Beginning in Paris and delving into the farthest reaches of the provinces, the "National Geographic Traveler: France" guides you to the country's best sights, and lesser known ones as well. Veteran travel writer Rosemary Bailey provides the ins and outs of oldtime favorites, including the Loire Valley, Mont St. Michel, and Normandy's battlefields, ...
In 1988, Rosemary Bailey and her husband were travelling in the French Pyrenees when they fell in love with, and subsequently bought, a ruined medieval monastery, surrounded by peach orchards and snow-capped peaks. Traces of the monks were everywhere, in the frescoed 13th century chapel, the buried crypt, and the stone arches of the cloister. For ...
In January 1995, Simon Bailey, vicar of Dinnington, South Yorkshire, a traditional mining village, announced that he was dying of AIDS on a BBC "Everyman" programme, "Simon's Cross". He was able to continue his ministry almost to the end, due to the support and care of his parishioners, who formed rotas to provide 24-hour care for their priest. He ...
Rosemary Bailey is the bestselling author of LIFE IN A POSTCARD, her enthralling account of living in a small village in the French Pyrenees. Now she sets off in search of The Man who Married a Mountain. The 19th century explorer and mountaineer, Henry Russell combined a wild Irish spirit and thirst for travel with a typically French attachment ...
This guide includes a section detailing the Loire Valley's history, nine features covering aspects of the area's life and culture, ranging from its stately chateaux to the glories of French provincial cooking, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and ...
Over the fifteen years Rosemary has been living in the region, the more she realised she didn't know about the war; about the French during the Occupation, the real role of the Resistance, the level of collaboration, the concentration camps in the Pyrenees and the treatment of Jews and other refugees. It is still very much a veiled history and ...
The sites of France are the focus in this travel guide that features a 60-page directory of visitor information, including notable hotels and restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. 300 photos. 30 maps.
This guide includes a section detailing the French Riviera's history, ten features covering the area's life and culture, ranging from its famous film festival to its hedonistic sun-worshippers, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also ...
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