I attended a cooking workshop at Chateau de Balsac with my sister and another friend in May. It was an exceptional and memorable experience.The itinerary was both gastronomically over-the-top and culturally immersive. Local, renowned chefs worked with us in the chateau's large, modern kitchen and in restaurant kitchens, as well. We even shopped at the Rodez Farmers Market with a chef before joining him in his kitchen for a class and lunch from our creation.

To say that Malana and Roland were good hosts is an understatement. They took us to local villages, historical sites, museums, a sheep farm, and a Michelin star restaurant, where we dined on 11 courses over 4 hours! From picnicking at a local winery, to afternoon tea in a woodland/stream setting, to shopping for local wines, we truly experienced Aveyron with their knowledgeable guidance and language skills.The chateau is an impressive structure and comfortable. The bedrooms are spacious and the bathrooms modernized. I especially enjoyed the wildflower lawn grazed by their roaming sheep, goats, chickens, and rabbits.I plan to go back!