The South of France—East Half

The hotel rating symbols are explained at several random points in
the text, though not in the introductory section:

“Those with the figure 1 are first-class houses, with
2 second-class. The asterisk signifies that they are
especially good of their class.”

A few typographical errors have been corrected. They are shown in the
text with mouse-hover
popups. Missing “from” or “to” mileage numbers have not been
individually noted.



map of France



SOUTH OF FRANCE

EAST HALF



GUIDES BY C. B. BLACK.

 

SPAS of CHELTENHAM and BATH, with
Maps and Plan of Bath. 1s.

TOURIST’S CAR GUIDE in the pleasant Islands of JERSEY, GUERNSEY, ALDERNEY and SARK. Illustrated with
6 Maps and Plan of the Town of Saint
Helier. Second edition. 1s.

CORSICA, with large Map of the Island. 1s.

BELGIUM, including Rotterdam, Flushing,
Middelburg, Schiedam and Luxembourg. Illustrated by 10 Plans and 5 Maps.
2s. 6d.

NORTH FRANCE, LORRAINE AND ALSACE, including the Mineral Waters of Contrexéville, Vittel, Martigny,
Plombières, Luxeuil, Aix-la-chapelle, etc. Illustrated with 5
Maps and 7 Plans. Third Edition. 2s. 6d.

TOURAINE, NORMANDY AND BRITTANY. Illustrated with 14 Maps and 15
Plans. Eighth edition. 5s.

The above two contain the North Half of
France; or France from the Loire to the North Sea and from the Bay of
Biscay to the Rhine.

THE RIVIERA, or the coast of the Mediterranean from Marseilles to Leghorn, including Lucca,
Pisa and Florence. Illustrated
with 8 Maps and 6 Plans. Second edition. 2s. 6d.

FRANCE—South-East
Half—including the whole of the Valley of the Rhône in France, with the adjacent
Departments; the Valley of the Upper
Loire, with the adjacent Departments; the Riviera; the Passes
between France and Italy; and the Italian towns of Turin, Piacenza, Modena, Bologna, Florence, Leghorn
and Pisa. Illustrated with numerous
Maps and Plans. Fourth edition. 5s.

 

From “Scotsman,” June 2, 1884.

“_C. B. Black’s Guide-books have a character of their own; and that
character is a good one. Their author has made himself personally
acquainted with the localities with which he deals in a manner in which
only a man of leisure, a lover of travel, and an intelligent
observer of Continental life could afford to do. He does not ‘get up’
the places as a mere hack guide-book writer is often, by the necessity
of the case, compelled to do. Hence he is able to correct common
mistakes, and to supply information on minute points of much interest
apt to be overlooked by the hurried observer._”



THE

SOUTH OF FRANCE

EAST HALF

INCLUDING THE VALLEYS OF

THE RHÔNE, DRÔME AND DURANCE

the BATHS of

VICHY, ROYAT, AIX, MONT-DORE AND BOURBOULE

THE WHOLE OF THE

RIVIERA FROM CETTE TO LEGHORN

WITH THE INLAND TOWNS OF

TURIN, BOLOGNA, PARMA, FLORENCE AND PISA

AND

THE PASSES BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY

Illustrated with Maps and Plans

FOURTH EDITION

C. B. BLACK

EDINBURGH: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1885




_Printed by R. & R. Clark,
Edinburgh._



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PREFACE.

This Guide-book consists of
_Routes_ which follow the course of the main Railways. To adapt
these Routes as far as possible to the requirements of every one the
Branch Lines are also pointed out, together with the stations from which
the Coaches run, in connection with the trains, to towns distant from
the railway. The description of the places on these branch lines is
printed either in a closer or in a smaller letter than that of the towns
on the main lines.

Each Route has the _Map_ indicated on which it is to be found.
By aid of these maps the traveller can easily discover his exact
situation, and either form new routes for himself, or follow those
given.

The _Arrangement_ of the Routes is such that they may be taken
either from the commencement to the end, or from the end to the
commencement. The Route from Paris to Marseilles, for example, does
equally well for Marseilles to Paris.

The _Distance_ of towns from the place of starting to the
terminus is expressed by the figures which accompany them on each side
of the margin; while the distance of any two towns on the same route
from each other is found by subtracting their marginal figures on either
side from each other.

In the _Description_ of towns the places of interest have been
taken in the order of their position, so that, if a cab be engaged, all
that is necessary is to mention to the driver their names in succession.
Cabs on such occasions should be hired by the hour. To guard against
omission, the traveller should underline the names of the places to be
visited before commencing the round. In France the Churches are open all
the day. In Italy they close at 12; but most of them reopen at 2 p.m. All the
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Picture-Galleries are open on Sundays, and very many also on Thursdays.
When not open to the public, admission is generally granted on payment
of a franc.

In “Table of Contents” the Routes are classified and explained.