The Pyrenees (Rough Guides Snapshot France)

The Pyrenees (Rough Guides Snapshot France)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0241276764
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The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Pyrenees is the ultimate travel guide to this mountainous region, and also includes coverage of the beguiling Basque country. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from surfing big waves in Biarritz and inspecting pre-historic paintings in the Ariège valley to taking a trip on the charming Petit Train Jaune and exploring dramatic Cathar castles in the Corbières. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Pyrenees also covers Pau, Lourdes, the Vallée d'Aspe and Vallée d'Ossau, the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Comminges, the Val d'Ariège and Vallée de l'Aude, the Pays de Sault, Roussillon, Perpignan, the Côte Vermeille and the Vallée de Tech. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Pyrenees is equivalent to 84 printed pages.

The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees

The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees
Author: Marc Dubin
Publisher: Rough Guides
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781843531968
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The Rough Guide to the Pyrenees is the only guidebook available to the entire region, covering both the French and Spanish sides of this spectacular region, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. A full-colour section introduces the author''s pick of the attractions, from relaxing in the picturesque spa towns to watching the Tour de France wind up the mountains. There are detailed listings of the best places to eat, drink and stay, from boutique hotels in Biarritz to the most remote mountain refuges. For the outdoor enthusiast there are exhaustive accounts of the walking and climbing routes available and information on the host of other activities available, including skiing, paragliding, rafting, cycling and horse riding. There is also expansive coverage of all the cultural highlights including the prehistoric cave art at Ariege and an accesible history of the region from prehistory to the current day.

The Alps and Franche-Comté (Rough Guides Snapshot France)

The Alps and Franche-Comté (Rough Guides Snapshot France)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0241276705
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The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté is the ultimate travel guide to this rugged part of southeast France. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from world-class ski resorts to laidback lakeside retreats. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté covers Grenoble, the Chartreuse massif, Briançon, Parc National des Écrins, Gap, Parc Régional du Queyras, Chambéry, Parc National de la Vanoise, Annecy, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Lake Geneva, Besançon, Lons-le-Saunier, Région des Lacs and Belfort.Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté is equivalent to 84 printed pages.

The Rough Guide to France (Travel Guide eBook)

The Rough Guide to France (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Total Pages: 1500
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1789196264
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World-renowned 'tell it like it is' guidebook Discover France with this comprehensive, entertaining, 'tell it like it is' Rough Guide, packed with comprehensive practical information and our experts' honest and independent recommendations. Whether you plan to visit some of France's world-famous museums, eat in its legendary restaurants, hike or ski in the Alps or the Pyrenees or simply enjoy sitting in café, The Rough Guide to France will help you discover the best places to explore, sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Features of The Rough Guide to France: - Detailed regional coverage: provides in-depth practical information for each step of all kinds of trip, from intrepid off-the-beaten-track adventures, to chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas. Regions covered include: Paris and surrounds, the north, Champagne, the Ardennes, Alsace, Lorraine, Normandy, Brittany, the Loire, Burgundy, Poitou-Charentes, the Atlantic coast, the Limousin, Dordogne, the Lot, the Pyrenees, Languedoc, the Massif Central, the Alps, Franche-Comté, the Rhône valley, Provence, the Côte d'Azur and Corsica - Honest independent reviews: written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, and recommendations you can truly trust, our writers will help you get the most from your trip to France - Meticulous mapping: always full-colour, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys. Find your way around Paris, Marseille and many more locations without needing to get online. - Fabulous full-colour photography: features a richness of inspirational colour photography, including the sophisticated châteaux de la Loire and the wild beaches of Corsica - Things not to miss: Rough Guides' rundown of Les Gorges du Verdon's, Carcassonne's, Aix-en-Provence's and the Alps' best sights and top experiences - Itineraries: carefully planned routes will help you organise your trip, and inspire and inform your on-the-road experiences - Basics section: packed with essential pre-departure information including getting there, getting around, accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, sports and outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, shopping and more - Background information: comprehensive Contexts chapter provides fascinating insights into France, with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary About Rough Guides: Rough Guides have been inspiring travellers for over 35 years, with over 30 million copies sold globally. Synonymous with practical travel tips, quality writing and a trustworthy 'tell it like it is' ethos, the Rough Guides list includes more than 260 travel guides to 120+ destinations, gift-books and phrasebooks.

Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coast (Rough Guides Snapshot France)

Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coast (Rough Guides Snapshot France)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0241276802
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The Rough Guides Snapshot France: Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coastis the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful southwestern region of France. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from scaling the magnificent Dune du Pyla - the largest sand dune in Europe - and visiting the mind-blowing film theme park, Futuroscope, to enjoying a night out in buzzing Bordeaux and exploring the history of cartoons in pretty Angoulême. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coast also covers Poitiers, Parthenay, Niort, the Marais Poitevin, Les Sables-d'Olonne, the Île de Noirmoutier, La Rochelle, the Île de Ré, Rochefort, the Île d'Oléron, Royan, Saintes, Cognac, the Bordeaux wine region and the Côte d'Argent. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coast is equivalent to 84 printed pages.

Burgundy (Rough Guides Snapshot France)

Burgundy (Rough Guides Snapshot France)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 024127673X
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The Rough Guide Snapshot France: Burgundy is the ultimate travel guide to this delightful region at the very heart of France, celebrated for its food and wine. It leads you through Burgundy with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from visiting Roman remains in Autun to feasting on boeuf bourguignon, sipping Chablis and settling into a château. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot France: Burgundy covers Auxerre, Sens, Joigny, Chablis, the Canal de Bourgogne, Châtillon-sur-Seine (Treasure of Vix), Abbaye de Fontenay, Parc Régional du Morvan, Nevers, Dijon, The Côte d'Or vineyards, Beaune, the Mâconnais and the Charolais. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France.

Gascony & the Pyrenees

Gascony & the Pyrenees
Author: Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls with James Taylor
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2023-08-31
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1784779172
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Written by expert travel-writers with more than 40 titles to their name, Bradt’s Gascony & the Pyrenees is the only current English-language guide to the entirety of this fascinating, relatively under-visited and consequently affordable region of southwest France. Offering advice on where to stay and eat with what to do and see, this new guide provides everything you need for an enjoyable, fulfilling visit. In Gascony, everyone can find their own adventure. Surfers can ride Atlantic waves at Hossegor and Mimizan. Sun-seekers can loll on the Landes’ beaches, then stretch their legs by climbing Europe’s tallest sand dune, the Dune du Pilat. Hikers can trek high into the Pyrenees to gawp at majestic cirques, while those less energetic can go on a donkey-backl. Families can bike along numerous backways, while cycling buffs cheer on the professionals during the Pyrenees stage of the Tour de France. Activity enthusiasts aside, the region will delight anyone who craves a slower-paced holiday in beautiful natural landscapes. Culture buffs can linger in the coastal art havens of Collioure, Port- Vendres and Céret, or discover Palaeolithic cave art at Niaux and Le Mas-d’Azil. Pilgrims can follow the path to Lourdes. Fans of the bizarre can visit Salvador Dali’s ‘centre of the universe’ (Perpignan train station) or La Pourcailhade, the pig festival of Tri-sur-Baïse. Urbanites can enjoy the splendours of Perpignan, Bayonne, Biarritz and Auch, or take it down a notch at medieval Catalan villages. For quirky retail therapy, shopaholics can browse the espadrilles for which Mauléon is famed or the berets synonymous with Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Gourmets will delight in the quality of local cuisine, from cèpe mushrooms and poulet au pot to a flock of duck-based dishes. Cocooned within quiet, natural settings, yoga practitioners can calm mind and body with various wellness therapies. And whatever floats your boat, everyone can relax in some of the hundreds of personally recommended places to stay – from charming inns and spas to restored medieval stables, and even the astronomers’ dormitories at the Pic du Midi. All conveyed through the intimate expert insights that characterise Bradt’s Gascony & the Pyrenees.

A Book of the Pyrenees

A Book of the Pyrenees
Author: S. Baring-Gould
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN:
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This early twentieth-century book describes the great mountain range that separates France from Spain. It is not purely a history, nor a geography book, since it combines also considerations about the ways in which the languages of the people living in this region have been affected.

The Pyrenees

The Pyrenees
Author: Kev Reynolds
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2010-09-09
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1849653542
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A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. The book is divided into five regional chapters: the Western Valleys; Cirques and Canyons; the Central Pyrenees; Enchanted Mountains; and Andorra and the Eastern High Pyrenees. Intended as a resource book for those planning a range of mountain activities in the Pyrenees, the guide describes each area valley by valley, and provides information on access and accommodation, as well as recommended maps and guidebooks. Unlike a conventional walking book, detailed route descriptions are not included; the guide does, however, direct the reader to the finest walks, treks and climbs in the area and provide an outline of specially selected routes. An extensive introduction gives all the practical advice and information needed for planning a trip. It offers a background to the mountains and their exploration, and provides a snapshot of the range with sections that help the reader focus on specific areas of activity, and suggests where best to exercise that activity.