In the Cicerone guide GR10 Trail
- Through the French Pyrenees, author Paul Lucia has comprehensively explored the various walking
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On a journey around the world`s most exquisite & diverse range of dishes, from Brittany to Provence, celebrated chef Joel Robuchon presents the very best in French traditional ingredients & recipes. Drawing on twenty years of research from the collection L`inventaire du patrimoine culinaire de la France, this book explores the French culinary landscape as never before
- defining regions by their specific culinary identity & practice rather than sticking to today`s formal administrative divisions. In fifty beautifully illustrated & detailed recipes & featuring over 200 iconic locally produced ingredients, French Regional Food offers you the authentic flavours of France. Recipes include: Grilled Scallops from Brittany, Onion Soup from the famous Les Halles markets of Paris; Macaroons from Bordeaux. Classics of the French repertoire are here too; Cassoulet from Toulouse, Daube de Boeuf a la Dauphinoise, Black Cherry Clafoutis from the Limousin. French Regional Food reveals the traditions behind your favourite dishes, & invites you to explore less familiar places & flavours.
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Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed & glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of le Tour de France. All 3, 630km of it. Battling it out with the old men on butchers' bikes across the plains of Aquitaine & pursued by cattle over Europe's second highest road, Moore soon finds himself resorting to narcotic assistance, systematic overeating & waxed legs before summoning a support vehicle staffed by cruelly sceptical family & friends. Accounts of his suffering & chicanery, & those encountered in the race's epic history, are interwoven through a look at rural France busy tarting itself up for those 15 seconds of fame as the Tour careers through at 50kph. An heroic depiction of an inadequate man's attempt to achieve the unachievable, Moore's Tour is a tale of calorific excess, ludicrous clothing & intimate discomfort while transforming into an incredibly fit & passionately proud cyclist. ...

Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed & glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of le Tour de France. All 3, 630km of it. Battling it out with the old men on butchers` bikes across the plains of Aquitaine & pursued by cattle over Europe`s second highest road, Moore soon finds himself resorting to narcotic assistance, systematic overeating & waxed legs before summoning a support vehicle staffed by cruelly sceptical family & friends. Accounts of his suffering & chicanery, & those encountered in the race`s epic history, are interwoven through a look at rural France busy tarting itself up for those 15 seconds of fame as the Tour careers through at 50kph. An heroic depiction of an inadequate man`s attempt to achieve the unachievable, Moore`s Tour is a tale of calorific excess, ludicrous clothing & intimate discomfort while transforming into an incredibly fit & passionately proud cyclist. ...

Battling it out with the old men on butchers' bikes across the plains of Aquitaine & pursued by cattle over Europe's second highest road, Moore soon finds himself resorting to narcotic assistance, systematic overeating & waxed legs before summoning a support vehicle staffed by cruelly sceptical family & friends. Accounts of his suffering & chicanery, & those encountered in the race's epic history, are interwoven through a look at rural France busy tarting itself up for those 15 seconds of fame as the Tour careers through at 50kph. An heroic depiction of an inadequate man's attempt to achieve the unachievable, Moore's Tour is a tale of calorific excess, ludicrous clothing & intimate discomfort. ...

Make the most of your trip with AA's best selling pocket guide series, up to date & easy to use, the series has been revamped to include an atlas section & additional maps. Sporting the new, distinctive AA World Travel Guide series cover design; these new editions will ensure the series remains as popular as ever. The guides are divided into five easy to use colour coded sections: Viewing: The authors introduction to the destination, including the ten 'must do's'. Top Ten: The authors Top Ten places to visit. What to See: Alphabetical listings of places to visit. Where to: Detailed listings guiding you where to eat, stay & shop. Practical Matters: Quick reference travel information. ...

French Riviera at 1:100, 000 with enlargements at 1:50, 000 for the Cannes
- Antibes area in a series from Michelin covering
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MICHELIN zoom map French Riviera is the ideal travel companion to fully explore this destination thanks to its easy-to-use format & its scale of 1/100, 000. This map covers Cannes, Nice, Monaco & Menton areas. The Zoom collection are characterized by the high precision of their detailed scale, specially adapted for very touristy areas or with a high density road network, including new developments & industrial areas. In addition to clarity, reliability & up-to-date information, all Michelin cartography features include a wealth of practical information: places & monuments of tourist interest, picturesque tours, areas for sports & leisure activities... Useful plans of cities & a practical index of localities. Also the maps contain places of interest & signposting of tracks for bicycles & greenways. ...

French Riviera & Provence at 1:200, 000 on a map from Marco Polo Travel Publishing with special features to aid route planning & street plans of central Avignon, Cannes, Marseilles, Monaco/ Monte Carlo, Nice & Nîmes.A fold-out extension of the map cover gives at-a-glance overview of the whole area covered by the map with the adjoining regions, making it much easier to find various localities on the main map and/or plan a route. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map, is provided to make routes or locations more prominent when navigating. The map, with cartography from the renowned German publishers Mair Dumont, boldly stresses main roads & motorways in strong colours & selected towns in large letters, but also shows minor roads & villages in considerable detail. Road information

Includes:: toll roads, traffic restrictions & seasonal closures, gradient marking, roads not recommended for caravans, scenic routes, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there. Railway network

Includes:: narrow gauge & tourist lines, cable car lines, & chair lifts. The map is particularly good for identifying geographical

Features: mountain chains, valleys, plateaux, etc. Picturesque towns & places of interest are given star rating, & other tourist information

Includes:: campsites & youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10`. Multilingual map legend & all information include English.A booklet attached to the map cover contains an extensive index of place names. Also provided are street plans of central Avignon, Cannes, Marseilles, Monaco/ Monte Carlo, Nice & Nîmes, plus a table with distances & traveling times & main traffic & speed regulations.







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Get swept up in the glitz & glamour of the French Riviera as author & filmmaker John Baxter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the star-studded cultural history of the Cote d Azur that s sure to delight travelers, Francophiles, & culture lovers alike. Readers will discover the dramatic lives of the legendary artists, writers, actors, & politicians who frequented the world s most luxurious resort during its golden age. In 25 vivid chapters, Baxter introduces the iconic figures indelibly linked to the South of France artist Henri Matisse, writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, & many more. Along the way, Baxter takes readers where few people ever get to go: the alluring world of the perfume industry, into the cars & casinos of Monte Carlo, behind-the-scenes at the Cannes Film Festival, to the villa where Picasso & Cocteau smoked opium, & to the hotel where Joseph Kennedy had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. These luminaries celebrated life & created art amid paradise & this book is the ultimate guide to the Riviera s golden age.” ...