Languedoc
 
Description: The region of Languedoc, famous for its mountains and rivers, hiking and camping, chevre and wine, and fields of lavender and sunflowers, is situated along the Mediterranean. In the Cevennes mountains, within the department of the Gard, pictured here, you will find a small village called St. Jean de Valeriscle.
 
 
     
   
 

These are some classic books about living life to the fullest in Southern France and Northern Italy. These books also celebrate the process of renovating older buildings in this area.

Toujours Provence
by Peter Mayle

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle

In Tuscany
by Frances Mayes