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Author | : Arnold G. Danielson |
Publisher | : SDP Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2012-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0982925689 |
Cote d¿Azur, as we know it today¿frequented by yachts and film stars¿is primarily a product of the last 150 years, but the historical impact of its central location dates back more than 2,500 years. Its geographic position and many natural harbors on the north side of the Mediterranean made it a stopover for early seafaring people like the Greeks; a natural extension of the Roman Empire; a target and base for Saracen raiders; and a place where the ambitions of French, Spanish and Italian kings and princes came into conflict. More recently it has been a destination for tourists, retirees and seekers of improved health, and a landing place for the invasion of France by the Allied armies in the Second World War. This book begins with Cote d¿Azur¿s early days and moves through to the present in a comprehensive, but concise, easily readable form that should help travelers relate what they are seeing today to what it was before. It is as historically factual as readily available data permits and tries to emphasize history that relates to what we see today.
Author | : Anthony Peregrine |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0756694094 |
Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Provence & the Cote d'Azur uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
Author | : Ted Jones |
Publisher | : Tauris Parke |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020-02-25 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780755617586 |
The sunlight and calm of the French Riviera have been a magnet for writers since the fourteenth century. The Cote d'Azur has provided the inspiration and setting for some of the greatest literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. "The French Riviera: A Literary Guide for Travellers" is a reader's journey along this fabled coast, from Hyeres and St. Tropez in the west to the Italian border in the east, introducing the lives and work of writers who passed this way, from distinguished Nobel laureates to new authors who found their voices there. Ted Jones's encyclopaedic work covers them all: writers such as Graham Greene and W. Somerset Maugham, who spent much of their lives there; F. Scott Fitzgerald and Guy de Maupassant, whose work it dominates; and the countless writers who simply lingered there, including Louisa M. Alcott, Hans Christian Anderson, J. G. Ballard, Samuel Beckett, Arnold Bennett, William Boyd, Bertholt Brecht, Anthony Burgess, Albert Camus, Bruce Chatwin, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot, Ian Fleming, Ernest Hemingway, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, A. A.Milne, Vladimir Nabokov, Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Robert Louis Stevenson, Anton Tchekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Evelyn Waugh, H. G. Wells, Oscar Wilde, P. G. Wodehouse, Virginia Woolf and W. B. Yeats - and many others.
Author | : DK Eyewitness |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2017-03-21 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1465465189 |
True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Provence & the Côte d'Azur covers all the region's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you. This newly updated pocket travel guide for Provence & the Côte d'Azur will lead you straight to the best attractions these cities have to offer, from walking beautiful beaches to exploring Nice to shopping in Monaco. Find the best hotels, food, and attractions for every budget. Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Provence & the Côte d'Azur. + Brand-new itineraries help you plan your trip to these areas of Provence & the Côte d'Azur. + Maps of walking routes show you the best ways to maximize your time. + New Top 10 lists feature off-the-beaten-track ideas, along with standbys like the top attractions, shopping, dining options, and more. + New typography and fresh layout throughout. You'll still find DK's famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of history and culture. The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Provence & the Côte d'Azur. Recommended: For an in-depth guidebook to Provence and the Côte d'Azur, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Provence & the Côte d'Azur, which offers a complete overview of these cities; thousands of photographs, illustrations, and maps; and more.
Author | : DK Travel |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2018-02-20 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1465475915 |
Covering everything from Venice's iconic Grand Canal to enchanting Verona, and the impressive peaks of the Dolomites to pretty Lake Garda, this travel guide is packed with itinerary suggestions, restaurant recommendations, and handpicked hotels. Filled with beautiful illustrations, useful maps, and colorful images, this guide will help you find your way effortlessly around Venice and the Veneto. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Venice & The Veneto is the perfect companion for an exploration of this idyllic part of Italy. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Venice & The Veneto truly shows you this city as no one else can.
Author | : Peter Mayle |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2010-05-19 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0307755495 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.
Author | : George G. Kundahl |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 757 |
Release | : 2017-05-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786722003 |
During World War II three distinct forces opposed the Allies - Germany, Italy, and Japan. Few areas of the world experienced domination by more than a single one of these, but southeastern France – the region popularly known as the Riviera or Cote d'Azur - was one. Not only did inhabitants suffer through Italian Fascism and German Nazism but also under a third hardship at times even more oppressive - the rule of Vichy France. Following a nine-month prelude, the reality of World War II burst onto the Riviera in June 1940 when the region had to defend itself against the Italian army and ended in April 1945 with a battle against German and Italian forces in April 1945, a period longer than any other part of France. In this book, George G. Kundahl tells for the first time the full story of World War II on the French Riviera. Featuring previously unseen sources and photographs, this will be essential reading for anyone interested in wartime France.
Author | : John Baxter |
Publisher | : Museyon |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2015-07-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1940842050 |
Get swept up in the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera as author and filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the Côte d'Azur that's sure to delight travelers, Francophiles, and culture lovers alike. Readers will discover the dramatic lives of the legendary artists, writers, actors, and politicians who frequented the world's most luxurious resort during its golden age. In 25 vivid chapters, Baxter introduces the iconic figures indelibly linked to the South of France—artist Henri Matisse, who lived in Nice for much of his life; F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose Riviera hosts inspired his controversial Tender is the Night; Coco Chanel, who made the Saint-Tropez tan an international fashion statement; and many more. Along the way, Baxter takes readers where few people ever get to go: the alluring world of the perfume industry, into the cars and casinos of Monte Carlo, behind-the-scenes at the Cannes Film Festival, to the villa where Picasso and Cocteau smoked opium, and to the hotel where Joseph Kennedy had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. Then maps and listings show travelers how these luminaries celebrated life and made art amid paradise.
Author | : Florence Chatzigianis |
Publisher | : Azuralive |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-02 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : 9780979279621 |
26 Gorgeous Hikes on the Western Cote d'Azur is an illustrated guide that invites you to slow down to the rhythm of your footsteps, and soak in the Western French Riviera's natural beauty. With detailed trail descriptions, hiking maps, trek data such as time, distance, difficulty and elevation profiles for twenty-six hikes."
Author | : Kate Baillie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Provence (France) |
ISBN | : 9781843537847 |
A guide to Provence & the Cote D'Azur. From the bustling Vieux Port of Marseille and the beaches of St Tropez to the remote mountains of Haute-Provence, it introduces the regions highlights. It includes comprehensive reviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay to suit every budget.