South of France, 6th

by Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls

• ISBN13: 9781860118838
• ISBN10: 1860118836
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides

Summary

The South of France is the classic luxury destination where everyone longs to be. In this fully updated and revised edition, Cadogan weaves through the landscapes that inspired Van Gogh, Ceacute;zanne, Matisse, and Renoir, covering a swathe of the country from the Alps to the Pyrenees. The authors, who lived in France for many years, get to the heart of the region. They reveal the peaceful lavender fields and rolling hills of Provence, and explore its contrasting cities-- the salty, bustling port of Marseilles and the elegant university town of Aix-en-Provence. The guide also covers the glamourous French Riviera--where the Cannes film festival is held each year, and Monaco, where dukes and millionaires gamble in the casinos. Alongside tempting restaurant reviews, exhaustive travel information and maps, and thorough listings of where to stay, the guide offers an unsurpassed commentary on the world-renowned wine regions of the Rhocirc;ne, Orange, and Chacirc;teauneuf-du-Pape.

Author Biography

Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are experts on France. They have lived there for many years and have now settled in the South. They are the authors of four French regional Cadogan guides and are co-authors of the country guide to France.

Table of Contents

Introducing
South of France: a photo essay
Introduction	29	(6)
History	35	(14)
Art and Architecture	49	(14)
Topics	63	(16)
Food and Drink	79	(14)
The Guide
Travel	93	(10)
Practical A--Z	103	(16)
Climate	104	(1)
Consulates	105	(1)
Crime and the Police	105	(1)
Disabled Travellers	105	(1)
Eating Out	106	(1)
Email	106	(1)
Environment	106	(1)
Festivals	107	(1)
Health	108	(2)
Media	110	(1)
Money and Banks	110	(1)
Opening Hours	111	(1)
Post and Phones	112	(1)
Racism	112	(1)
Shopping	112	(1)
Sport and Leisure	113	(1)
Tourist Information	114	(1)
Where to Stay	115	(4)
The Eastern Cote d'Azur	119	(102)
Monaco	134	(20)
Nice	154	(26)
Cagnes	180	(16)
Antibes	196	(15)
Cannes	211	(10)
The Western Cote d'Azur	221	(54)
St-Raphael and Frejus	229	(8)
St-Tropez	237	(22)
Toulon	259	(16)
Metropolitan Provence	275	(46)
La Ciotat, Cassis and the Calanques	277	(3)
Marseille	280	(25)
Aix-en-Provence	305	(16)
The Provencal Alps	321	(38)
The Alpes-Maritimes	324	(13)
Alpes de Haute-Provence North	337	(8)
Alpes de Haute-Provence South	345	(14)
Northern Provence: the Vaucluse	359	(42)
The Luberon	366	(14)
The Vaucluse	380	(7)
Carpentras	387	(10)
Vaison-la-Romaine	397	(4)
Down the Rhone 1	401	(38)
Orange	403	(9)
Avignon	412	(20)
Tarascon	432	(3)
Beaucaire	435	(4)
Down the Rhone 2	439	(38)
St-Remy-de-Provence	441	(4)
The Chaine des Alpilles	445	(6)
Arles	451	(13)
The Camargue	464	(13)
Nimes, the Gard and Montpellier	477	(40)
Nimes	479	(10)
The Northern Gard	489	(15)
Montpellier	504	(13)
The Herault	517	(44)
The Northern Herault	520	(15)
The Herault Coast	535	(9)
The Southern Herault	544	(17)
Narbonne, the Corbieres and the Aude	561	(40)
Narbonne	564	(11)
The Corbieres	575	(8)
The Aude	583	(6)
Carcassonne	589	(12)
Roussillon	601	(38)
The Roussillon Coast	604	(11)
Perpignan	615	(8)
Pyrenean Valleys	623	(16)
Reference
Language	639	(3)
Glossary	642	(2)
Chronology	644	(3)
Further Reading	647	(2)
Index	649

Excerpts

The rolling countryside around Aix is the quintessence of Provence for those who love Cézanne: the ochre soil, the dusty green cypresses ¿ as still and classical as Van Gogh¿s are possessed and writhing ¿ the simple geometry of the old bastides and villages and the pyramidal prow of the bluish-limestone Montagne Ste-Victoire. These landscapes are so inextricably a part of Cézanne¿s art that one can only wonder who created what. What if this grouchy, lonely genius had been born in Birmingham or New Jersey? '

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