One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France

Description

A sequel to the highly successful One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, this book expands the series to include the most enchanting villages of France. Now available in a new format and at a reduced retail price. Filled with breathtaking full-color photographs, this journey along the hilltop towns of the Cote d'Azur and Provence to the Pyrenees, from the rockbound coastal fishing villages in Normandy and Brittany, proves what avid tour de France followers already know: that the heart of this popular travel destination lies in the countryside far from the grandeur and pomp of Paris.

Simonetta Greggio is an Italian Francophile. She studied literature in Paris under Milan Kundera and is the author of three novels, including La douceur des hommes. She has also co-authored numerous lifestyle books.

"Travel between hilltop hamlets in the Massif Central to rocky coastal fishing villages in Normandy to the standout beauty of Provence and the Cote d'Azur. The colour photos are breathtaking and each town has a page of information on local sites to explore, unique artworks to buy, local wines to savour and culinary delights to sample." -FrenchDesire.com "One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in France is a stunning reminder of the rare beauty of France, a lavishly illustrated and informative tour through the French countryside and its most enchanting hamlets. . . This book is magical to read and a visual delight to admire, like holding all of France in your hands." -NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS