For years, Ferne Arfin has been playing in Provence, a place where Van Gogh spent his most prolific years painting. She draws from her experience to tell you about the people, their culture and the way of life. Covering every town, village and city in the region, this book takes you sightseeing in Avignon, shopping in Marseilles, to the best beaches at Cap d'Antibes and along the French Riviera to places like Eze, Nice, Monte Carlo and Cap Ferrat. Comprehensive background information - history, culture, geography and climate - gives you a solid knowledge of each destination and its people. Regional chapters take you on an introductory tour, with stops at museums, historic sites and local attractions. Places to stay and eat; transportation to, from and around your destination; practical concerns; tourism contacts - it's all here! Detailed regional and town maps feature walking and driving tours.
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London-based writer and journalist, Ferne Arfin has been traveling back and forth to France over more than two decades. She likes hiking and cycling and is especially fond of finishing off a hard day’s activity with a French dinner and a bottle of wine.
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Detailed Guide for Explorers,
This review is from: Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series) (Paperback)
Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series)
The Adventure Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur offers plenty of practical information for the visitor who wants to explore the region. It includes info on places to stay and eat, but that isn't its strongest point. Its best features are the adventure tips it provides for each area (boating, biking, walking, kayaking, windsurfing, you name it!) and the pertinent background information that adds depth to a visit: for example, a note about French author Antoine de St Exupéry when covering Agay, a word on Winter on the Mont Ventoux. These fall outside of the classic insights on these locations. On the negative, the 6x9 book weights quite a bit with its 450 pages. Difficult to bring it along while sightseeing. Also, it's short on photos, showing only a few insert color photos. It would be great to have two lighter volumes: one on Provence and one on the French Riviera. As a frequent and long-time visitor to the region, I find the information in the guide right on the mark and recommend it highly.
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By Annie Smith (Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series) (Paperback)
I've just returned from a trip to Antibes and Nice and I used this book as my guide. The recommendations were spot on; really terrific. This is a rare thing, a guide book that inspires and tempts you without making your head spin. All the detail you need is there but this book is so much more!
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The best guide I've come across...,
By Chuck E. "Chuckie" (by the beach) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series) (Paperback)
What a great hands-on book.This is best guide to Provence and the Riviera I've come across. Her section on St. remy and Eygalieres is perfect. "Le Petit Bru" may have been the best meal I had...and a good value. This is the one to get before you leave.
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