuring homemade madeleines, thick hot chocolate, and kombucha—is served daily on the patio or terrace.
La Mirande was once a 14th-century cardinal’s palace from the adjoining Palais des Papes. It now boasts an additional 7 centuries of fixtures and features in one gloriously palatial package. The hotel’s owners are not from the hotel industry, and it shows. Guestrooms are no-expense-spared collections of locally sourced antique furniture, Carrara marble, authentic Chinoiserie, and Murano chandeliers. The courtyard chairs, for example, used to belong in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Yet traditional meets modernity at every turn. Top chef Séverine Sagnet leads a food tour of Les Halles market followed by a cooking course in the hotel’s historic kitchen. Head chef Florent Pietravalle, purveyor of a Michelin star, showcases Avignon culinary history via a range of seasonal menus in Le Restaurant. An organic afternoon tea—featuring homemade madeleines, thick hot chocolate, and kombucha—is served daily on the patio or terrace.
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