The South Of France—East Half
C. B. Black
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EAST HALF
EAST HALF
  SPAS of CHELTENHAM and BATH , with Maps and Plan of Bath . 1s. TOURIST’S CAR GUIDE in the pleasant Islands of JERSEY, GUERNSEY, ALDERNEY and SARK . Illustrated with 6 Maps and Plan of the Town of Saint Helier . Second edition. 1s. CORSICA, with large Map of the Island. 1s. BELGIUM, including Rotterdam, Flushing, Middelburg, Schiedam and Luxembourg . Illustrated by 10 Plans and 5 Maps. 2s. 6d. NORTH FRANCE, LORRAINE AND ALSACE, including the Mineral Waters of Contrexéville, Vittel, Martigny, Pl
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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
In “Table of Contents” the Routes are classified and explained. For the Time-tables recommended, and for the mode of procedure on the Continental Railways, see “Preliminary Information.” Before commencing our description of the Winter Resorts on the Mediterranean, with the best routes towards them, let it be clearly understood that not even in the very mildest of these stations is it safe for the invalid to venture out either in the early morning or after sunset without being well protected with
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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
London to Paris, via , Folkestone and Boulogne (255 miles):—tidal route; from Charing Cross, Cannon Street, or London Bridge. Express trains daily to Folkestone, and from Boulogne, first and second class. Sea journey, 27 miles; time of crossing, 1 hour 40 minutes. Fares from London to Paris by Boulogne—1st class, 56s.; 2d cl. 42s. Time for the entire journey, 10 hours. For tickets, etc., in Paris apply to the railway station of the Chemin de Fer du Nord. CALAIS—185 miles from Paris; by Boulogne,
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MAPS AND PLANS.
MAPS AND PLANS.
Some full-page maps have been moved to avoid breaking up paragraphs. All links, both here and in the body text, lead to the map itself. Map references in the text are inconsistent. The “Rhône and Savoy” map was printed twice, between pages 26/27 and 106/107. In the List of Maps it is given as “page 107”; in the text it is randomly cited as “page 27” and “page 26”. “Map. p. 199” and “p. 200” both refer to the Italian Riviera map, also cited twice as “p. 220”. The map of Hyères (p. 129) is twice c
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