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Synopsis
Fodors. For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodors helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although youre at the helm, Fodors offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. Its like having a friend in Provence and the French Riviera!
•Updated frequently, Fodors Provence & the French Riviera, provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
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•If its not worth your time, its not in this book. Fodors discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodors Choice designations, ensure that youll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Provence and the French Riviera.
Experience Provence and the French Riviera like a local! Fodors Provence & the French Riviera includes choices for every traveler, from fishing for the perfect bouillabaisse, to walking knee-deep through lavender fields, to slipping away into castaway mode on gorgeous beaches, and much more!
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Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
Chapter 1: Experience Provence & The French Riviera ............ 7
Whats Where ............ 8
Top Provence & French Riviera Attractions ............ 10
Provence & the French Riviera Planner ............ 12
Quintessential Provence & French Riviera ............ 14
If You Like ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
When To Go ............ 22
Chapter 2: The Alpilles, Arles & The Camargue ............ 23
Welcome to The Alpilles, Arles & the Camargue ............ 24
Alpilles, Arles & Camargue Planner ............ 26
Getting Around Planner ............ 28
The Languedoc Frontier ............ 31
The Camargue ............ 41
Arles ............ 45
The Alpilles ............ 67
Chapter 3: The Vaucluse ............ 79
Welcome to The Vaucluse ............ 80
The Vaucluse Planner ............ 82
Getting Around Planner ............ 84
Avignon ............ 87
Haut Vaucluse ............ 103
The Sorgue Valley ............ 120
The Luberon ............ 134
Chapter 4: Aix, Marseille & The Central Coast ............ 147
Welcome to Aix, Marseille & the Central Coast ............ 148
Aix, Marseille & Central Coast Planner ............ 150
Getting Around Planner ............ 152
Aix-en-Provence: City of Cézanne ............ 155
Marseille ............ 176
The Central Coast ............ 203
Chapter 5: The Western Cote dAzur ............ 219
Welcome to The Western Côte dAzur ............ 220
Western Côte dAzur Planner ............ 222
Getting Around Planner ............ 224
St-Tropez & the Massif des Maures ............ 227
Fréjus, St-Raphaël & the Estérel Resorts ............ 243
The Haut Var & into Haute Provence ............ 251
Chapter 6: Nice & The Eastern Cote dAzur ............ 265
Welcome to Nice & The Eastern Côte dAzur ............ 266
Nice & The Eastern Côte dAzur Planner ............ 268
Getting Around Planner ............ 270
Cannes ............ 274
Into the Pays Grassois ............ 287
Between Cannes & Nice ............ 294
The Hill Towns: On the Trail of Picasso & Matisse ............ 321
Nice ............ 328
Monaco & the Corniches Resorts ............ 349
French Vocabulary ............ 377
Travel Smart Provence & the French Riviera ............ 383
Getting Here & Around ............ 384
Essentials ............ 393
Index ............ 409
About Our Writers ............ 416
Maps
Whats Where ............ 8-9
Welcome to The Alpilles, Arles & the Camargue ............ 24—25
The Alpilles, the Camargue, & the Languedoc Frontier ............ 32
Nîmes ............ 36
Arles ............ 53
Welcome to The Vaucluse ............ 80—81
The Vaucluse ............ 88
Avignon ............ 91
Welcome to Aix, Marseille & the Central Coast ............ 148—149
AixAixAix, Marseille & the Central CoastMarseille & the Central CoastMarseille & the Central Coast ............ 156
Aix-en-Provence ............ 158
Marseille ............ 178—179
Welcome to The Western Côte dAzur ............ 220—221
Western Côte dAzur ............ 228
St-Tropez ............ 230
The Haut Var & Into Haute Provence ............ 253
Welcome to Nice & The Eastern Côte dAzur ............ 266—267
The Eastern Côte dAzur ............ 275
Cannes ............ 277
Nice ............ 332
Monaco ............ 362
Menton ............ 373