Sweep down the curving stone stairs to the terrazzo mosaic lobby of this truly lovely 1880 garden villa for a drink or a meal by the pool, or settle onto your little balcony overlooking the grounds and a tiny wedge of sea. There's a room for every whim, all soft-edged, comfortable, and romantic, although you will be loath to leave the grand salon, a picture-perfect confection of 19th-century elegance that wouldn't shame some of the nobler houses in Paris. The poolside restaurant, Le Riaumont, serves candlelit dinners of fresh, local fish lightly steamed and sauced with a Provençal accent; breakfast is served in a shady garden shelter. It's a three-minute walk from the beach.
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