Adventure Guide to Provence and the Côte D'Azur

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ISBN: 9781588435057 | 1588435059
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/15/2005

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Here is the most detailed and informative guide to this fascinating region, from the Cote d'Azur and its seaside towns of St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice and Antibes, to the mountainous regions of Vaucluse, the Luberon and Mont Ventoux.

Introduction	p. 1
The Land: A Microcosm	p. 1
History & Pre-History	p. 4
500,000 BC	p. 4
The Greeks & Romans	p. 5
Medieval Provence	p. 6
The Avignon Popes	p. 8
The House of Savoy	p. 9
The Revolution & the Age of Napoleon	p. 10
The 20th Century	p. 11
The Climate	p. 12
The Economy	p. 13
Agriculture	p. 13
Industry	p. 14
Flora	p. 14
Fauna	p. 15
A Bird Watchers' Paradise	p. 15
Other Wildlife	p. 15
Language & People	p. 16
Art & Architecture	p. 16
Modern Art	p. 17
Performing Arts	p. 18
Food & Drink	p. 18
Boulangeries, Patisseries & Tea Shops	p. 19
Fast Food	p. 20
Bistros & Cafes	p. 20
Fine Dining	p. 20
Shopping	p. 20
Eco-Travel	p. 22
Adventures	p. 22
Hiking	p. 23
Cycling	p. 23
Sources of Information	p. 25
Getting Here	p. 26
By Air	p. 26
By Rail	p. 27
Getting Around	p. 27
Where to Stay	p. 29
Travel Essentials	p. 30
Entry Requirements	p. 30
Customs	p. 31
Tax Free Shopping	p. 31
Money Matters	p. 31
Public Holidays	p. 33
Health Services & Insurance	p. 34
Mail	p. 34
Telephones	p. 34
Emergency Consular Services	p. 35
The Alpilles & The Garrigues	p. 37
Getting Here	p. 38
Getting Around	p. 39
Principle Destinations	p. 39
Avignon	p. 39
Nimes	p. 42
St. Remy de Provence	p. 46
Worth a Side-Trip	p. 49
Les Baux de Provence	p. 49
Beaucaire	p. 50
Eygalieres	p. 51
Maussane les Alpilles & Mouries	p. 51
The Pont du Gard	p. 52
Uzes	p. 53
Festivals & Fetes	p. 54
Shopping	p. 54
Market Days	p. 54
Department Stores	p. 55
Sports & Cycling Shops	p. 55
Where to Stay	p. 56
Deluxe	p. 56
Moderate	p. 57
Budget	p. 58
Camping	p. 59
Gites	p. 60
Where to Eat	p. 60
Light Meals & Snacks	p. 61
Adventures	p. 62
On Foot	p. 62
On Wheels	p. 64
On Water	p. 67
In the Air	p. 68
Eco-Tourism	p. 68
The Camargue	p. 71
Getting Here & Getting Around	p. 72
Four Habitats	p. 72
La Grande Camargue	p. 72
La Petite Camargue	p. 73
Les Salins	p. 74
The Crau	p. 74
Principle Destinations	p. 74
Arles	p. 74
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer	p. 79
Aigues Mortes	p. 81
Camargue Beaches	p. 85
Plage Est	p. 85
Plage de Beauduc	p. 85
Plage de L'Espiguette	p. 86
Festivals & Fetes	p. 87
Arles	p. 88
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer	p. 88
Aigues Mortes	p. 88
Shopping	p. 89
In Arles	p. 89
In Les Saintes Maries de la Mer	p. 89
In Aigues Mortes	p. 89
Where to Stay	p. 90
Deluxe	p. 90
Moderate	p. 91
Budget	p. 91
Camping	p. 92
Gites	p. 93
Where to Eat	p. 94
Light Meals & Snacks	p. 95
Adventures	p. 96
On Foot	p. 97
On Wheels	p. 97
On Horseback	p. 99
On Water	p. 100
Birdwatching	p. 103
Vaucluse, the Luberon & Mont Ventoux	p. 105
Getting Here & Getting Around	p. 106
The Regions of Vaucluse	p. 106
Haut Vaucluse	p. 106
Mont Ventoux, Comtat Venaissin, Pays de Sault	p. 108
Pays de Sorgues, Monts de Vaucluse	p. 108
The Montagne du Luberon	p. 108
Principal Destinations	p. 109
Apt	p. 109
Carpentras	p. 111
Gordes	p. 113
Orange	p. 116
Vaison la Romaine	p. 118
Worth a Side-Trip	p. 121
Chateauneuf du Pape	p. 121
Fontaine de Vaucluse	p. 121
L'Isle Sur La Sorgue	p. 123
Roussillon	p. 124
Festivals & Fetes	p. 125
Music & Dance	p. 126
Shopping	p. 126
Markets	p. 127
Where to Stay	p. 128
Deluxe	p. 128
Moderate	p. 130
Budget	p. 130
Camping	p. 131
Gites & Chambres d'Hotes	p. 132
Where to Eat	p. 134
Deluxe	p. 134
Light Meals & Snacks	p. 135
Adventures	p. 136
On Foot	p. 136
On Wheels	p. 139
In the Air	p. 143
On Horseback	p. 144
Eco-Tourism	p. 144
Marseille & Aix en Provence	p. 147
