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Hiking/Walking
Holiday Walks in Provence
31 walks described in detail, in a huge variety: from the foothills of the Alps to the Mediterranean coast. Judy's book includes a visit to the Camargue, a stroll around the peninsula of St Tropez and a trip to Monte Carlo. Walkers with an interest in art have a chance to see the actual scenes painted by Cezanne and Van Gogh, while wildlife enthusiasts can encounter chamois in the remote valleys of the Mercantour. Hardened hikers will enjoy Europe's most popular trail through the spectacular Gorges du Verdon, a scramble to the cross on the top of Montagne Ste. Victoire and exhilarating mountain adventures near the Italian border. Many of the walks are within easy reach of such popular destinations as Avignon, Marseille and Nice.
Judy Smith; Sigma Press; ISBN 1 85058 789 2. (English)
Contributed by: Sigma Press
Nature books
A Birdwatching Guide to France - South of the Loire including Corsica
An excellent guide to sites for birdwatching, as well as for nature and wetlands, in the South of France. Has good detail maps.
J. Crozier; Arlequin Press; ISBN 1 900159 36 8. (English)
Contributed by: E. Rowe
The Naturalist's Riviera
For Alpes-Maritimes natural history.
A.N. Brangham; Phoenix 1932 and '62;
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
Reference Books
Arrier Pays de Cannes et Nice
Henri de Langlais; (French)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
The Day of st Anthony's fire
Poisoning episode near Bagnols-sur-Cèze, a small town 15 km west of Orange.
John G. Fuller; (English)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
Immortal Village
A graphic and detailed history of the village life of Vence, typical of this part of Mediterranean Europe over centuries. No photos, but some wood-cut-like images.
Also published as "Vence, the Story of a Provencal Town through Two thousand Years". Chicago Press 1945. 200 pages.
Donald Culross Peattie; University of Chicago Press, 1945;
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
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Lavoirs -- wash-houses of Rural France
Mireille Roddier; Princeton Architectural Press; Their Web site: www.papress.com, In English. Includes some Provence, Vence, Mougins, Bouche-du-Rhone, etc.
Contributed by: our old mate, Peter Sheppard of New Zealand.
Modernism and the Mediterranean: The Maeght
Foundation
About the philosophy and architectural design of the Maeght Foundation at St Paul-de-Vence.
Jan K. Birksted; Ashgate; ISBN 0 7546 0179 X. Hardback. 224 pages
The Olive Farm
Carol Drinkwater; (English)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
Provence: Art, Architecture, Landscape.
Large photographic and text.
R. Toman, C, Freigang; Konemann, 2000;
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
The Road from the Past: travelling through history in France
Includes a section on Provence.
Ina Caro; (English)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
The Roman Remains of Southern France - A Guidebook
Our best reference about the Romans in the South of France. Clear, understandable text, drawings and detail maps.
James Bromwich; Routledge; ISBN 0-415-143586. (English) Paperback, 300 pages.
Rural Architecture of the Alpes-Maritimes
Philippe du Beauchamp; Edisud; (English)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
The Stones of Le Thoronet
Story of the original construction following architectural research.
Fernand Pouillon; Jonathan Cape (1970, possibly other dates);
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
The Village & House in the Middle Ages
translated by Henry Cleese, from Village et la maison au Moyen Age
Jean Chapelot, robert Fossier; Batsford; ISBN 0 71343 322 1. (English)
Contributed by: Peter Sheppard
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