{"product_id":"rambles-on-the-riviera-von-milburg-f-mansfield","title":"Rambles on the Riviera","description":"\u003cp\u003e¿À Valence, le Midi commence!¿ is a saying of the French, though this Rhône-side city, the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia-Valentia of Roman times, is in full view of the snow-clad Alps. It is true, however, that \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas one descends the valley of the torrential Rhône, from Lyons southward, he comes suddenly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eupon a brilliancy of sunshine and warmth of atmosphere, to say nothing of many differences \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein manners and customs, which are reminiscent only of the southland itself. Indeed this is \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeven more true of Orange, but a couple of scores of miles below, whose awning-hung streets, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand open-air workshops are as brilliant and Italian in motive as Tuscany itself. Here at \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrange one has before him the most wonderful old Roman arch outside of Italy, and an \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eamphitheatre so great and stupendous in every way, and so perfectly preserved, that he may \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewell wonder if he has not crossed some indefinite frontier and plunged into the midst of some \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrange land he knew not of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of Provence covers so great a period of time that no one as yet has attempted to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eput it all into one volume, hence the lover of wide reading, with Provence for a subject, will \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe able to give his hobby full play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9791041984909\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eExplorations in the Historical and Cultural Landscapes of Provence\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9791041984909","offer_id":48305990566213,"sku":"9791041984909","price":18.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/4c966e26-a567-44b3-b76f-ce6bb237cfc9.jpg?v=1768455615","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/rambles-on-the-riviera-von-milburg-f-mansfield","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}