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Daniel Start returns with a dazzling new travel guide book to France, for families and adventurers alike. * Dip in to the emerald-green plunge pools of Provence and swim beneath the great chateaux of the Loire and Dordogne. * Discover the unspoilt crater lakes of the Massif Central or relax in secluded hot springs in the woodlands of the Pyrenees. * Recommendations for canoe trips, bike rides, campsites, restaurants and farmshops. Wild Swimming France contains all the practical information you'll need to lure you off the beaten track to over 400 amazing locations. With stunning photography, 15 maps, and detailed directions, grid references and walk-in times. In vast areas of unspoilt French countryside there is so much to discover, from the tranquil river beaches of the Ardeche and the secret waterfalls of the Languedoc, to the shimmering aquamarine pools of Corsica and the Alps. Wild Swimming France takes you on an aquatic voyage to the wild side of the world's favourite holiday destination and introduce you to parts of France you never knew existed. It provides all the practical information you'll need, from * overview maps and directions, * grid references and walk-in times, to * tips on the best campsites, * places to rent canoes, * farm-shops for picnic supplies, * rural bistros for lazy lunches, * even the best places to skinny-dip France has one of the most diverse and magnificent landscapes in Europe - with a cuisine and culture to match. Its rivers, lakes and waterfalls are the cleanest in Europe and its summers reliably hot - and all just a train ride away.
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Daniel Start is an award-winning writer and photographer, author of Wild Swimming (2008) and Wild Swimming Coast (2009). He has spent the last three years camping and swimming in France, seeking out its natural wonders and getting sunburnt along the way. Married with a baby daughter, he works as an environmental consultant and lives at the confluence of two rivers in rural Somerset.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sitting in my rocking chair looking out through driving rain over a chilly grey Dartmoor landscape, I opened Daniel Start's latest book: Wild Swimming France. I was immediately entranced and transported to a dream-world of sun and turquoise water cascading into fairytale pools. Each new page elicited gasps and little excited dances, to the point that my neighbours must have wondered what I was doing. This book is pure wild swimming porn.
I have two of Daniel's other, British-based books, Wild Swimming; and Wild Swimming Coast which have proved invaluable in my explorations of local swimming spots and so I fully expected Wild Swimming France to contain similarly wonderful photos and useful information. I wasn't prepared for the range and beauty of the watery environments across central and southern France, which Daniel has spent three years discovering and swimming in.
The book covers every type of inland waterworld a wild swimmer could wish for: voluptious, turquoise Corsican river pools nestling in white rock; wide, leaf-shaded Loire tributaries overlooked by Chateaux; cascades falling straight from heaven into deep, dark basins in the land of the Cathars; aquamarine Pyrenean tarns surrounded by mountains; and a host of other rivers, lakes, watery caves and canyons to explore.
Daniel incorporates a wealth of practical information which includes lat and long coordinates for each spot together with directions and ease of access. Safety is discussed comprehensively with sensible warnings and suggestions on how to mitigate any risks, plus translations of French signs relating to swimming. There are also summaries of popular water-based activities like canyoning and canoeing, hints on where to look for your own wild swimming spots, basic maps, and details of campsites and restaurants.
As a keen wild swimmer, this book will certainly inform my next foreign holiday; it would also be fantastic for anyone visiting France who fancied making a leap into some safe or more challenging water-based activities as a part of a family holiday.
A book to give you sparkling, watery daydreams, and which will help to make your wild swimming dreams come true.
I received a free copy of this book to review.
I have two of Daniel's other, British-based books, Wild Swimming; and Wild Swimming Coast which have proved invaluable in my explorations of local swimming spots and so I fully expected Wild Swimming France to contain similarly wonderful photos and useful information. I wasn't prepared for the range and beauty of the watery environments across central and southern France, which Daniel has spent three years discovering and swimming in.
The book covers every type of inland waterworld a wild swimmer could wish for: voluptious, turquoise Corsican river pools nestling in white rock; wide, leaf-shaded Loire tributaries overlooked by Chateaux; cascades falling straight from heaven into deep, dark basins in the land of the Cathars; aquamarine Pyrenean tarns surrounded by mountains; and a host of other rivers, lakes, watery caves and canyons to explore.
Daniel incorporates a wealth of practical information which includes lat and long coordinates for each spot together with directions and ease of access. Safety is discussed comprehensively with sensible warnings and suggestions on how to mitigate any risks, plus translations of French signs relating to swimming. There are also summaries of popular water-based activities like canyoning and canoeing, hints on where to look for your own wild swimming spots, basic maps, and details of campsites and restaurants.
As a keen wild swimmer, this book will certainly inform my next foreign holiday; it would also be fantastic for anyone visiting France who fancied making a leap into some safe or more challenging water-based activities as a part of a family holiday.
A book to give you sparkling, watery daydreams, and which will help to make your wild swimming dreams come true.
I received a free copy of this book to review.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This guide is both beautifully presented and easy and efficient to use. For each region of south / central France there is a tightly worded, yet descriptive overview and a very clear map, followed by concise, individual annotations for each wild swimming location. The swimming sites are also categorised under functional headings, eg canoeing, waterfalls, camping. The whole is diffused with the most gorgeous photographs, taken by the author, which make the guide a joy to use.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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If you are heading for inland France then if you want a swim then this book is a must for you. The book is perhaps even more valuable for those visiting the south of France in high summer when the beaches get crowded and places like the Lac du Verdon come into their own. I have mixed feelings that some swims that I was convinced I was the only Briton that knew about them have (as if!?) been discovered eg the River Argens or Cirque de Navacelles but there are loads in here that I was not aware of and I look forward to investigating them. There are still a few wild swims I am aware of in the Auvergne and Jura for example that aren't in this book so considering the size of France I reckon there is enough material for another volume and I for one will eagerly buy it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
sumptuous book
Wonderful book, beautiful photos. Every place seems so alluring and the text gives really good practical information. Read more
Published 14 days ago by susie
Stunning guide to French swimming hot spots
Beautifully made guide book to French rivers and lakes and secret bathing pool with amazing photos - makes you want to take you towel and just go. Great gift, too!
Published 17 days ago by Verena
More naked people than in the previous books
France is bigger than the UK and not so crowded.
And French people are more relaxed about getting naked. Read more
And French people are more relaxed about getting naked. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Jack
Inspiring
This book has lovely pictures, good detailed descriptions and GPS references to find the locations. It's really inspired me and my family to try wild swimming when we visit France... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Nick
Can't wait for our holiday
An excellent follow on to the British inland and coast books.
We are really looking forward to our summer holiday to France to try many of these regions out.
We are really looking forward to our summer holiday to France to try many of these regions out.
Published 19 days ago by Mike
What a great guide
We live in Monaco, and often find getting off the Riviera to hike and swim too be a bit of a hassle/ too much of a weekend 'non-adventure' given how populated the area is. Read more
Published 19 days ago by J. G. Giles
Très joli!
I was a massive fan of the last Wild Swimming book (I have used it a lot!) and I was really excited to see that a Wild Swimming France edition was to be released. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Hayley
Fabulous
Vicarious travelogue, handy travel guide, glorious inspiration on a drab English day: this book is beautiful, comprehensive and makes me desperate to don my Speedos and head for... Read more
Published 29 days ago by A. J. Humphreys
Le heaven
This book somehow manages to make wild swimming look as good as it feels, capturing the physical sensation with its tantalising pictures and accessible descriptions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nick Mayhew
Don't go to France without it
Daniel Start has done the legwork so you don't have to. A beautiful book with a wealth of tantalising places to swim, both secret and popular, challenging and family friendly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by RubyRubine
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