Founded by seafaring Greeks, colonized by Romans, and transformed by spoiled English aristocrats into an elegant stop on the Grand Tour, the city of Nice has beguiled travelers for two millennia. Acclaimed writer Kanigel recounts how and why Nice came to define the nature of vacation itself--liberation, exoticism, sun, sex, and sensuality. Illustrations.
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Founded by seafaring Greeks, colonized by Romans, and transformed by spoiled English aristocrats into an elegant stop on the Grand Tour, the city of Nice has beguiled travelers for two millennia. Acclaimed writer Kanigel recounts how and why Nice came to define the nature of vacation itself--liberation, exoticism, sun, sex, and sensuality. Illustrations.
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