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Cadogan Guide: Gascony and the Pyrenees

Name: Cadogan Guide: Gascony and the Pyrenees
Author: Dana Facaros
ISBN: 9781860113604

by Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls

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Overview

Shared by the Gascons, Basques and Catalans, this idiosyncratic southwest corner of France has more than the beauty of the towering Pyrenees to buttonhole your attention. Discover some of Europe’s best surfing beaches, transcendent stained glass in Auch cathedral, armagnac distilleries, delicious Basque villages in emerald meadows, monster-filled Romanesque cloisters, old-fashioned seaside gentility in Biarritz and Bayonne, and the tiny mountaintop principality of Andorra. In an increasingly homogenized world, quirks and passions thrive here with all the panache of d’Artagnan, and this new edition of Cadogan’s witty guide ensures you miss none of the fun.

Synopsis

Beautiful scenery, traditional villages, old-fashioned seaside gentility, both Basque and Gascon culture and the finest country cooking in all of France are at your fingertips in Cadogan’s seminal guide to Gascony and the Pyrenees.

About the Author, Dana Facaros

Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are passionate about Europe and have written over 30 books for Cadogan, including several in the France series. They have lived all over Europe, but are currently settled in an idyllic farmhouse surrounded by vineyards in the Lot Valley, France.