Cipières, in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a French upland landscape rich in archaeology and distinctive in its topography. Cipières: Community and Landscape in the Alpes-Maritimes is a unique exploration which brings together a wealth of documentary sources retained in the village with material evidence in the landscape to produce an interdisciplinary and holistic account of the development of one community and its lands. Beginning with a history of the Project, the volume examines the village’s morphology and archaeology, including a landscape survey and investigation of the agrarian systems of the Plâteau de Calern, before moving on to examine settlement patterns, population, politics, social structure and the local economy from the fifth century through to 1900. After a period of decline, the area is now undergoing regeneration, and history is bought up-to-date and placed in its modern context through reflections of the modern day region.

Explore the French countryside from Monet's garden at Giverny to Renoir's home on the French Riviera. Along the way, visit picturesque villages dressed with grand castles and explore the vast wine regions. This guide details delightful ways to discover this splendid country, along with the best places to stop in the evening for a sumptuous dinner and a comfortable bed.

This is a history of relations between the municipality and the diocese of Grasse from the origins of the city in the 12th century to the separation of church and state in 1905. It proposes that laicization of local institutions, not de-Christianization, was the source of modernity in Grasse.