Gascony And The Pyrenees

Product Description

Cadogan's stunning guide to Gascony & the Pyrenees takes you deep into a fascinating region that is home to both Gascons & Basques. This is a place for lazy touring & with Cadogan as your guide, you'll be able to meander through the beautiful scenery & find the perfect village restaurant where "madame" will cook you up a hearty plate of game or duck that Parisians would die for. Explore Europe's biggest forest, a vast flat carpet of pines planted in the time of Napoleon III, in the Landes or relax in the "department" of the Gers, which fits all the archetypal images of southwest France with its rich lands, sweet rivers, geese & "foie gras" & vineyards destined to fine armagnac. If you want some activity to work off all that fine "cuisine de terroir, Cadogan will lead you to the best mountain walks, climbs & ski centers or if you'd rather just indulge, to the best vineyards & wine-tasting. There are even local recipes included so you can recreate the Gascon flavor long after you've left. Now fully redesigned, this new edition contains the most up-to-the-minute practical information & listings, along with color photographs & maps.