Adventure guide to Provence & the Co te d'Azur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arfin, Ferne.

Series:

Hunter travel guides.

Hunter travel guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Provence (France)--History.

Provence (France).

Riviera (France)--History.

Riviera (France).

Provence (France)--Guidebooks.

Riviera (France)--Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Provence & the Co te d'Azur

Place of Publication:

Edison, NJ ; Oxford : Hunter, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is the most detailed and informative guide to this fascinating region, from the Côte d'Azur and its seaside towns of St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice and Antibes, to the mountainous regions of Vaucluse, the Lubéron and Mont Ventoux. See the papal palaces and cathedrals massed inside Avignon's intact 14th-century walls. Or visit Nîmes, with its Amphitheater, built by the Romans, still the venue for festivals and spectacles. Experience the Camargue, paradise for birdwatchers - the only place outside of Africa where pink flamingos nest by the tens of thousands. The wild Camargue horses here are lege

Contents:

Introduction; The Alpilles & the Garrigues; The Camargue; Vauclude, the Lubéron & Mont Ventoux; Marseille & Aix en Provence; Haute Provence; The Western Cote d'Azur; The French Riviera & the Maritime Alps; Appendix; Tourist Information offices; Regional Tourist Boards; Useful Contacts; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Written by Ferne Arfin.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-24558-1

9786610245581

1-58843-551-2

OCLC:

475990619