- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Cadogan Guides; Fifth edition (July 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1860113605
- ISBN-13: 978-1860113604
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
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‘Cadogan uncovers delightful secrets in some of the earth’s most traveled spots’ – New York Daily News (US)
‘The entries are current, the style is often clever, even passionate and the typeface and paper stock make it smashingly easy to read. It is the kind of book that makes preparation a breeze, particularly if the trip across the Channel is a vague yearning for a new destination’ - www.amazon.co.uk
‘On the engaging side of quirky, with good advice’ – The Sunday Times (UK)
‘On the engaging side of quirky, with good advice’ – The Sunday Times (UK)
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Cadogan’s stunning guide to Gascony and the Pyrenees takes you deep into a fascinating region that is home to both Gascons and Basques. This is a place for lazy touring and with Cadogan as your guide, you’ll be able to meander through the beautiful scenery and find the perfect village restaurant where madame will cook you up a hearty plate of game or duck that Parisians would die for. Explore Europe’s biggest forest, a vast flat carpet of pines planted in the time of Napoleon III, in the Landes or relax in the department of the Gers, which fits all the archetypal images of southwest France with its rich lands, sweet rivers, geese and foie gras and vineyards destined to fine armagnac. If you want some activity to work off all that fine cuisine de terroir, Cadogan will lead you to the best mountain walks, climbs and ski centers or if you’d rather just indulge, to the best vineyards and wine-tasting. There are even local recipes included so you can recreate the Gascon flavor long after you’ve left. Now fully redesigned, this new edition contains the most up-to-the-minute practical information and listings, along with color photographs and maps.
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I like Cadogan guides!, Jun 27 2009
By Sabad One - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Gascony, the Pyrenees & Toulouse, 5th (Paperback)
I have recently purchased a couple of Cadogan guides, including this one (the other is the older "France" guide) and I like both of them quite a lot. I prefer guides that devote a lot of space to history and description and not too much to hotels/restaurants etc and these guides are just like that. I used this one specifically for Toulouse (about 20 pages of this guide) and I liked it a lot. Well-written with a lot of historic information (taking into account the size of the book), nice maps, very nice formatting, useful tips on "don't miss" locations. The one restaurant I tried based on the guide's advice (Le Bon Vivre, in Place Wilson) was excellent. Maybe the only thing that I could have done without is the few jokes found here and there in places where they didn't seem very appropriate, especially given the space constraints, but this is no big deal. Overall, highly recommended and I think I will buy more from this publisher.
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Rich with detail, Sep 10 2010
By Brett Valle - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Gascony, the Pyrenees & Toulouse, 5th (Paperback)
This book covers seven regions: The Landes, The Pays Basque, Béarn, The High Pyrenees, Toulouse, and Ariège, Andorra, and the Eastern Pyrenees.A pro and con of the book is the emphasis on historical detail (do you know Henri IV's favorite wine or the ingredients for a cassoulet?).
However, of six books purchased for a recent trip, this book had the most 'nuggets' and useful recommendations.
For example, in the section on Pau, a sidebar discusses Jurancon wine growers in the nearby town of Monein. Of these, one is indeed very traditional, and the other had the cited vintner (Henri Ramonteu) in the tasting room.
This knowledge may be normal to folks in South West France, but is not discussed in other guidebooks such as the Rough Guide.
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