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The Most Beautiful Villages of the Loire | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hugh Palmer, James Bentley
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 93822
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 10.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0500510512
Dewey Decimal Number: 944.5
EAN: 9780500510513
ASIN: 0500510512
Publication Date: November 2001
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Product Description
Usually associated with splendid Renaissance cha teaux and historical monuments, the Loire valley is in fact a place of even greater interest than the image of popular perception. The Loire River itself is the longest in France and passes through a succession of landscapes, many of them of a richness that proves this is truly "the garden of France." And there is variety too, reflected in the buildings and settings of the beautiful villages so stunningly illustrated in this book. Traveling west, James Bentley and Hugh Palmer take us first to the communities around Orleans, the villages of the Loiret and Cher departements. We then progress to the lands around Blois and Tours, where, it is said, the purest French is spoken. Here begin the villages with the great chatea ux, such as Chambord, Cheverny, and Azay-le-Rideau, reached by long roads lined with poplars or lying beside the banks of one of the many tributaries of the Loire. The slopes here are frequently vine-clad, producing the delicious white wines that make such a fine accompaniment to the traditional fish cuisine of the region. And finally we arrive at the villages around Angers and Nantes where willow-lined rivers divide a landscape of quiet opulence, and green fields alternate with market gardens growing vegetables, flowers, and fruit. Over thirty villages of the Loire valley are described and beautifully photographed in this book, which is completed by special sections on wine and food and abbeys and churches. As with all the volumes in The Most Beautiful Villages series, there are appendices listing the most important sites, markets, hotels, and restaurants. 275 color illustrations.
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CHATEAUX GALORE! September 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is packed with gorgeous photography of old medivial chateaux and of the surrounding humble yet charming villages. Once again, Hugh Palmer and James Bentley work magic as a team!
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