Provence & the Cote d'Azur Travel Guide

For years, Ferne Arfin has been playing in Provence, a place where Van Gogh spent his most prolific years painting. She draws from her experience to tell you about the people, their culture and the way… (More)

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Introduction
n The Land: A Microcosm
n History & Pre-History
500,000 BC
The Greeks & Romans
Medieval Provence
The Avignon Popes
The House of Savoy
The Revolution & the Age of Napoleon
The 20th Century
n The Climate
n The Economy
Agriculture
Industry
Flora
n Fauna
A Bird Watchers’ Paradise
Other Wildlife
n Language & People
Art & Architecture
Modern Art
n Performing Arts
n Food & Drink
Boulangeries, Patisseries & Tea Shops
Fast Food
Bistros & Cafés
Fine Dining
Shopping
Adventures
Hiking
Cycling
Practical Advice for Cyclists
Specially Recommended Routes
Sources of Information
Getting Here
By Air
Contacts
By Rail
Getting Around
Where to Stay
Travel Essentials
Entry Requirements
Customs
Tax Free Shopping
Money Matters
Currency
Traveler’s Checks & Credit Cards
Where to Get Cash
Cost of Living
Tipping
Public Holidays
Health Services & Insurance
Mail
Telephones
Emergency Consular Services
The Alpilles & The Garrigues
n Getting Here
Principle Destinations
Avignon
Sightseeing
Nîmes
St. Rémy de Provence
n Worth a Side-Trip
Les Baux de Provence
Beaucaire
Eygalières
Maussane les Alpilles & Mouriès
The Pont du Gard
Uzès
Market Days
Department Stores
Sports & Cycling Shops
Deluxe
Moderate
Budget
Camping
Gîtes
Where to Eat
Light Meals & Snacks
n Adventures
Rambling Near the Pont du Gard
Rock Climbing
On Wheels
Driving
Where to Stay Along the Route
On Water
Canal Boating
On the Gardon River
In the Air
Hot Air Ballooning
Eco-Tourism
The Camargue
n Getting Here & Getting Around
Four Habitats
La Grande Camargue
La Petite Camargue
Les Salins
The Crau
Arles
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer
The Great Outdoors
Aigues Mortes
n Camargue Beaches
Plage Est
Plage de Beauduc
Plage de L’Espiguette
Festivals & Fêtes
n Shopping
In Arles
In Les Saintes Maries de la Mer
In Aigues Mortes
n Where to Stay
Jeep Safaris
On Horseback
Windsurfing & Sailing
Canoeing & Kayaking
Power Boats & Jet Skis
Fishing Trips
Birdwatching
Vaucluse, the Lubéron & Mont Ventoux
Getting Here & Getting Around
The Regions of Vaucluse
Haut Vaucluse
Mont Ventoux, Comtat Venaissin, Pays de Sault
Pays de Sorgues, Monts de Vaucluse
The Montagne du Lubéron
Principal Destinations
Carpentras
Gordes
Orange
Vaison la Romaine
The Medieval District
Châteauneuf du Pape
Fontaine de Vaucluse
L’Isle Sur La Sorgue
Roussillon
n Music & Dance
Markets
L’Isle sur la Sorgue
Gîtes & Chambres d’Hôtes
n Where to Eat
On Foot
Hiking in the Vaucluse
The Provençal Colorado
Accrobranching
Spelunking
Two Suggested Cycle Itineraries
Cycle Tours
The Luxury Tour
Ad Hoc Support
Marseille & Aix en Provence
Principal Destinations
Aix en Provence
Marseille
History
Les Calanques
The Calanques of Marseille
Les Calanques of Cassis
Cassis
La Ciotat
Martigues
Salon de Provence
St Maximin La Ste Baume
In Marseille
In Aix
n Art & Architecture
Vasarely Foundation
Department Stores & Shops
In Aix en Provence
Hiking & Climbing in the Calanques
Escalade
Mont Sainte Victoire
Cycling La Sainte Baume
Diving
Beaches
Haute Provence
n Getting Around
The Gorges du Verdon
n Principal Destinations
Les Gorges du Verdon
Trekking, Climbing & Escalade
