The fragrance of lavender is everywhere. Blooming bushes line the approaches to this Provençal holiday paradise created by French high priestess of style Jocelyne Sibuet, who previously caused an uproar with her hotels in Megève. The retreat lies in the foothills of the Luberon, thirty kilometers southwest of Avignon, and has just 15 rooms and suites in the middle of its own vineyard. La Bastide is a bastion of good taste, perfectly conveying the idea of country living just the way Parisians like it.
