Vue aérienne du Mas Saint Antoine, gîte de charme ardéchois pour les séjours en groupe, entouré d'arbres, d'une piscine à gauche, de champs de lavande à droite, et de collines ondulantes en arrière-plan sous un ciel bleu clair.

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Chestnut cream: the great sweet specialty of the Ardèche

Some tastes take you back to childhood in a single spoonful. Chestnut cream is one of them: sweet, smooth, scented with chestnut and vanilla. And it is an Ardèche pride — because this treat was born here, in the Ardèche, in Privas, at the end of the 19th century. Together with caillette, picodon and crique, […]

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Published on :9 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy

Picodon: the AOP goat cheese of the Ardèche terroir

On a plate of Ardèche cheeses, there is a small disc you notice straight away: round, modest, but with a strong character. That is picodon. Together with caillette and crique, it is one of the great specialties our guests discover — and love — during their stay at Mas Saint Antoine. Here is our complete […]

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Published on :5 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy

Black Truffle in Drôme Provençale: Where to Find It from November to March

Near Mas Saint Antoine, across the Rhône, lies one of France’s most prestigious gastronomic terroirs: the Tricastin. This region straddling Drôme Provençale and Vaucluse is France’s leading truffle region — it alone produces about 60% of national black truffle. Every winter, from November to March, the black diamond (Tuber melanosporum) animates the markets, festivals and […]

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Published on :4 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy