Provence 3 Book

	Introducing
01	Provence: a photo essay
02	Introduction	29
	A Guide to the Guide	30
	The Best of Provence	32
03	History	33
04	Art and Architecture	45
05	Topics	53
	A Country Calendar	54
	Mistral and the Felibrige	55
	Hocus Pocus Popes	57
	Marcel Pagnol and the Provencal Mystique	57
	Troubadours	59
	Up Your Nose	60
	The Village Sociologist	61
	Wide Open Spaces	63
06	Food and Drink	65
	The Cuisine of Provence	66
	Markets, Picnic Food and Snacks	68
	Drink	68
	Wine	69
	French Menu Reader	70
	Restaurant Basics	72
	The Guide
07	Travel	77
	Before You Go	78
	Getting There	79
	Entry Formalities	81
	Getting Around	81
	Special-interest Holidays	84
08	Practical A-Z	87
	Climate	88
	Consulates	88
	Crime and the Police	88
	Disabled Travellers	89
	Eating Out	90
	Electricity	90
	Email and Internet	90
	Environment	90
	Festivals	91
	Health and Emergencies	91
	Insurance	92
	Money, Banks and the Euro	93
	Opening Hours and Public Holidays	94
	Post Offices and Telephones	95
	Racism	96
	Shopping	96
	Sport and Leisure Activities	96
	Time	97
	Tourist Information	97
	Where to Stay	97
09	Down the Rhone 1: Orange to Beaucaire	103
	Orange	105
	Chateauneuf-du-Pape	110
	The Right Bank of the Rhone	112
	Avignon	114
	Villeneuve lez Avignon	128
	Tarascon	134
	Beaucaire	137
10	Down the Rhone 2: The Alpilles, Crau and Camargue	141
	St-Remy-de-Provence	143
	The Chaine des Alpilles	146
	Arles	153
	Plaine de la Crau	165
	Into the Camargue	165
	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	168
	St-Gilles-du-Gard	172
	Aigues-Mortes	174
11	Marseille and Metropolitan Provence	177
	La Ciotat, Cassis and the Calanques	179
	Marseille	182
	West of Marseille: Chaine de l'Estaque and the Etang de Berre	203
	Aix-en-Provence	207
12	Northern Provence: The Vaucluse	223
	Down the Durance	226
	The Luberon	230
	Apt	236
	Red Villages North of Apt	238
	Cavaillon	242
	On the Plateau de Vaucluse	243
	From Cavaillon to Carpentras	248
	Carpentras	251
	Mont Ventoux	254
	Les Dentelles de Montmirail	257
	Vaison-la-Romaine	260
13	Provencal Alps	265
	The Alpes-Maritimes	268
	The Vallee de la Roya	270
	West of Sospel: the Paillon Valley	274
	The Valleys of the Vesubie and the Tinee	277
	The Alpes de Haute-Provence	280
	Alpes de Haute-Provence North	280
	Alpes de Haute-Provence South	289
	From Fayence to Draguignan	289
	Villages of the Central Var	293
	Off the Motorway: From Draguignan to Aix	297
	Reference
	Beaches	303
	Language	305
	Glossary	309
	Chronology	311
	Further Reading	314
	Index	316
	Maps
	Provence
	Chapter Divisions	31
	Down the Rhone 1: Orange to Beaucaire	104
	Avignon	118
	South of Avignon	132
	Down the Rhone 2: The Alpilles, Crau and Camargue	142
	Arles	154
	Metropolitan Provence	178
	Marseille	188
	Around the Etang de Berre	202
	Aix-en-Provence	208
	Around Aix	218
	Northern Provence: The Vaucluse	224
	The Luberon	230
	Plateau de Vaucluse and Mont Ventoux	244
	The Provencal Alps	266
	Alpes-Maritimes	269
	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence North	282
	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence South	290