Exploring Nîmes and the Gard

The director of a newly renovated boutique hotel in the old town of Nîmes tells me he recently won and lost a star. The hotel’s restaurant, Rouge, run by Benin-born chef Georgiana Viou, recently won its first Michelin star. But the hotel itself, the Margaret Chouleur, has been downgraded from a five-star hotel to just … Read more