Après l'Espagne, le Portugal, l'Italie et le Japon, la revue Monocle du célèbre Tyler Brulé poursuit sa série de livres haut de gamme sur les destinations les plus prisées, pays par pays. France, The Monocle Handbook présente nos endroits préférés à travers cette nation ensoleillée, de Paris et Marseille en passant par le Pays Basque et la Corse. Découvrez des shops innovants et des hôtels de charme, ainsi que des musées, lieux culturels et galeries de premier plan -, quelques curiosités architecturales remarquables de l'Hexagone, des sites naturels exceptionnels et, bien sûr, un vignoble ou deux. Le tout est accompagné par des portraits de quelques personnes qui ont suffisamment accroché avec le pays pour y poser durablement leurs valises, et par un carnet d'adresses.
Nouvelle édition 2023 Maquette revue et modernisée, avec une mise en page plus aérée pour mettre en valeur les aquarelles de Fabrice Moireau Nouvelle fabrication sans jaquette et sur papier Fedrigoni Arena Bulk Le premier Paris aquarelles a été publié il y a plus de vingt ans, en 1999. Depuis cette époque, la ville a bien changé. Les voies sur berges ont été en grande partie rendues aux piétons, des deux-roues d'un nouveau genre ont fait leur appartition sur nos trottoirs élargis, et de nouveaux quartiers ont émergé de friches industrielles ou de larges terrains appartenant à la SNCF ou gagnés ici et là. C'est donc une ville "nouvelle" qu'ont arpentée Fabrice Moireau et Benoît Duteurtre. L'un est natif des bords de Loire, l'autre de la Seine normande, ces deux Parisiens d'adoption ont cheminé sans fin la ville de Paris, pourtant si connue, si reconnue. Ils arrivent même à surprendre le plus Parigot par des vues inattendues ou des sentiments pourtant universels.
Nouvelle édition 2023 Maquette revue et modernisée, avec une mise en page plus aérée pour mettre en valeur les aquarelles de Fabrice Moireau Nouvelle fabrication sans jaquette et sur papier Fedrigoni Arena Bulk Pour saisir les toits de Paris, l'aquarelliste Fabrice Moireau a sonné aux portes, a fait semblant d'être de l'immeuble, est monté au petit bonheur la chance pour peindre le regard perché, au risque du vertige. Sa volonté ? Varier les monuments célèbres, les endroits publics et des recoins moins connus de la ville. Apporter des visions, des angles inédits aussi. Ce qui le fascine, c'est ce monde en lévitation, presque irréel, l'autre ventre de Paris, l'accumulation incroyable de techniques, l'ingéniosité à se protéger de la pluie, du vent ou de la monotonie. Ce livre est une invitation au voyage vers un pays libre !
Discover Monocle's favorite places to stay, eat, shop, and visit in Greece.
Following Monocle's bestselling handbooks on France, Spain, and Portugal, this practical and inspirational guide takes you from the bustling streets of Athens to the forested ski slopes of Arcadia, and beyond to Crete and the Ionian, Cyclades, Dodecanese, and Aegean islands, introducing Monocle's favorite places to stay, eat, shop, and visit across Greece.
This magnificent book gives unparalleled insight into the private homes at the heart of French wine.
Each major wine business is rooted in an estate that has been occupied for generations. Until now, though, we have had little idea of the lives and sumptuous lifestyles behind some of the world's best-known wine labels. These beautiful photographs reveal both grand formality and the distinctive domesticity of the time-honoured estates.
Here are all the great domains of France, from the Taittinger champagne cellars housed in 4th-century Roman chalk caves in Reims, to Château de Pennautier, the 'Versailles of Languedoc'.
Florence Brutton's informed texts bring the unique character of each estate to life, explaining the idea of terroir (the conditions that distinguish each area) and the importance of local wine-related customs. She also offers many personal insights and anecdotes from the wine makers themselves.
