Cote D'Azur

Visitors have flocked to the Cote d'Azur for nearly two centuries, irresistibly drawn by the welcoming climate and warm seas, top-notch restaurants and hotels and by a vision of a palm-fringed paradise a million miles from home, yet perfectly within reach. From royalty to writers, artists to actors, rub shoulders with the rich and famous in Cannes, Monaco or St. Tropez, or shun the dazzle of the coast and escape just inland, to hilltop villages headily scented with mimosa and lemon, jasmine and pine. And at dusk, when the intoxicating light that inspired Matisse and Van Gogh fades into the balmy warmth of a summer night, and every bay glitters with the lights from a hundred yachts, relax with a glass of wine and wonder why you ever leave. Inside you will find: * Practical travel advice * Over 200 hotels, auberges and chambres d'hotes * Over 300 restaurants, bars, brasseries and cafes * 20 maps and town plans * Color touring-map section * Stunning color photography * Art trails, parfumeries, water sports and glorious gardensPauls, Michael is the author of 'Cote D'Azur', published 2004 under ISBN 9781860111495 and ISBN 1860111491.