At the edge of Montpellier, Domaine de Verchant occupies a wine estate where a historic maison de maître meets a contemporary extension among seventeen hectares of vines and parkland. Rooms and suites use Italian furniture and lighting by names including Poltrona Frau, Patricia Urquiola, Cassina and Flos, with views across gardens, pools or vineyards. Marcelle restaurant provides the more gastronomic dining experience, while La Plage shifts outdoors beside the pool in season. The 2,000-square-metre spa includes an indoor swim spa, saunas, hammam, treatment rooms and garden terraces, joined across the estate by three pools and a fitness club.