ILLUSTRATIONS

Cap Roux, L’Estérel[Frontispiece]
From a photograph by G. Richard.
God’s CandelabraTo face page[1]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
A Passage in the Gorge du Loup”[4]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
Palms at Cannes”[7]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
La Rade, Marseilles”[39]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
King Réné”[63]
From the triptych of the Burning Bush, at Aix.
Olive Trees”[85]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Pines near Hyères”[89]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
A Carob Tree”[97]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
Grimaud”[109]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
An Umbrella Pine, S. Raphael”[113]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
Le Lion de Terre, S. Raphael”[115]
From a photograph by A. Bandieri.
Théoule”[147]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
L’Estérel from Cannes”[153]
From a photograph by G. Richard.
Grasse, Les Blanchiseuses”[157]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Carros”[167]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
The Cascade of the Loup”[172]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Fall in the Gorge of the Loup”[173]
From a photograph by Neurdein frères.
Interior of the Château Saint Honorat”[180]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
The Prison of the Man with the Iron Mask”[190]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
The Castle of S. Honorat”[195]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
La Napoule”[203]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
The Cascade of the Château, Nice”[205]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Villefranche”[225]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
The Theatre, Monte Carlo”[237]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Postcards Prohibited at Monaco”[244]
The Gaming Saloon, Monte Carlo”[248]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
The Concert Hall, Monte Carlo”[252]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Dolce acqua”[273]
From a photograph by Alinari.
San Ampelio, Bordighera”[274]
From a photograph by Alinari.
Arches in Street, Bordighera”[276]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Ceriana”[279]
From a photograph by G. Brogi.
Bussana”[280]
From a photograph by J. Giletta.
Albenga”[293]
From a photograph by Alinari.
Savona”[301]
From a photograph by Alinari.
Pope Sixtus IV”[304]
From an old engraving.

PREFACE

THIS little book has for its object to interest the many winter visitors to the Ligurian coast in the places that they see.

A consecutive history of Provence and Genoese Liguria was out of the question; it would be long and tedious. I have taken a few of the most prominent incidents in the history of the coast, and have given short biographies of interesting personages connected with it. The English visitor calls the entire coast—from Marseilles to Genoa—the Riviera; but the French distinguish their portion as the Côte d’Azur, and the Italians distinguish theirs as the Riviera di Ponente. I have not included the whole of this latter, so as not to make the book too bulky, but have stayed my pen at Savona.

GOD’S CANDELABRA