Local restaurants
With just 38 residents, Williers is the third smallest town in France, so local demand for gourmet eating is more than met by Chez Odette. Fortunately, the Belgian border is minutes away, allowing you to sample another nation’s food style. The dishes at La Roseraie in Lacuisine, Florenville, are reliably delicious (+32 (0)6 131 1039; www.laroseraie-lacuisine.net; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Brasserie Albert 1er in the centre of Florenville is recommended for an alfresco tasting tour of Belgian beer, with good fresh fish and salads (+32 (0)6 131 1091). Opposite the Abbey in Orval, La Nouvelle Hostellerie d’Orval offers hearty rustic lunches, with plenty of monk-made beer and cheese (+32 (0)6 131 4365).
Worth getting out of bed for
Ask nicely, and Odette’s staff will whisk you 5km down the road to L’Abbaye d’Orval in Belgium, where you can experience the twin pleasures of rambling around abbey ruins and taste-testing Trappist brews (www.orval.be).
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We had a fabulous start to our two-week trip around France at Chez Odette. The staff were ready waiting for us with the champagne on ice. Room 4 was excellent, with a wonderfully c...
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