Whether you`re enjoying a special journey across the channel with friends or a club, or looking to include automotive-themed locations in your family holiday, this guide shows you how to combine them with a gourmet meal, wine tasting at a chateau
- or just relaxing on the beach! Full of practical, clear, easy-to-find information, this is the ideal companion when planning a trip, or as an on-the-road reference book. Divided into five regions
- Paris & the Ile-de-France, Western France, Southern France, Central France & the Alps, & North-East France
- each chapter contains a wealth of detailed information for the auto enthusiast. With sections on museums, classic & modern car shows, automobilia, buying car parts, historic & modern motorsport events, & race circuits, each entry is illustrated in full colour. This unique guide provides you with all you need to know to enjoy a visit to France with a motoring twist
- when to go, how to get there, & where to find out more.



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From France's leading panoramic photographer, this title presents the results of an unprecedented 20-year project to search out & document the country's untouched landscapes. All the images are taken with a classic panoramic camera. France is a perennially favourite destination for visitors, with many much-loved landscapes from the Aiguilles de Chamonix to Mont-Saint-Michel, or from the volcanoes of Auvergne to the calanques of Marseille. Yet, lesser known vistas also abound. Here in one unique volume are all the finest unspoilt views to be found in France, both familiar & waiting to be discovered. The locations have been selected from across the whole of France, including the Alps, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Brittany, Champagne-Ardenne, Corsica, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Poitou Charente, Provence, Cote D'azur, the Pyrenees, & Rhone. Sentucq's mastery of the panoramic format replicates the dizzying wonder & liberating experience of these views like no other medium can.' Renowned French photographer Herve Sentucq's photographs are the result of years in search of the unusual angles & fleeting light which enhance the beauty of our surroundings'
- Scots Magazine.
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France: Villes et Villages Fleuris Map from the IGN highlights award winning towns & villages from the annual competition organized by the Conseil National des Villes et Villages Fleuris to choose best locations with well managed local environment, particularly through floral decoration & horticulture. The map has as its base IGN ...

France: Ways of St James to Compostela Map from the IGN presents an overview of all the routes taken by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela & the tomb of the apostle St James
- the greatest of all goals for thousands of pilgrims from Europe in the Middle Ages. The map was prepared by the IGN & the Association de Coop
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France on a colourful & informative wine map from the IGN, using a road map of the country as a base for highlighting wine growing areas, all annotated with names & extensive lists of individual appellations, etc. The base map shows the road network from motorways to country roads to guide visitors to the various the vineyards from Champagne to Bordeaux, Roussillon & Provence. Many of the country ...

“ Francesco’s Italy” takes the form of a journey, one that encompasses Italian culture both past & present. From Venice, his birthplace & home, Francesco travels southwards to the Sicilian capital Palermo, his mother’s hometown. He visits the spectacular lakes & fashionable cities of the north, & passes through the hills of Tuscany, heading south towards Rome, Naples & finally Palermo; Francesco describes the local artistic & architectural treasures & cultural traditions, while exploring the historical backgrounds, & legends too. His journey also shows us Italian society & the Italian people as they are today, delighting in sharing anecdotes from his own family life as well as stories from friends & traveling acquaintances. Illustrated with full-colour photography, “ Francesco’s Italy” brings together the Italy we all know & love & the secret side of the country that only an insider can reveal. ...

In “ Francesco’s Kitchen”, Francesco Da Mosto invites you into his family`s kitchen in his 16th-century Palazzo in the heart of the city where he acts as the perfect guide to the unique culinary character of traditional Venetian cooking. Francesco shows you how to prepare 150 classic Venetian recipes ranging from Antipasti, sauces, soups & fish, to meats, pasta & puddings. He demonstrates how Venetian food is a fabulous fusion of ingredients brought together over centuries as merchants & traders travelled the Mediterranean. The ancient broeto (stock) & mollusc soups testify to this, as does the richness & variety of dishes based on fish, roasts, grills, tasty deep fried delicacies & sauces. Each chapter is beautifully illsutrated will full colour photography, an introduction with the history & origins of the recipes & throughout there are personal reminiscences by Francesco of his first encounters with his favourite dishes. ...

In “ Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage”, the celebrated & much-loved tevelvision presenter & author Francesco da Mosto takes a trip into the rich history of the Mediterranean. In the wake of his ancestor, the explorer Alvise da Mosto, Francesco sets sail on the Black Swan, a late nineteenth-century schooner, to experience the Mediterranean
- setting off from Venice, his birthplace & home, across the Adriatic, Ionian & Aegean seas to discover the cities & islands where Western civilisation was born, surveying the places & stories of over 500 years of Venetian history in the region & visiting places that have more recently undergone major changes like the new states of the former Yugoslavia. His journey takes in spectacular ancient Greek & Roman ruins; the breathtakingly beautiful islands of Corfu & Santorini; sacred sites like the monasteries of Meteora & Patmos as well as stunning Ottoman mosques. Francesco also describes the artistic & architectural treasures of the places he visits & brings to life their flavours, customs & histories. & by introducing us to the societies he encounters along the way he also reminds us of the threats they have so recently had to suffer as countries that still bear the scars of a region ravaged by conflict. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by John Parker, this sumptuous book is a personal invitation to join Francesco to savour & celebrate the majesty & might of the Mediterranean. It is a fabulous fusion of history, culture & travel that will delight fans of Francesco everywhere.
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Francesco`s Venice, now available in paperback, is the extraordinary story of the life of this intriguing city, told by a descendant of an old & distinguished Venetian family. Francesco explores Venice`s remarkable history, from the fifth century when the first settlers retreated to the safety of the lagoon & began to create their homes on its tiny islands, through its glorious years as a successful maritime nation, adept at trade, exploration, diplomacy & protecting its independence, to the fragile city of the twenty-first century. He vividly brings to life the places, events & people, including a colourful array of his own ancestors, that have sculpted this living theatre through the ages. Beautifully illustrated with stunning images by John Parker, Francesco`s Venice celebrates the mesmerizing beauty & surprising strength of this unique city. ...

Franche-Comté
- Jura Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available
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