Southwest France Insight Guide

Maps: Southwest France; Bordeaux and the Gironde; Bordeaux; Wines of Bordeaux; The Dordogne; The Lot; Aveyron and the Cevennes; The Tarn; Toulouse; Gascony; The Basque Country and the High Pyrenees; The Ariege; The Aude and French Catalonia; Herault and Gard; Montpellier; Nimes; Inside Front Cover - Southwest France; Inside Back Cover - Food and Wine of Southwest France. Introduction & History: Coast to Coast; Decisive Dates; Cave Painters to Cathars; Centuries of War; Revolution and Republics. Features: The Southwest Today; The Changing Countryside; Romanesque Architecture; Sea, Mountain and River; Wildlife ; Food in the Southwest; Fine Wines. Places: Bordeaux and the Gironde; The Dordogne; The Lot; Aveyron and the Cevennes; The Tarn; Toulouse; Gascony; The Basque Country; The High Pyrenees; The Ariege; The Aude; French Catalonia; Herault and Gard. Picture Stories: Rural Architecture; Prehistoric Cave Art; The Aerospace Industry; Wildlife of the Pyrenees. Information Panels: Eleanor of Aquitaine; The Cathars; The Road to Santiago; The Canal du Midi; Truffles; Bastides; Fashionable Biarritz; The Basques; Lourdes; Rennes-le-Chateau; Fauvism and Cubism. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Nightlife; Culture ; Festivals; Sport; Shopping; Language; Further Reading.