Secret French Riviera - Couverture souple

Cassely, Jean-Pierre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2361953056 ISBN 13 : 9782361953058

Editeur : Jonglez, 2019

Synopsis

The French Riviera is not limited to the clichés of its beaches, private yachts, and luxury hotels.
For those who know how to leave behind the beaten paths, the Riviera is full of surprising details and curious sights that will amaze residents as well as visitors who thought they knew
all there is to know about this region.

A game of pétanque played with square boules, an astonishing aerial well, stained-plastic windows, a marble bench built in memory of the Queen of England's haemophiliac son, the instruments of the Passion of Christ, a good-luck pig, a mysterious pyramid, a monument to secret agents, an entire village that "moved house', a gas mask for horses, a statue sculpted by Saint Luke, a trapdoor in the nave of a church that opens onto a rushing torrent, a restaurant in an Orient Express railway car, Babar's beach, Tintin's Black Island, a chance to admire the Riviera's foremost pair of naked breasts, spend the night sleeping in a tree ...

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Criss-crossing between Tuscany, Languedoc, the French Riviera, and his native Provence, Jean-Pierre Cassely spent ten years working for the French television network, France 3, before becoming an independent in the field of television, video and sound (together with his long-time partner Philippe Carrese). One day in Paris, he had an eye-opening experience. A series of visits revealed to him the secrets of the Ile-Saint-Louis, the hidden corners of Montmartre , and the black humour lurking in Pere-lachaise cemetery. Returning home to Provence by train, Jean-Pierre was already thinking about all the anecdotes he had collected or could collect about his own native region. He proceeded to explore the village of Cassis, the the cities and towns of Marseille, Aix, Sanary and, most recently, Toulon. His commentaries concerning his discoveries, broadcast daily on France Bleue Provence radio, under the apt title of `Unusual Provence', took a humorous and sometimes provocative `popular-historical' approach. Further information on these astonishing accounts can be found at: www.provence-insolite.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jonglez
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2361953056
• ISBN 13: 9782361953058
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 335
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible