Le Nid d’Aigle Gour­don France Friendsfoodwine.com

I was trav­el­ing with my fam­ily in the south of France and we stum­bled upon a trea­sure of a restau­rant in Gour­don. The name is quite fit­ting, Le Nid d’ Aigle(eagles nest), since it is perched up high on the edge of a cliff.

Le Nid d’Aigle Gour­don France Friendsfoodwine.com

The ancient medieval town is so old you almost can’t believe it is still stand­ing. When I saw this restau­rant for the first time all I could think about was “how in the world was this build­ing built with­out mod­ern tech­nolo­gies and/or equip­ment? Also how many hours of painstak­ing labor were put into build­ing this town?” The work­man­ship on the masonry is absolutely beau­ti­ful; it is a mag­nif­i­cent sight to see.

Le Nid d’Aigle Gour­don France Friendsfoodwine.com

Once I got past the exte­rior beauty I went inside to enjoy a dif­fer­ent kind of beauty. The restau­rant was for­mal but not stiff. The food was tra­di­tional local cui­sine, very yummy. You could taste the fresh­ness in the food. I ordered the Foie gras, which was the best part of my meal. Foie gras is a guilty plea­sure of mine that tugs at my con­science. I do not order it often but I was not going to pass on order­ing Foie gras in France. As we ate our food we looked out at the spec­tac­u­lar view and enjoyed every sin­gle minute.Gour­don is a beau­ti­ful vil­lage and the views are spec­tac­u­lar. Le Nid d’ Aigle was just the cherry on top. If you are in the area and find your self-hungry then check out Le Nid d’ Aigle.

Le Nid d’Aigle Gour­don France Friendsfoodwine.com