The Most Beautiful Villages of Normandy

Hugh Palmer, Hugh Palmer

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
01 May 2002

Photographs: collections; Travel & holiday; Places & peoples: pictorial works; Bargains

Series: The Most Beautiful . . .

Normandy is a varied region of open country and woodland, stretching from the limestone plateau of the Pays de Caux in the northeast to Mont. St-Michel and the Cotentin peninsula in the west, where the villages anticipate the sturdy architecture of Brittany, and to the hills of the Perche Normand in the South a famous horse-breeding region. It is also a coastal land of towering cliffs and sandy beaches, imbued with a poignant sense of momentous historical events and punctuated by delicious villages - some fashionable resorts, others still working fishing communities like Barfleur, the most beautiful of which are illustrated in this volume. Normandy is also famous for the good things in life: a varied vernacular architecture, a rich cuisine derived from local produce (this is Camembert and Calvados country), and strong associations with the arts. Claudo Monet created his famous garden in the village of Giverny in the valley of the Seine. The village of Lyons-la-Foret, known for its traditional half-timbered houses, was home to Maurice Ravel. And no survey of the beautiful villages of Normandy would be complete without coastal Etretat, surrounded by towering cliffs and associated wit

By: Hugh Palmer
Photographs by: Hugh Palmer
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.670kg
ISBN: 9780500510728
ISBN 10: 0500510725
Series: The Most Beautiful . . .
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 May 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely

Hugh Palmer is the photographer of the major part of the Most Beautiful Villages series; he has also photographed Garden Ornament, The Water Garden and The Formal Garden for Thames & Hudson.