Les Sardines aux Yeux Bleus
Languedoc-roussillon, France[view map]
Local restaurants
You can steer your way around the Languedoc-Rousillon area with our all-seeing, all-knowing destination guide. But in the meantime, here's where to ease hunger pangs when in Uzès...
Les Trois Salons, 18 Rue du Docteur Blanchard (+33 4 66 37 19 31) offers a gourmand menu and has a stunning courtyard for alfresco dining. With white linen and parquet flooring, there are three rooms, each with differing decor and ambience; the middle room is panelled and has an open fire. Work your way through the collection in the wine cellar at L’Authentic in nearby mediaeval village Saint Siffret – Place de L’Ecole, 30700 Uzès, Saint Siffret (+33 4 66 22 60 09). Le Tracteur at Sanilhac-Sagries (+33 4 66 37 19 31) is also worth stopping by for a nibble.
Worth getting out of bed for
Float around in a wicker basket propelled by fire; go hot-air ballooning. A one-hour flight across the region costs €220 a person, with Les Montgolfiers du Sud (+33 4 66 37 28 02; www.sudmontgolfiere.com). Paragliding is available at the nearby village of Seynes (+33 4 66 83 17 07; www.parapentesud.com). If the water’s warm, take a canoe out at Gardon (45 minutes away) – try ABC Euro Canoe (+33 4 66 22 45 33) or Kayak Vert (+33 4 66 22 80 76; www.canoe-france.com/gardon). Or for some brocante browsing in Uzès, the streets off Place aux Herbes are crowded with second-hand/antique shops, artisan jewellers and craft studios.