With details on the wines produced by each estate and information for the visitors, this book will appeal to wine lovers, travellers and anyone in search of lovely interiors, sanctified by lifestyles that have passed the test of time.
Nouvelle édition 2023 Maquette revue et modernisée, avec une mise en page plus aérée pour mettre en valeur les aquarelles de Fabrice Moireau Nouvelle fabrication sans jaquette et sur papier Fedrigoni Arena Bulk En 150 aquarelles et dessins, Graham Byfield, nous fait découvrir les hauts lieux historiques de Londres, ses rues, ses places, ses jardins. Le livre révèle la grandeur et la spontanéité de cette capitale, son architecture contrastée et la juxtaposition de l'ancien et du moderne qui enchante le visiteur comme le Londonien. L'historien et journaliste Marcus Binney explique l'évolution architecturale de la ville depuis sa fondation après la conquête romaine jusqu'à son présent statut d'une des plus grandes capitales du monde.
Discover Monocle's favourite places to stay, eat, shop and visit across Spain.
Hot on the heels of Portugal: The Monocle Handbook, Monocle's latest title turns its focus to sunny Spain in the next of its country-specific books. This practical guide will steer you from the streets of Seville to the mountains of Mallorca, introducing Monocle's favourite places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country.
Discover the sleekest beachside boltholes in the Costa Brava, the family-run restaurants plating up the tastiest tapas in Andalucia and the buzziest bars in Barcelona before getting your cultural fix in Valencia, Bilbao or Madrid. You'll meet the Spaniards making waves in the fashion industry, visit the artisans turning out beautiful contemporary designs and hear from the chefs shaking up the country's food scene. And of course you'll find out the finest stretches of sand on which to lay down your towel.
For those looking to put down roots in Spain, the book also profiles the cities, towns and neighbourhoods worth investing in, the architects and designers to commission and even some interior design inspiration for your apartment or holiday home. So, whether you are putting together an itinerary for a sun-soaked weekend or planning to stay a little longer, Spain: The Monocle Handbook makes the perfect companion.
A London guide to the total city experience, revealing where to sleep, eat, drink, shop, retreat, explore, or just hang out, in stimulating surroundings. Divided into two sections: "Street Wise" and "Style Traveller", readers are directed to places situated in seven specific neighbourhoods.
This city guide offers ideas for staging posts along the paths of New York. On its pages you will find exceptional designed environments and experiences that are idiosyncratic to New York - stylish in unconventional ways. They range from classic 19th-century spit-and-sawdust saloons, Jewish delicatessens and gas-lit chop-houses that have withstood the churn of constant urban renewal, to the sleek lounges, chic cafes, equisitel assembled boutiques and utterly contemporary hotels that are heralded as bastions of cool. If there is a unifying theme to New York's eclecticism, then it is panache: extreme panache. This "StyleCity" volume guides you to the total city experience: where to sleep, eat, drink, shop, retreat, explore, or just hang out in stimulating surroundings. It selects all the special places where locals as well as travellers will find a vibrant urban experience, and is accompanied by concise, informed texts and easy-to-read maps.
A Paris guide to the total city experience, revealing where to sleep, eat, drink, shop, retreat, explore, or just hang out, in stimulating surroundings. Divided into two sections: "Street Wise" and "Style Traveller", readers are directed to places situated in seven specific neighbourhoods.
Damascus, reputed to be the oldest continually inhabited city on earth, has enjoyed eras of immense power, and great cultural and artistic achievement. Alongside some of the most magnificent architecture in the Islamic world, such as the Umayyad Mosque, the city can also boast a heritage of fairytale palaces and sumptuous private houses now threatened by neglect. This book sets out to record these architectural gems and to raise the awareness of the outside world to the plight of the Old City of Damascus before it is too late. The authors were given unprecedented access to the "hidden" city in order to complete the task. The text describes Damascus through the ages, gives an account of daily life and concludes with descriptions of the houses and the people who built and lived in them.
