Adventure Guide to Provence and Cote'Azur

by Ferne Arfin

Here is the most detailed and informative guide to this fascinating region, from the Côte d’Azur and its seaside towns of St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice and Antibes, to the mountainous regions of Vaucluse, the Lubéron and Mont Ventoux. See the papal palaces and cathedrals massed inside Avignon’s intact 14th-century walls. Or visit Nîmes, with its Amphitheater, built by the Romans, still the venue for festivals and spectacles. Experience the Camargue, paradise for birdwatchers – the only place outside of Africa where pink flamingos nest by the tens of thousands. The wild Camargue horses here are legendary. A few of the many attractions this guide The places to stay and eat, including centuries-old castles, plush resorts, apartments and cottages to rent. The best shopping – from truffle and flower markets to antique fairs, food markets, clothing stores and chocolate shops. The celebrations – the Gypsy Pilgrimage at Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, countless festivals of wine, dance, theater, opera, even kite-flying. The grotto and ancient forest at Ste Baume, said to have sheltered Mary Magdalen in the last years of her life – after she escaped from the Holy Land in 40 AD. Arles, where Van Gogh lived and worked. The author shows you how to hike hidden trails where only locals walk, following in Van Gogh’s footsteps.

450 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2005

About the author

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I was born in New York City - Brooklyn to be exact - and grew up in the New York area. I come from a family of competitive talkers and storytellers and I've always had a love affair with language and words.

I'm drawn to the rhythm and music of spoken words, the way that words themselves make the stories they tell. Perhaps because I trained and briefly worked as an actress, I usually "hear" characters speak as I write.

With that as a starting point, I've been a writer of one sort or another since childhood and I've worked as a journalist, copywriter, short story author and travel writer.

I spent a year earning a Master's in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, studying with the respected author and writing mentor Malcolm Bradbury.