Dordogne and the Lot by Dana Facaros
Beguilingly slow-paced, this area is backwater France at its most bucolic and diverse. Here, the rivers Dordogne, Lot, Garonne and Tarn wind through a land of gentle hills, myriad chateaux, medieval fortified bastide towns, astonishingly unchanged Romanesque churches, and Paleolithic caves adorned with paintings from our early ancestors. While, amid the world's largest concentration of vineyards, the bustling cities of Bordeaux and pink-brick Toulouse up the pace distinctly, elsewhere you get the feeling that little has changed since the Hundred Years' War. Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls have produced this witty, astute insider's guide to their very own patch of France - its places, architecture, natural wonders, legends, quirks, cuisine and wine - and show you why it is a region to return to again and again.
Travel writers Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are old Italy hands, who lived in Umbria for three years with their young children, while travelling and researching the country from Trieste to Lampedusa, writing numerous guides in the process. They first visited Emilia-Romagna back in 1981, and in 2015 produced an Art & Culture app to Bologna and Modena. One of their prize possessions is a small well-thumbed cookery book on the region's traditional cuisine, and one of Michael's star turns as a chef is a decent rendition of tagliatelle al ragü¾Ž–˜¼ that he makes when they aren't able to get back to eat the real McCoy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860113543 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860113540 |
| Title | Dordogne and the Lot |
| Author | Dana Facaros |
| Series | Country And Regional Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cadogan Guides |
| Year published | 2007-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 472 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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