The Côte d'Azur in Watercolour

Artist and textile designer Virginia Johnson paints her way along the French Riviera, from Menton to Saint-Tropez, in a book that is part sketchbook and part travel guide. Every page is illustrated with her watercolours of the coast, its towns and its people.

Along the way she visits the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, the Madoura pottery in Antibes where Picasso worked, and the Rondini sandal makers of Saint-Tropez, and meets local characters such as a swimming teacher whose pupils included Cocteau and Bardot. Practical pointers cover ordering coffee like a local, spending a beach day in Menton, walking Cap Ferrat and finding the best ice cream in Antibes.

• Painted throughout by the author
• Hardback, 208 pages
• A lovely gift for Francophiles and Riviera travellers

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