Abstract:
With style and wit the author leads you, the reader, through a land of cathedrals and castles touched with the witchery of rock, forest, and rivers. Enjoy Angers, Angoulême, and the Dordogne Valley with prehistoric paintings hidden deep in caverns. Walk Pont Valentré, the fairy-tale bridge. Visit Sarlat, dark and whimsical; and timeworn Rocomadour, the strange rock-town anchored dizzily to the face of a cliff. Discover the mysterious valley of the Tarn, admire the Roman Pont du Gard built in 50 A.D. Walk up the papal garden of Avignon and contemplate the city that fascinates with its ancient glory.