A FOOD LOVER'S PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE

This follow-up to A Food Lover's Pilgrimage Along the Camino to Santiago de Compostela explores the French pilgrim paths through Burgundy, the Massif Central, Quercy and Gascony.

Dee Nolan laces up her walking boots for more adventures of the cultural and culinary kind, this time retracing the footsteps of the early French pilgrims, who travelled to Santiago de Compostela in vast numbers. In this book, as in her previous book A Food Lover's Pilgrimage Along the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, she seamlessly weaves together her two great passions: the history and religious relics of the medieval pilgrimage and her keen appreciation of food and wine.

As Dee winds her way through the vineyards of Burgundy to the gastronomic capital of Lyon, across the vast Aubrac plateau of the Massif Central and through the fertile valleys of Quercy and Gascony, she discovers that 'what is old is new again' - not only are the ancient pilgrim paths enjoying a resurgence in popularity, but early farming methods are making a comeback and there's a renewed interest in regional produce and food traditions. Travelling at 'human pace' reminds her of the importance of connection - to our past and present, to the land we live on and the people we meet.

This captivating book unearths numerous treasures in the French countryside, from exquisite Romanesque churches to world-renowned wine and cheese caves, colourful local customs and food experiences of both the Michelin- starred and home kitchen variety.

Dee Nolan, an award-winning journalist and editor, has worked for leading newspapers and magazines in London and New York. While still living in the UK, she and her husband, John Southgate, bought back her family farm, Gum Park, in the Limestone Coast of South Australia. Established by Dee's grandfather a century ago, it had been out of family ownership for twenty-five years. Dee now lives in on the farm where her passion for olives and commitment to sustainable farming has been realised in the certified organic olive oil, Nolans Road. She is the author of A Food Lover's Pilgrimage Along the Camino to Santiago de Compostela.