Nairn's Journeys — Season 1, Episode 2: South to the Med
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 11 episodes
Episode synopsis
Early-morning arrival at Le Havre followed by a 700-mile journey across France to the Mediterranean. Ignoring maps and tourist routes, Ian Nairn takes a compass bearing on Nimes and discovers the real France. In an open top family saloon with a compass clamped to the windscreen, Nairn finds that the journey brings forth the unexpected and the whole amounts to a surprisingly revealing experience.
About Nairn's Journeys
Writer and journalist Ian Nairn presents a series of travels, examining architecture and culture across Europe.