Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series)

By Ferne Arfin

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588435059
• ISBN13: 9781588435057
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Detailed Guide for Explorers

Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'azur (Adventure Guides Series) The Adventure Guide to Provence and the Cote d'Azur offers plenty of practical information for the visitor who wants to explore the region. It includes info on places to stay and eat, but that isn't its strongest point. Its best features are the adventure tips it provides for each area (boating, biking, walking, kayaking, windsurfing, you name it!) and the pertinent background information that adds depth to a visit: for example, a note about French author Antoine de St Exupéry when covering Agay, a word on Winter on the Mont Ventoux. These fall outside of the classic insights on these locations. On the negative, the 6x9 book weights quite a bit with its 450 pages. Difficult to bring it along while sightseeing. Also, it's short on photos, showing only a few insert color photos. It would be great to have two lighter volumes: one on Provence and one on the French Riviera. As a frequent and long-time visitor to the region, I find the information in the guide right on the mark and recommend it highly.

A User Testimonial!

I've just returned from a trip to Antibes and Nice and I used this book as my guide. The recommendations were spot on; really terrific. This is a rare thing, a guide book that inspires and tempts you without making your head spin. All the detail you need is there but this book is so much more!

The best guide I've come across...

What a great hands-on book.This is best guide to Provence and the Riviera I've come across. Her section on St. remy and Eygalieres is perfect. "Le Petit Bru" may have been the best meal I had...and a good value. This is the one to get before you leave.

Makes you want to get up and go there.

There are alot of tour books for this region, but this new one is really fun. There is lots of information on "out of the way" places and interesting festivals, all sorts of things which you wont find anywhere else. I love Provence, and this book will definately come with me the next time I go. The information is presented clearly and is well written, so it's easy to use. Lots of nice pictures, too. I like this guide alot, and I hope to see more French guides from this writer.

A Beautiful Adventure

If you are interested in experiencing the gorgeous Cote D'Azur and Provence areas and not just enjoying the scenery from a tour bus or car,this is the book for you. The book is filled with tips on out-of-the-way places,great hikes and bike rides and a lot of information on local color.There are thousands of travel books on southern France,but this one is great for the traveler with adventure in his soul.