Southwest France Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-234-924-8 (ISBN)
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This guide includes a section detailing the history of Southwest France, seven features covering the area's life and culture, ranging from its Romanesque architecture to its fine wines; a visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact listings and practical advice. The key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; essay features - incisive essays on Southwest France's history, people and culture; photo features - magazine-style full-color features on some of the region's most exotic sights; and travel tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers. The book also presents hundreds of full-color photographs and 17 maps, including an illustrated guide to the region's food and wine production.
Maps: Southwest France; Bordeaux and the Gironde; Bordeaux; Wines of Bordeaux; The Dordogne; The Lot; Aveyron and the Cevennes; The Tarn; Toulouse; Gascony; The Basque Country and the High Pyrenees; The Ariege; The Aude and French Catalonia; Herault and Gard; Montpellier; Nimes; Inside Front Cover - Southwest France; Inside Back Cover - Food and Wine of Southwest France. Introduction & History: Coast to Coast; Decisive Dates; Cave Painters to Cathars; Centuries of War; Revolution and Republics. Features: The Southwest Today; The Changing Countryside; Romanesque Architecture; Sea, Mountain and River; Wildlife ; Food in the Southwest; Fine Wines. Places: Bordeaux and the Gironde; The Dordogne; The Lot; Aveyron and the Cevennes; The Tarn; Toulouse; Gascony; The Basque Country; The High Pyrenees; The Ariege; The Aude; French Catalonia; Herault and Gard. Picture Stories: Rural Architecture; Prehistoric Cave Art; The Aerospace Industry; Wildlife of the Pyrenees. Information Panels: Eleanor of Aquitaine; The Cathars; The Road to Santiago; The Canal du Midi; Truffles; Bastides; Fashionable Biarritz; The Basques; Lourdes; Rennes-le-Chateau; Fauvism and Cubism. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Nightlife; Culture ; Festivals; Sport; Shopping; Language; Further Reading.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.9.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Insight Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | colour photographs |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 782 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Frankreich |
| ISBN-10 | 981-234-924-3 / 9812349243 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-234-924-8 / 9789812349248 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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