Rick Steves Provence & the French Riviera

by Rick Steves, Steve Smith

Overview

Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Provence and the French Riviera. Stroll breathtaking coastlines, explore Roman ruins, and soak up some sun in the South of France! Inside Rick Steves Provence & the French Riviera you'll find:

• Fully updated, comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Provence and the Riviera
• Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites
• Top sights and hidden gems, from the Pont du Gard aqueduct and Impressionist masterpieces to warm stone villages and cozy wineries
• How to connect with local culture: Relax at a waterfront café, dive into a bowl of bouillabaisse, and watch fishermen sail back to the harbor
• Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight
• The best places to eat, sleep, and relax over a glass of Provençal wine
• Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and incredible museums
• Detailed maps for exploring on the go
• Over 500 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down
• Complete coverage of Arles, Avignon, Orange and the Côtes du Rhône, Nice, Monaco, Antibes, the Inland Riviera, and more
• Covid-related travel info and resources for a smooth trip

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Provence & the French Riviera.

Exploring more? Try Rick Steves France for comprehensive coverage, detailed itineraries, and essential information for planning a countrywide trip.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641714778
Publisher:	Avalon Publishing
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Series:	Travel Guide
Edition description:	15th ed.
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	85,648
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 4.50(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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twitter: @RickSteves
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Steve Smith has had one foot in France and one in the United States for 55 years. He drives a Deux Chevaux car and has restored a farmhouse on the Burgundy canal where he hangs his beret in the spring and summer. Steve managed tour guides for Rick Steves’ Europe for more than two decades but now spends his time researching guidebooks, teaching about France, and exploring every corner of his favorite country. When not in France, Steve loves finding dirt grown backstreets in his VW camper van.

Table of Contents

Provence & the French Riviera 5

Top Destinations 11

Planning Your Trip 18

Travel Smart 29

Provence 33

Aries 54

Near Aries 90

Les Baux 91

St-Rémy-de-Provence 99

The Camargue 107

Avignon 112

Near Avignon 142

Nîmes 144

Pont du Gard 158

Uzès 164

The Côtes du Rhône 167

Orange 170

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 176

Vaison-la-Romalne 179

Best of the Côtes du Rhône Villages 191

Côtes du Rhône Wine Road Drive 192

More Côtes du Rhône Drives 203

Hill Towns of the Luberon 208

Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 212

The Heart of the Luberon 220

More Luberon Towns 230

Marseille & Nearby 246

Marseille 246

Cassis 268

Aix-en-Provence 280

The French Riviera 299

Nice 313

East of Nice 370

Villefranche-sur-Mer 371

The Three Corniches 384

Cap Ferrat 386

Villa Kérylos 393

Eze-le-Village 394

Le Trophée des Alpes 398

Quickie Riviera Bus Tour 400

Monaco 403

Menton 417

Antibes & Nearby 419

Antibes 419

Cannes 438

St-Tropez 445

Inland Riviera 451

St-Paul-de-Vence 452

Vence 455

Grasse 460

Inland Riviera Drive 463

Grand Canyon du Verdon Drive 466

Traveling with Children 474

Shopping 481

France: Past & Present 487

Practicalities 498

Appendix 567

Index 579

Map Index 595

Editorial Reviews

"The country's foremost expert in European travel for Americans."—Forbes

"Steves is an absolute master at unlocking the hidden gems of the world's greatest cities, towns, and monuments."—USA Today

“Every country-specific travel guidebook from the Rick Steves publishing empire can be counted upon for clear organization, specificity and timeliness."—Society of American Travel Writers

"Pick the best accommodations and restaurants from Rick Steves…and a traveler searching for good values will seldom go wrong or be blindsided."—NBC News

"His guidebooks are approachable, silly, and even subtly provocative in their insistence that Americans show respect for the people and places they are visiting and not the other way around."—The New Yorker

"Travel, to Steves, is not some frivolous luxury—it is an engine for improving humankind, for connecting people and removing their prejudices, for knocking distant cultures together to make unlikely sparks of joy and insight. Given that millions of people have encountered the work of Steves over the last 40 years, on TV or online or in his guidebooks, and that they have carried those lessons to untold other millions of people, it is fair to say that his life’s work has had a real effect on the collective life of our planet."—The New York Times Magazine

"[Rick Steves] laces his guides with short and vivid histories and a scholar's appreciation for Renaissance art yet knows the best place to start an early tapas crawl in Madrid if you have kids. His clear, hand-drawn maps are Pentagon-worthy; his hints about how to go directly to the best stuff at the Uffizi, avoid the crowds at Versailles and save money everywhere are guilt-free."—TIME Magazine

"Steves is a walking, talking European encyclopedia who yearns to inspire Americans to venture 'beyond Orlando.'"—Forbes

“…he’s become the unofficial guide for entire generations of North American travelers, beloved for his earnest attitude and dad jeans."—Outside Magazine

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