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Author | : Anthony Poulton-Smith |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2012-10-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 144563144X |
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the English Riviera has changed and developed over the last century
Author | : Maureen Emerson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2018-04-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786723387 |
In 1926 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, arrived in Paris and fell in love with France... With his partner, an ex-officer in the British Army, he built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated the Riviera. As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer, "those two charmers", flourished at the heart of Riviera society. Over the years, Dierks would design and build over 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Villa Le Roc, and Maxine Elliott's Chateau de l'Horizon, later the home of Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth. Riviera Dreaming tells the dazzling story of the lives, loves and adventures that played out behind the walls of these glamorous houses and provides an unparalleled portrait of life on the Cote d'Azur at the height of the Jazz Age.
Author | : English Riviera Tourist Board |
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Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Mary S Lovell |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2017-09-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1681775794 |
The author of the bestselling The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family brings her trademark brio and relish to the charming and fascinating world of the Château de l'Horizon on the French Riviera. The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of dynamic group was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Château and brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse and Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism and biographies during his 'wilderness years' in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Château changed hands and Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of and eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth Bringing a bygone era back to life, Mary Lovell cements her spot as one of our top social historians in this captivating and evocative new book.
Author | : English Riviera Tourist Board |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1997* |
Genre | : Devon (England) |
ISBN | : 9781869986414 |
Author | : Xavier Girard |
Publisher | : Editions Assouline |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-07-16 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781614282563 |
The French Riviera of the 1920s and early '30s was a haven for artists and writers from the far reaches of the world. This book revitalizes the now-legendary tale of personalities such as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Picasso, Picabia, Cocteau, and Gerald and Sara Murphy as they are caught between a desire for creation, the quest for happiness, and the looming darkness of World War II. Extraordinary images taken from personal archives reanimate the lifestyles and artwork of some of the most influential artists of the twentiety century.
Author | : TP Fielden |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2017-02-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 000819369X |
‘A delicious adventure’ Daily Mail Murder on the Riviera Express
Author | : Anthony Poulton-Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2012-09-28 |
Genre | : Paignton (England) |
ISBN | : 9781445609478 |
The three towns of Paignton, Brixham and Torquay form the area of the Devon coast known as the English Riviera, due to the sandy beaches, mild climate and host of leisure attractions. However, all three towns have their own, unique heritage. The market town of Paignton is characterised by its Saxon origins. Its ancient church and the traditional town green, along with the beautiful beach, make for the epitome of the English family holiday. Brixham is the home of the famous Brixham Trawlers and the tourist attraction replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind. Torquay is different again. With its large harbour, thriving nightlife and balmy climate, it is easy to see why it became a fashionable Victorian resort. This collection of delightful photographs explores how the towns of Torbay developed to represent the best of the British seaside tradition.
Author | : English Riviera Tourism Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2011 |
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Author | : Melanie Border |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2010-07-30 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : 9780954484583 |
This beautifully illustrated guide shows how, over the years, the landscape has influenced the wildlife and the incredible human history of the area that takes in the seaside towns of Brixham, Paignton, Torquay and Babbacombe.