Chapter I: Front Matter

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A BOOK OF
THE RIVIERA

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

A BOOK OF CORNWALL
A BOOK OF DARTMOOR
A BOOK OF DEVON
A BOOK OF NORTH WALES
A BOOK OF SOUTH WALES
A BOOK OF THE RHINE
A BOOK OF THE PYRENEES

THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS
A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
THE VICAR OF MORWENSTOW
OLD COUNTRY LIFE
A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG
SONGS OF THE WEST
A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES
STRANGE SURVIVALS
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES
DEVON
BRITTANY
A BARING-GOULD SELECTION READER
A BARING-GOULD CONTINUOUS READER

A BOOK OF
THE RIVIERA

BY S. BARING-GOULD

“ON OLD HYEMS’ CHIN, AND ICY CROWN,
AN ODOROUS CHAPLET OF SWEET SUMMER BUDS
IS SET.”

_Midsummer Night’s Dream_, ii. 2.

WITH FORTY ILLUSTRATIONS

SECOND EDITION

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

_First Published_ _November 1905_
_Second Edition_ _December 1909_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. PROVENCE 1

II. LE GAI SABER 24

III. MARSEILLES 39

IV. AIX 55

V. TOULON 72

VI. HYÈRES 84

VII. LES MONTAGNES DES MAURES 97

VIII. S. RAPHAEL AND FRÉJUS 113

IX. DRAGUIGNAN 130

X. L’ESTÉREL 147

XI. GRASSE 157

XII. CANNES 180

XIII. NICE 205

XIV. MONACO 227

XV. MENTONE 255

XVI. BORDIGHERA 264

XVII. SAN REMO 276

XVIII. ALASSIO 288

XIX. SAVONA 296

ILLUSTRATIONS

CAP ROUX, L’ESTÉREL _Frontispiece_
From a photograph by G. Richard.

GOD’S CANDELABRA _To face page_ 1
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

A PASSAGE IN THE GORGE DU LOUP ” 4
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

PALMS AT CANNES ” 7
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

LA RADE, MARSEILLES ” 39
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

KING RÉNÉ ” 63
From the triptych of the Burning Bush, at Aix.

OLIVE TREES ” 85
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

PINES NEAR HYÈRES ” 89
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

A CAROB TREE ” 97
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

GRIMAUD ” 109
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

AN UMBRELLA PINE, S. RAPHAEL ” 113
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

LE LION DE TERRE, S. RAPHAEL ” 115
From a photograph by A. Bandieri.

THÉOULE ” 147
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

L’ESTÉREL FROM CANNES ” 153
From a photograph by G. Richard.

GRASSE, LES BLANCHISEUSES ” 157
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

CARROS ” 167
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

THE CASCADE OF THE LOUP ” 172
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

FALL IN THE GORGE OF THE LOUP ” 173
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.

INTERIOR OF THE CHÂTEAU SAINT HONORAT ” 180
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

THE PRISON OF THE MAN WITH THE IRON MASK ” 190
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

THE CASTLE OF S. HONORAT ” 195
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

LA NAPOULE ” 203
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

THE CASCADE OF THE CHÂTEAU, NICE ” 205
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

VILLEFRANCHE ” 225
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

THE THEATRE, MONTE CARLO ” 237
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

POSTCARDS PROHIBITED AT MONACO ” 244

THE GAMING SALOON, MONTE CARLO ” 248
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

THE CONCERT HALL, MONTE CARLO ” 252
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

DOLCE ACQUA ” 273
From a photograph by Alinari.

SAN AMPELIO, BORDIGHERA ” 274
From a photograph by Alinari.

ARCHES IN STREET, BORDIGHERA ” 276
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

CERIANA ” 279
From a photograph by G. Brogi.

BUSSANA ” 280
From a photograph by J. Giletta.

ALBENGA ” 293
From a photograph by Alinari.

SAVONA ” 301
From a photograph by Alinari.

POPE SIXTUS IV ” 304
From an old engraving.