Principal Destinations	p. 148
Aix en Provence	p. 148
Marseille	p. 153
Les Calanques	p. 162
Cassis	p. 165
Worth a Side-Trip	p. 167
La Ciotat	p. 167
Martigues	p. 167
Salon de Provence	p. 169
St Maximin La Ste Baume	p. 169
Festivals & Fetes	p. 170
In Marseille	p. 170
In Aix	p. 171
Art & Architecture	p. 172
Vasarely Foundation	p. 173
Shopping	p. 173
Department Stores & Shops	p. 173
Markets	p. 175
In Aix en Provence	p. 176
In Cassis	p. 176
Where to Stay	p. 177
Deluxe	p. 177
Moderate	p. 178
Budget	p. 179
Camping	p. 180
Gites	p. 181
Where to Eat	p. 182
Light Meals & Snacks	p. 183
Adventures	p. 184
On Foot	p. 184
On Wheels	p. 186
On Water	p. 190
Haute Provence	p. 193
Getting Here	p. 193
Getting Around	p. 196
Principal Destinations	p. 196
Les Gorges du Verdon	p. 196
Where to Stay	p. 207
In or Near Castellane	p. 207
Rougon	p. 208
In or Near La Maline	p. 209
In Moustiers Saint Marie	p. 209
Refuges & Hostels	p. 210
Where to Eat	p. 210
Useful Contacts	p. 211
Tourist Information Offices	p. 211
Taxi Services	p. 211
Worth a Side-Trip	p. 212
Digne les Bains	p. 212
Puget Theniers	p. 213
The Route Napoleon	p. 214
The Western Cote d'Azur	p. 215
The Massif des Maures	p. 215
Getting Here	p. 218
Collobrieres	p. 218
La Garde Freinet	p. 220
Pierrefeu du Var	p. 221
Where to Stay	p. 226
Where to Eat	p. 228
The Mauresque Coast	p. 229
St. Tropez	p. 230
Le Lavandou	p. 237
Grimaud & Port Grimaud	p. 238
Ste Maxime	p. 239
Where to Stay on the Mauresque Coast	p. 239
Where to Eat on the Mauresque Coast	p. 248
Massif de l'Esterel	p. 251
Getting Here	p. 253
Getting Around	p. 253
Frejus	p. 253
Saint Raphael	p. 258
Les Adrets de L'Esterel	p. 268
Adventures on Foot	p. 269
Adventures on Wheels	p. 271
Adventures on Horseback	p. 272
Ecotourism	p. 273
Adventures on Water	p. 274
Other Watersports	p. 279
Where to Stay	p. 280
Deluxe	p. 280
Moderate	p. 281
Budget	p. 283
Chambre d'Hotes	p. 284
Gites	p. 285
Camping	p. 286
Where to Eat	p. 286
The Massif du Tanneron	p. 288
Cycling Around the Tanneron	p. 289
Worth a Side-Trip: Le Pays de Fayence	p. 290
Shopping in the Esterel	p. 293
The Artists Circuit in Frejus	p. 293
Hypermarket Shopping in Saint Raphael	p. 294
Markets	p. 294
Festivals & Fetes in the Esterel	p. 295
Mimosa Celebrations on the Mimosa Road	p. 295
The International Air Festival	p. 295
Fireworks in Frejus	p. 295
Frejus Street Theatre Festival	p. 296
Les Bravades	p. 296
Chestnut Festivals	p. 296
The Giant Omelet Feast	p. 296
The French Riviera & the Maritime Alps	p. 299
Principal Destinations	p. 302
Cannes	p. 302
Antibes-Juan les Pins	p. 308
Nice & the Haut Pays Nicois - The Flower of the South	p. 316
Menton - A Town as Work of Art	p. 326
Worth a Side-Trip	p. 333
Festivals & Fetes	p. 339
Antibes-Juan Les Pins	p. 339
Nice	p. 340
Menton	p. 341
Shopping	p. 341
Cannes	p. 341
In Antibes	p. 342
In Nice	p. 342
In Menton	p. 343
Where to Stay	p. 344
Deluxe	p. 344
Moderate	p. 350
Budget	p. 352
Where to Eat	p. 354
Light Meals & Snacks	p. 358
Adventures	p. 359
On Foot	p. 359
In the Snow	p. 372
Adventures on Water	p. 374
Adventures on Wheels	p. 376
In the Air	p. 379
Eco-Travel	p. 380
Mercantour National Park	p. 380
Appendix	p. 383
Tourist Information Offices	p. 383
Regional Tourist Boards	p. 387
Useful Contacts	p. 389
Information	p. 389
Accommodations	p. 389
Activities	p. 390
Glossary	p. 393
Maps
Provence	p. 2
Avignon	p. 40
Nimes	p. 43
Arles	p. 75
Camargue Beaches	p. 84
Vaucluse	p. 107
Bouches du Rhone, Aix & Marseille	p. 145
Aix-en-Provence	p. 146
Marseille	p. 150
Vieux Marseille	p. 155
Haute Provence	p. 194
Massif des Maures	p. 216
Collobrieres	p. 219
St Tropez - Western Cote d'Azur	p. 231
Massif d'Esterel	p. 252
Frejus	p. 254
St Raphael Region	p. 259
St Raphael Center	p. 261
Cannes	p. 301
Cap d'Antibes	p. 309
Vieille Antibes	p. 312
Pays Nicois	p. 317
Old Town Nice	p. 320
Menton Region	p. 328
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