Product Description

These are the guides that show you what others only tell you! It features a 'Discovery' feature which describes each region and its highlights, to ensure you make the most of your trip. It includes clear maps, extensive hotel and restaurant listings of all price levels. It explores this picturesque region, from charming hilltop villages to ancient monasteries and Roman sites with the unique 3D models and cutaways. You can taste wine in the Vaucluse, sunbathe in St Tropez or celebrity-spot in Cannes for a truly different holiday.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #336954 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Picture Perfect Guide
If you believe a picture tells a thousand words, you'll love this guide to Provence and the Côte d'Azur.

It's filled with photos, but also maps of areas, towns and museums.
For the Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence, for example, you'll get a very nice layout of the museum in relief 3-D format, with a sampling of artwork from George Braque, Chagall, etc.

The guide lets you stroll through the streets of Avignon, see the backdrop cliffs behind Monaco and the location of its famous spots, plunge underwater in the islands of Hyères.

The introductory Portrait of Provence gives a taste of local culture, architecture, history.

Due to the thickness of glossy pages, the book weights 1lb... which is a negative when you have to carry it around. Also, the hotel and restaurant back-of-book listings are on the light side.

All in all, highly recommended for a vivid overview of this region I love.

Excellent guide
This is a great guide with simple straightforward information about the region. It is easy to use and has plenty of pictures and photographs - I can't stand travel guides that are just pages of text.

Good Book
Good book but could have done with a bit more things to do in the St Rapheal area. Its a good book in fairness and I would have no problem buying similar. thanks.