France Photo AlbumThis book takes the reader on a visual voyage from the rocky shores and lush pastures of the north to the elegant resorts and shimmering coast of the south. It paints a vivid picture of the varied traditions and a strongly individual way of life.' |
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Abbaye abbey Alps ancient Arcachon architecture Art Nouveau artists attracted Auvergne beaches beautiful Belle Époque Bordeaux Bourges Breton Brittany buildings built Burgundy cafés capital castles cathedral causses caves centre Centre Georges-Pompidou century Champagne chapel charm Château church cliffs cloisters Cluny coast coastline colours Côte countryside Creuse decorated Dijon elegant example façades famous festival fishing forest fortress Franche-Comté French gardens Gascony gorges Gothic Grand granite houses Île-de-France inspiration lakes land landscape Languedoc Le Puy-en-Velay LEFT limestone Limousin Loire Valley Louis Lyon magnificent Marseille Massif Central medieval Mediterranean metres MICHELIN Midi Mont Mont-St-Michel monuments mountain Musée nave Noir Normandy OPPOSITE painted palace Palais Paris Périgord port Provence Pyrenees Quercy region Reims Renaissance resorts Rhône rich river rock Roman Romanesque Roussillon saints sculpture slopes stone stretches style TOP RIGHT Toulouse towers town traditional Verdon gorges Vézère villages vineyards visitor Vosges wine