Eccentric France

Piers Letcher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2003
Bradt Travel Guides (Verlag)
978-1-84162-068-8 (ISBN)

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Aims to reveal the truth behind France's most colourful characters, including Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mata Hari and the Marquis de Sade. This book is suitable for those looking to discover the hidden side of France, as well as for armchair travellers who delight in the extraordinary.

So you think eccentric France means frogs' legs and pigs' trotters? Think again. Piers Letcher takes you to places where you can feast on forgotten vegetables, saddle up for national donkey day, or gorge yourself at the world tripe championships. He also reveals the truth behind France's most colourful characters, including Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mata Hari and the Marquis de Sade. The latest addition to the Bradt eccentric series makes fascinating reading for those looking to discover the hidden side of France, as well as for armchair travellers who delight in the extraordinary.

Piers Letcher lives in Ferney Voltaire, France, and has spent several years as a senior speech writer for the United Nations in Geneva. As an independent writer and photographer he has published 13 books, including the Bradt guide to the former Yugoslavia, more than 1,000 newspaper and magazine articles, and hundreds of photographs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.5.2003
Reihe/Serie	Bradt Travel Guides
Zusatzinfo	8 pages colour illustrations, b&w line drawings and cartoons, 10 maps
Verlagsort	Buckinghamshire
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Bildbände ► Europa ► Frankreich
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Frankreich
ISBN-10	1-84162-068-8 / 1841620688
ISBN-13	978-1-84162-068-8 / 9781841620688
Zustand	Neuware