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A great head of the region regularly releases original courses, in a Provencal atmosphere, or you learn to make a market kitchen, and then enjoy your meal around a friendly table.

The Designer chef Nicolas Denis and Elise Allongue, a designer, created in a completely restored and carefully decorated magnanerie, a place dedicated to the art of living. On the spot, great gastronomy professionals, including many better workers in France, provide training for professionals, but also for individuals eager to learn new techniques and discover new trends in culinary art and the art of the table. Comfortable rooms are available for trainees who wish to stay in Seillans, one of the most beautiful villages in France.

For a day or an extended getaway to combine the pleasures of the mouth with those of a relaxing stay in Provence, René Bérard, the Michelin-starred chef of the Hostellerie Bérard, introduces you to Provençal cuisine during practical classes punctuated by market shopping, the discovery of flavours and scents, visits to an oil mill and wine-growing estates, the picking of herbs in the garrigue and lunches prepared during the class. A great time for cordon bleu and Provence lovers.

Just a stone's throw from the Verdon Regional Nature Park and the Sainte-Croix lake, this observatory has quality equipment accessible to the simple curious as well as to the experienced amateur wishing to make images of the sky in good conditions. The centerpiece of the site is a superb 620 mm diameter telescope (designed by Olivier Planchon, the owner of the site), installed under a dome and equipped as it should be for the observation and the taking of celestial pictures.

At the beginning of the week, from mid-September to mid-April, Hermance Carro and Quentin organize cooking courses, with the menu of 3 dishes, entrance, flat and dessert, that you will then taste together, in all friendliness, and if desired, with a guest.