Baring-Gould begins with Provence and its troubadours, then moves town by town along the coast from Marseilles and Aix to Toulon, Hyères and on toward Italy. At each stop he digs into the history, legend and churches, from Roman remains to the Angevin counts and the Sicilian Vespers.
Learned, discursive travel writing from the author of “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” for readers who like history on holiday. Download the free EPUB.