One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France (101 Beautiful Small Towns) (Hardcover)
July 22, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel France Guides
Review
“Whether you’re planning your first trip to Italy or you’ve visited dozens of times, Dreaming of Tuscany is one book you won’t want to leave without.” — Oct 06 COUNTRY LIVING
“You can smell the just-made polenta” — Feb SKY
“a coffe table book created for dreamers” — 12/10/06 CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“from a discerning traveler who knows the region well, embellished with dazzling photos” — Dec 06 ENTREE
Ohrbach has assembled an exceptional, beautifully illustrated insiders guide. the book more than delievers, it provides superb advice, with superlative resources and unexpected insights — Mar VERANDA
Product Description
A sequel to the highly successful One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, this book expands the series to include the most enchanting hamlets of France. Gorgeously illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns of France is a journey through the French countryside, a place where the pace slows, locals engage strangers in conversation, and every town has a unique story to tell. Travel between the hilltop towns of the Central Massif and the Pyrenees to rockbound coastal fishing villages in Normandy and Brittany. Breathtaking full-color photographs create the perfect atmosphere as you discover these unexplored places, and descriptive sidebars offer invaluable information on local curiosities to indulge, unique artisanal products to buy, and age-old culinary specialties to sample. A detailed appendix is the perfect source on where to shop, sightsee, and dine—avec plaisir! Whether you are an armchair traveler or a Francophile planning another trip, this volume is the guide to the hidden treasures of France that proves once and for all that the heart of this popular travel destination lies in the countryside far from the grandeur and pomp of Paris.
I was very disappointed in the book. Most of the description is history, very little about current life in the towns. The photos are not very sharp in focus. It would have been very helpful to be able to id the towns on a map. The book does really delveinto some small remote towns that are not often covered in books.
It’s nice if you want a VERY short overview of towns in France. If I had leafed through it in a bookstore, I probably would not have purchased it.
Absolutely a beautiful book. I have been to France several times and found this book to show many of the places I have visited and loved. The photos are fantastic.
5.0 out of 5 stars
My friend loved it.
I bought this for my friend for Christmas and he absolutely loved it. The pictures were beautiful. He loves France and has visited and studied the language for years.
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Beautiful book
Great price for this book–and it’s very beautiful. My wife loves it, and I saved approximately 40%. Fantastic buy!
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ok as an introduction
I shall be basing a few tours on this finely produced book but it gives only a tantalising introduction: the illustrations seem to emhasise the cathedrals – take Laon, for…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential reading/ reference if you area Francophile !
This amazing book leads you through beautiful France with a gentle hand. It opens doors not otherwise available unless you have unlimited time to research across a wide range of…
5.0 out of 5 stars
1001 French Towns
This item was exactly what I needed: birthday present coffee table book for discerning New Orleans doctor. It arrived promptly & was well packaged, too.