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Café de la Poste – Other than a fairly well-regarded hotel/restaurant, and a tiny shop selling artisan ceramics, this is pretty much it for commerce in this tiny hamlet. I’m an inveterate collector of cafés, having discovered some sort of personal nirvana in a long-ago visit to the Rhône that became as much a tour de pastis as an actual vacation, and this area – decidedly short on cafés – has left me somewhat bereft. So amongst a few hard-drinking locals, who look on this tourist with decided amusement, I step up to the bar, mangle a few key French phrases, and retire to a chilly outdoor table for a refreshing shot-sized glass of semi-local refreshment. (10/06)