Fodor's Provence & the French Riviera, 8th Edition Book

About This Book ............ 6

Chapter 1: Experience Provence & The French Riviera ............ 7
What’s 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 d’Azur ............ 219
Welcome to The Western Côte d’Azur ............ 220
Western Côte d’Azur 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 d’Azur ............ 265
Welcome to Nice & The Eastern Côte d’Azur ............ 266
Nice & The Eastern Côte d’Azur 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
What’s 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 d’Azur ............ 220—221
Western Côte d’Azur ............ 228
St-Tropez ............ 230
The Haut Var & Into Haute Provence ............ 253
Welcome to Nice & The Eastern Côte d’Azur ............ 266—267
The Eastern Côte d’Azur ............ 275
Cannes ............ 277
Nice ............ 332
Monaco ............ 362
Menton ............ 373