The Best Loved Villages of France
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2080201832 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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diane lake said A Charming Book. I just got this book today. My mother is from France and I have family still there that my family keeps in contact with. I have ordered many books on France with good and bad results. Sometimes I find that photographs of France tend to be uninspired and not very intimate or personal. Rather remote.But, this book is just charming with beautiful photos.i was so taken with this book on my first flip through that I relish the digging in.The color photos make me have a better sense of the country and feel then those remote ones that seem to plague so many books on France.It is definitely worth buying for anyone interested in France.. WONDERFUL PURCHASE AND BREATH TAKING PICTURES Denailgirl GOT THIS FOR MY SISTER FOR CHRISTMAS AND SHE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT IT, WONDERFUL PURCHASE AND BREATH TAKING PICTURES. Gave this as a gift to a friend who visits Gave this as a gift to a friend who visits France often. Many of the villages were new to him and he is excited about visiting ones shared in the book. The photos are superb.
The villages featured in the book were selected in a popular vote by the French public and they represent an authentic journey into the heart of France.. Take a tour of a crumbling medieval fortress with the mayor of Lavardin or peruse the maritime objects found at sea by a mustached fisherman in Saint-Suliac. Always picturesque, but often well-kept secrets, the book offers insight into village life and local history. Stroll along the coast of the Wissant bay windsurfer’s paradise or promenade through the manicured grounds of Vaux-le-Vicomte. This book offers an illustrated tour around all twenty-two regions of France, from Provence and the Alps, to Normandy and the Loire. Aerial and intimate photographs invite the reader to explore these splendid locales, while the descriptions, anecdotes, and interviews with local village-dwellers plunge you into the individual history and character of France’s diverse regions. An insider’s tour of France’s most beloved and beautiful villages uncovers the country’s hidden treasures. Watch the sunrise over the fairy-tale castle in Montsoreau or enjoy a fresh langoustine dinner in Piana, Corsica. The Best Loved Villages of France bri
A celebration of rural heritage, The Best Loved Villages of France also serves as a delightful travel guide for plotting your next France journey.” –France Today. The Best Loved Villages of France showcases 44 diverse hamlets, highlighting hidden treasures and local wisdom…the resulting book beautifully illustrates these village discoveries. “Looking for a gift for a France-obsessed traveler? This beautiful new coffee table book from the venerable Flammarion publishing house is sure to inspire wanderlust
. He is the author of several biographies of royal families and society figures as well as coauthor of Highland Living: Landscape, Style, and Traditions of Scotland. Stéphane Bern is a journalist for Le Figaro and a popular radio and television personality in France