When the distance looms on the Mount Ventoux and the Dentelles of Montmirail, here is the stop-over on the wine route. Nearby Sault, the lavender road and the Richerenches truffle market, close to the market in Arles with fresh fruit and vegetables.

Provence medieval, Roman, geological curiosities (Fontaine de Vaucluse, gorges of Ardèche) Provence theater, with the Festival d'Avignon, Provence music with, among others, choregies of Orange Provence sports, golf courses with the grand Avignon, of Orange, Provence Country Club Isle sur la Sorgue: any sports tour, gourmet,cultural offers the visitor the immediate vicinity, between Vaison la Romaine, Pont du Gard, the Alpilles, St Remy Provence, Gordes, Nimes, ocher quarries ofRoussillon, the Camargue, etc ... within 45 minutes of Châteauneuf.

So far, so close, Paris is now only 2h40 by train (TGV).

Situated on an eminence of the great vineyards castelpapal, a mile away from the village center, equidistant from Avignon and Orange (12 miles), close to the A7 and A9, the hotel is at 20 minutes drive from Avignon TGV station. Less than an hour from the Marignane airport, an hour from Marseille and Montpellier, 45 minutes from Aix-en-Provence.

By car

• From Lyon, take the A7 and exit 22 (South Orange). Take the Orange on the N7 direction. At the entrance of Orange follow Chateauneuf-du-Pape on the D68. At exit Chateauneuf-du-Pape Avignon follow the D17 for 1.5 km. Two small towers of medieval architecture along the D 17 state the road entrance leading to the castle.

• From Marseille, take the A7 towards Lyon. Take exit 23 (Avignon Nord) and follow signs Sorgue. At sorgues, follow Chateauneuf-du-Pape and take the D 17. After 3kms, before reaching the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the castle is on your right on top of a hill. Two small towers of medieval architecture along the D 17 state the road entrance leading to the castle.

• From Montpellier take the A9 motorway and exit Roquemaure. exit at Roquemaure then follow directions on the Orange D976. After crossing the Rhone, follow Chateauneuf-du-Pape on the D17, go through the village and head towards Avignon / Sorgue by D17. Roll over about 2 km, the castle will be on your left up the hill. Two small towers of medieval architecture along the D 17 state road entrance leading to the castle.

GPS coordinates: Latitude: 44.027236 / Longitude: 4.8621859
For more information www.viamichelin.co.uk

By plane

• Airport Avignon-Caumont 35 minutes from Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the car.
• Airport Marseille Marignane: 50 minutes
• Nimes Airport Garons: 40 minutes
• Nice Airport: 2h30
• Lyon Saint-Exupery: 2h

For more information: www.aeroport.fr

By train

• Railway station of Avignon TGV: 25 minutes
(Avignon - Paris - 2:40)

For more information: www.voyages-sncf.com