Review
"One of our favorite travel series, Cadogan Guides are British imports with a distinct personality. Authors have lived and traveled for years in the regions they cover and bring an in-depth knowledge of local history and culture to their guides."
-- www.travellersbookstore.com (US)
“A great guide to the South of France is Cadogan’s Côte d’Azur
– OK magazine (UK)
"The best contemporary travel guides -- witty but not facetious, informative but not dull."
-- Independent on Sunday (UK)
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“A great guide to the South of France is Cadogan’s Côte d’Azur
– OK magazine (UK)
"The best contemporary travel guides -- witty but not facetious, informative but not dull."
-- Independent on Sunday (UK)
Book Description
Europe's favorite fantasy escape is explored in depth in the 5th edition of this authoritative, entertaining guide, giving a fresh view of the legendary hot-spots and revealing the hidden charms of the hinterland. Whether travelers want to swan around Brigette Bardot's former haunts in St Tropez, explore Monaco's glittering nightlife and smell the money in Monte-Carlo's glamorous casinos, Cadogan picks out the most stylish places in which to pose. But it's not all glitz and gold; the Cote d'Azur encompasses three mountain regions tumbling down to the sea and fragrant plains producing flowers, wine and herbs. And for those readers intoxicated by the work of Renoir and Matisse, follow an art trail along the coast whose light has inspired artists for the last two centuries.
From the Back Cover
Visitors have flocked to the Cote d'Azur for nearly two centuries, irresistibly drawn by the welcoming climate and warm seas, top-notch restaurants and hotels ¿ and by a vision of a palm-fringed paradise a million miles from home, yet perfectly within reach. From royalty to writers, artists to actors, rub shoulders with the rich and famous in Cannes, Monaco or St. Tropez, or shun the dazzle of the coast and escape just inland, to hilltop villages headily scented with mimosa and lemon, jasmine and pine. And at dusk, when the intoxicating light that inspired Matisse and Van Gogh fades into the balmy warmth of a summer night, and every bay glitters with the lights from a hundred yachts, relax with a glass of wine and wonder why you ever leave.
Inside you will find:
* Practical travel advice
* Over 200 hotels, auberges and chambres d'hotes
* Over 300 restaurants, bars, brasseries and cafes
* 20 maps and town plans
* Color touring-map section
* Stunning color photography
* Art trails, parfumeries, water sports and glorious gardens
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Inside you will find:
* Practical travel advice
* Over 200 hotels, auberges and chambres d'hotes
* Over 300 restaurants, bars, brasseries and cafes
* 20 maps and town plans
* Color touring-map section
* Stunning color photography
* Art trails, parfumeries, water sports and glorious gardens
About the Author
Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are passionate about Europe and have written over thirty books for Cadogan, including several in the France series. They have lived all over Europe, but are currently settled in an idyllic farmhouse surrounded by vineyards in the Lot Valley, France.
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'The presence of so many rich, idle foreigners who stayed for months at a time formed a large part of the city's character: corruption, reactionary politics and organized crime are part of the famous salade nicoise, along with a high density of apricot poodles and frown-faced poodle ladies. But Nice also has a university, big culture, the brilliant light that Matisse loved and a genuine identity as a city - rough, affable and informal.'
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
‘The presence of so many rich, idle foreigners who stayed for months at a time formed a large part of the city’s character: corruption, reactionary politics and organized crime are part of the famous salade niçoise, along with a high density of apricot poodles and frown-faced poodle ladies. But Nice also has a university, big culture, the brilliant light that Matisse loved and a genuine identity as a city—rough, affable and informal.’
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
