KlappentextA moondial in the Alpilles, a village in the Haut-Var to which Louis XIV owes his birth, an antipope who disappeared in the Luberon, a Freemason sundial, a rather unusual wedding door, traces of the Resistance in Manosque, a trench from the First World War, contemporary art in a 17th-century church...There's much more to Provence than the clichés of lavender fields and picturesque villages where people play pétanque and drink pastis.
ZusammenfassungLet Secret Provence guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.
Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Provence guide book, now in its 3rd edition, and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing region. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious travellers alike.The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.
Secret Provence features 230 secret and unusual locations. Discover a statue of a pregnant Virgin Mary, an astronomical observatory in a former nuclear missile silo, a hotel room in a tree or a gypsy caravan, primitive Provencal artists, the mark of Christ's knee, a fountain that flows with wine, a caiman dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a church in a theatre, an erotic medieval bas relief, a countess who returned to life, a Provencal Villa Medicis, a false volcano at La Roquebrussane, a 'sheep bridge' at Arles, a rain-making saint, an alchemist's garden, a magic palindrome at Oppede.
Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Provence offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Provence well or would like to discover the other face of the region.
ISBN/GTIN978-2-36195-614-1
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartonierter Einband
ProduktionslandFrankreich
Erscheinungsjahr2025
Erscheinungsdatum28.03.2025
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 105 mm, Höhe 190 mm
Verlagsartikel-Nr.51000185
BZ-Nr.39121291
