Summer at La Mirande in Avignon – Provence

Dear Travel Agents and Partners,

Summer has arrived at La Mirande and our outdoor spaces are ready to welcome your clients.  Let them be tempted by lunch or dinner at the bistro La Salle à Manger, at the gourmet restaurant, or by a drink or an ice cream in the shadow of the Popes’ Palace.

Provence is bursting with festivals throughout the summer, starting with the Avignon Festival, which begins earlier this year because of the Olympic Games.

The perfect occasion to come and stay at La Mirande…

HOTEL ***** 
2 Michelin-key distinction

Private home, with the spirit of 18th century
L’Art de vivre à la française
26 refined rooms, each of them dressed with its own printed canvas and offering a magical view over the Popes’ Palace.

RESTAURANTS

Upstairs
Gourmet restaurant
Michelin-starred Chef Florent Pietravalle since 2019 
Green Star distinction (sustainable approach to gastronomy) from the Michelin Guide since 2021

Open from Thursday to Sunday for lunch and dinner
from 12.00pm to 1.15pm and from 7.30pm to 9.15pm

Outdoor: on the terrace at the foot of the Popes’ Palace
Indoor: in the Cardinal dining room
Private room Napoléon III for groups from 8 to 16 people

2-course menu (beverage excluded) – 95€ per person
Only for lunch on Thursday and Friday 
3-course menu (beverage excluded) – 155€ per person 
4-course menu (beverage excluded) – 195€ per person

Bistro restaurant
La Salle à Manger

Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner from 12.30pm to 2pm and from 7.30pm to 10pm

Outdoor: on the terrace nestled at the foot of the Popes’ Palace
Indoor: in the Louis XV salon
A la carte (Starter from 17€ – Main course from 25€ – Dessert from 9€)

Downstairs
La Table Haute

Chef Thomas Longuesserre 
Open from Tuesday to Saturday for dinner at 8pm
 (except July)

In the friendly atmosphere of the old kitchen, equipped with a

wood-burning stove back from the 1860, the chef prepares
in front of the guests, a 3 course-menu back from the market.

From 120€ per person (3-course menu, water, wine and coffee included)
Table to be shared

Privatization up to 12 persons (10 minimum) – 130€ per person

Le Mirage 

(July) 

Le Mirage tavern is offering a simple, tasty menu.

The open kitchen offers a view of the team working around the wood-fired oven, cooking dishes using fresh, local produce.

Dishes from 9-24€ / Desserts 10€

LE MARMITON – Cooking School since 1994

Open all year around (except July & August)
according to our annual program

Cooking & pastry classes with renowned chefs of Provence
in the old kitchen installed in the medieval part of La Mirande.

From 140€ per person (water, wine and coffee included)
Exclusive cooking class (10 people minimum – 12 people maximum)
155€ per person (water, wine and coffee included)

Wine Tasting
To be combined with a cooking class or can stand alone to explore a wine region or a particular domain in the presence of the winemaker.
Tasting (10 people minimum) – from 35€ per person

AVIGNON & PROVENCE
Travel diary…

Lavender field – The aqueduc Pont du Gard – The arena of Arles
Popes’ Palace of Avignon – Vineyards – Village of Gordes

Avignon – Known for its cultural richness, its Provençal specialties, its episcopal complex with the Popes’ Palace, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Le Pont d’Avignon.

• To the West – Great sites of exception with the aqueduc Pont du Gard, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzès, the Roman city of Nîmes.
• To the East – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, renowned town for its antique shops, the Luberon and its most beautiful villages of France (Gordes, Roussillon, Lourmarin) and many others…
• To the South – The beauty of the Alpilles and its famous villages (Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence), the Roman city of Arles on the tracks of Van Gogh and the wild Camargue with the emblematic village of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
• A bit further, the cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille; not to mention the beautiful sites of Cassis’ Coves.
• To the North – Wine trail in Provence with the renown Châteauneuf-du-Pape and so many other vineyards like Gigondas, Beaumes-de-Venise and Vacqueyras…  The city of Orange with its antique theatre as well as the splendor of the Mont Ventoux surrounded by its picturesque villages.

Provence is also:

• Olive oil, Provençal markets, perched villages and lavender fields as far as the eye can see.
• The land of Van Gogh, Chagall and Paul Cézanne; painters who fell in love with the natural beauty of the region, its rich heritage and its vivid colors from which they drew their inspiration.

FESTIVITIES AROUND LA MIRANDE
Summer program

Avignon in July: theatre at its best!
Festival IN – 78th edition from June 29th to July 21st
Festival OFF – 58th edition from July 3rd to 21st

“A la vie, à l’amor” – Art in the city, poetics of revolt 
(1985-2022)
From June 27th 2024 to January 5th 2025
at the Popes’ Palace,
Miss.Tic’s first posthumous monograph.
A pioneer of French urban art, she is above all a poetess in the city.

Chorégies d’Orange 
From June 14th to July 22nd
International opera and classical music festival founded in 1869.
In 2024, the opera world will commemorate the centenary of the death  of Giacomo Puccini. To celebrate the composer,

Tosca will return to the Théâtre Antique.

Les Rencontres d’Arles 
From July 1st to September 29th
A great opportunity to (re)discover Arles and its photography festival
the biggest of its kind in France.
Around forty exhibitions featuring works by the most renown photographers can be discovered throughout the Roman city.

La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival
From July 20th to August 20th
44th edition for this festival which, since its creation in 1981, has never ceased to develop, earning the love and loyalty of its public
for afternoons and evenings of open-air music.

Lavender & Provence
The first lavenders are beginning to adorn and brighten up the landscape.
From mid-June to mid-August, make the most of a stay at La Mirande

to discover these marvellous fields of purple horizon.

Lavender Festival
Tuesday, August 15th
Sault en Provence
The biggest lavender festival in the world brings together,
thousands of lovers of the flower in a unique and festive atmosphere.

TRAVEL AGENTS & PARTNERS 
GDS Codes

Amadeus: FGAVNMIR
Sabre: FG391236
Apollo/Galileo: FGG4493
Worldspan: FGMIRAN
Pegasus: FGMIRANDE

Commission payments are guaranteed by Onyx (payment by 30 days).

CONTACT
Lina Ounir
Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Tel : +33 (0) 4 90 14 20 20 – lounir@la-mirande.fr

We look forward to welcoming your clients in Provence soon.

Sincerely,

Caroline Stein and the team of La Mirande