The French Riviera Insight Guide

The French Riviera Insight Guide

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Full Description


This book includes a section detailing the French Riviera's history, five features covering the area's life and culture, ranging from its famous film festival to its hedonistic sun-worshippers, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 15 maps.

Contents

Maps: French Riviera; Hy res & the Massif des Maures; St-Tropez; St-Tropez Peninsula; St-Raphael, Fr jus & the Argens Valley; Cannes; Beyond Cannes; Antibes Peninsula; Nice; The Corniches; Monaco; Menton ; The Maritime Alps; Inside front cover -Western Riviera; Inside back cover -Eastern Riviera. Introduction & History: The Business of Gaiety; Decisive Dates; From Bronze Age to Bikinis; The British Invasion; Lost Caviare Days; The Riviera at War; The Sun Cult. Features: Wheeling and Dealing; Literary Visitors; The Riviera on Canvas; The Cannes Film Festival; Taste of the Coast. Places: Introduction; Hyeres and the Massif des Maures; St-Tropez and its Peninsula; St-Raphael, Frejus and the Argens Valley; Cannes; Antibes and the Plateau de Valbonne; Grasse and the Loup Valley; Cagnes, Vence and the Var Valley; Nice; Cap Ferrat and the Golden Triangle; Monaco; Menton; The Perched Villages; Border Country. Information Panels; The Blue Train; Brigitte Bardot; Beach Boffins; Graham Greene's War; Port Grimaud; Riviera Yacht-Watching; Picasso Country; The Fondation Maeght; Grimaldi Inc; Vall e des Merveilles. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture ; Nightlife; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading.