Curious Histories of Nice, France
Would you like to get more enjoyment from your stay in Nice?
Are you curious about the events that shaped the character of this intriguing city by the sea?
Yes? Then this book is for you.
In it you will:
• Meet Nice’s unlikely heroine
• Follow the city’s zigzagging path to becoming French
• Find out why Queen Victoria travelled with a donkey
• Learn about traditions at the heart of Niçois culture
• Discover dastardly crimes… And much more…
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ABOUT THE BOOK
This book is not a guide to Nice in the traditional sense. I won’t be mapping out tour routes or recommending restaurants. Others can do that much better than I can.
What I will be doing is recounting stories about the people and events from Nice’s past that have helped to form the city’s character. These stories are meant to be entertaining as well as informative and to help you better understand the city that I happily call my adopted home.
The book is divided into four parts: Before France, Trail of Tourism, Disaster and Dastardly Deeds, and Taste of Tradition. In each part, you’ll find an overview or comment on the subject, followed by several related short stories. Most stories have “What to See” and “Fun Facts” sections at the end with additional information.
I feel very privileged to live in Nice and to be able to explore its history on a daily basis. I hope this collection of stories will help to make your time in Nice more interesting and memorable.
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READER REVIEWS
Loved it!
Calling all Francophiles! Margo Lestz does it again with her second book filled with fascinating and quirky bits of information that inform us about essential aspects of the culture of la belle France.
– Patricia Sands, author of the “Love in Provence” series
Thoroughly enjoyed this book
As a resident of this wonderful city, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it actually taught me a few things about the place I didn’t know! Very entertaining and informative in a light-hearted way.
– Roy from France
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Margo Lestz
Margo Lestz is American by birth but now divides her time between London, England and Nice, France (with a little bit of Florence, Italy thrown in for good measure). Life in a foreign country is never dull and every day is a new learning experience.
She describes herself as a perpetual student and is always taking some kind of course or researching a moment in history that has caught her fancy. She’s curious by nature and always wondering who, what, why, when, where, and how.
Margo shares her adventures (and her questions) with Jeff, her husband of many years. She enjoys travel, history, observing cultures and traditions – and then writing about them, of course.
You can find Margo here:
Author site: MargoLestz.com | Blog: CuriousRambler.com | Facebook |
Twitter | Google+ | Amazon Author Page | Goodreads
Available in Bookstores
These bookstores in Nice carry my books:
- La Briqueterie, 4-6 rue Jules Gilly – in the Old Town
- Papeterie Rontani, 5 rue Alexandre Mari – in the Old Tow
- Librairie Masséna, 55 rue Gioffredo – off Place Massena
- Librairie de la Presse, 103 rue de France
- Nouvelle Librairie Française, 111 rue de France
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