{"title":"Series: The Most Beautiful . . .","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-most-beautiful-villages-of-greece-and-the-greek-islands-by-mark-ottaway-9780500515747","title":"The Most Beautiful Villages of Greece and the Greek Islands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Ionian Islands in the west to the brilliant blue and white of the Aegean, the villages of Greece and its islands present a picture of incomparable beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe variety of village life and building springs from a multitude of histories and influences, often through foreign occupation. Yet this cannot disguise the fact that these villages are all, in their separate ways, an expression of Greekness, one of the most durable ideals in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere are the most beautiful villages created by that spirit. Complete with appendices of useful information for the traveller, \u003cem\u003eThe Most Beautiful Villages of Greece and the Greek Islands\u003c\/em\u003e presents a fabulous picture of a culture largely lost to other countries of Europe, but loved by visitors every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072377700588,"sku":"9780500515747","price":38.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4978333482366.jpg?v=1765099963"},{"product_id":"the-most-beautiful-villages-of-provence-by-michael-jacobs-9780500289969","title":"The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Greeks, the Romans, the barbarians of the North and the Moors have all left their traces in its villages and small towns, from the hills and mountains of the Lubéron to the \u003ci\u003evillages perchés\u003c\/i\u003e of the Alpes-Maritimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is in smaller communities that the true Provençal spirit can be found: in sunlight falling across the tightly grouped terracotta roofs, or in the velvety shade in an ancient square—the country of Marcel Pagnol and Jean de Florette. Such scenes come alive here in Hugh Palmer's radiant photographs and Michael Jacobs' evocative accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful Villages of Provence\u003c\/i\u003e opens with the villages of the Vaucluse and the Bouches-du-Rhône, then moves east to the Var and eventually the mountains of the Alpine départements, drawing out the special characteristics of each region. Here are the tranquil villages of the centre, but in stark contrast are the fortified hill villages of the east, perched on crests or terraced along the mountainside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072377733356,"sku":"9780500289969","price":32.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2720553482366.jpg?v=1765099969"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-the-most-beautiful.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}