Abseiling
A Three-Day Hike
Driving Tour
Whitewater
Extreme Fly Fishing
Family Watersports
In or Near Castellane
Rougon
In or Near La Maline
In Moustiers Saint Marie
Refuges & Hostels
n Useful Contacts
Tourist Information Offices
Digne les Bains
Puget Theniers
Via Ferrata for Would-Be Mountaineers
The Route Napoléon
The Western Côte d’Azur
The Massif des Maures
n The Massif des Maures 215
Collobrières
La Garde Freinet
Climb to the Saracen Fortress
Pierrefeu du Var
Rambles
Ecology Walks
Long Distance Paths
The Wild Maures
l The Corniche des Maures
The Mauresque Coast
St. Tropez
Sightseeing in St. Tropez
A Day at the Beach – Plage Pamplonne
Le Lavandou
Grimaud & Port Grimaud
Ste Maxime
Where to Stay on the Mauresque Coast
Where to Eat on the Mauresque Coast
Massif de l’Estérel
Fréjus
The Roman Ruins
The Medieval Quarter
l The Diocesan Group
l The Chapelle Cocteau
Saint Raphaël
The Center & Vieux Port
Santa Lucia Port
Boulouris
Le Cap Dramont
Agay
Anthéor & Le Trayas
Les Adrets de L’Estérel
Adventures on Foot
Mont Vinaigre
Guided Walks
Planning Your Route
Consulting the Experts
ONF Guided Walks
Green Walks
Group Walks
Adventures on Wheels
4X4 Tours
Mountain Biking
Adventures on Horseback
Ecotourism
Les Étangs de Villepey
Adventures on Water
Sailing & Windsurfing
Yacht Rentals
Powerboating
Boat Excursions
Dive Contacts on the Estérel Coast
Other Watersports
Chambre d’Hôtes
The Massif du Tanneron
Cycling Around the Tanneron
Mimosa Circuit
Worth a Side-Trip: Le Pays de Fayence
Adventures in the Pays de Fayence
Where to Stay in the Pays de Fayence
Shopping in the Esterel
The Artists Circuit in Fréjus
Hypermarket Shopping in Saint Raphaël
Festivals & Fêtes in the Esterel
Mimosa Celebrations on the Mimosa Road
The International Air Festival
Fireworks in Fréjus
Fréjus Street Theatre Festival
Les Bravades
Chestnut Festivals
The Giant Omelet Feast
The French Riviera & the Maritime Alps
Cannes
The Capital of Cinema
Sightseeing in Cannes
La Croisette
Le Suquet
A Bit Farther Out
The Îles de Lérins
Antibes-Juan les Pins
The Birthplace of the Jazz Age
Antibes Today
The Beaches
Sightseeing in Antibes-Juan les Pins
Musée Picasso
The Archaeology Museum
Fort Carré
The Vieille Ville
Nice & the Haut Pays Niçois - The Flower of the South
A Unique History & Culture
Nice at Table
The Arrière & Haut Pays Niçois
Sightseeing in Nice
The Promenade des Anglais
Place Masséna
Cours Saleya
Opéra de Nice
Cathedrale Sainte Réparate
The War Memorial
The Russian Orthodox Church
Museums
Menton - A Town as Work of Art
The Grimaldi Connection
History - The Belle Époque & After
Sightseeing in Menton
The Palais Carnolès
The Bastion & the Musée Jean Cocteau
Basilique Saint Michel Archange
The Mentonese Faiences
The Gardens
Worth a Side-Trip
Biot
Grasse
Grasse
Èze
Mandelieu - La Napoule
Mougins
La Turbie
n Festivals & Fêtes
Antibes-Juan Les Pins
Nice
Menton
In Antibes
In Nice
The Markets
In Menton
Hiking in the Haut Pays Niçois
Three Days in the High Mountains
l Where to Stay & Eat on this Itinerary
l Mountain Guides
Accompanied Visits to La Vallée des Merveilles
In the Snow
Ski Resorts
Auron
Isola 2000
Valberg
Pra Loup
Le Ski Nautique & Water-Tow Sports
Deep-Sea Fishing
Driving the Corniches de la Riviera
Paragliding
n Eco-Travel
Mercantour National Park
Appendix
n Tourist Information Offices
n Regional Tourist Boards
Glossary

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