{"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\/products\/the-most-beautiful-villages-of-provence-by-michael-jacobs-9780500289969","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}