greetings from the Isle of Man ... this is my first post. this summer, i organised a tour of around eight cars, around france, following our annual Le Mans 24 hour pilgrimage ... we hit the millau bridge, gorges du tarn, ardeche, vercours, the alps, route de napoleon and monaco. next year, we intend to take the ferry to santander, then biarritz, the pyrennees, near barcelona, then zig zag across the south of france (50-100 miles inland followed by a night on the coast etc) and ending up in portofino, italy ... the train will carry man and beast home from nice to calais. we wish to visit a hotel/chateaux with it's own vineyard/winery for a little culture, just for one night ... we may do the bridge again and will deffo stay in castellane once again. does anyone have any recommendations as to lunch stops, good, lively hotels and fantastic driving routes/roads ? many thanks in anticipation. kind regards, david