Cordes-sur-Ciel, the first bastide, sits on the top of a mountain and is, thus, aptly named. |
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The bastide, or castle town, although not large, is still significant to political and administrative life. |
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Friday night is the time to visit this bastide town, when stalls sell fresh produce and restaurants serve everyone together on long tables in the street. |
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The Merovingian Franks inherited the concept, followed by the Carolingian French but the later French term was basti or bastide. |
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Alain Giraud, former Bastide chef, is back, this time with Anisette, his recently opened French brasserie inside the Santa Monica clock tower building. |
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