The Pyrénées: An Inspiring Historical Tour of The Pyrenées and Pau, The Capital Of Béarn, with Louisa Costello and Louise Delany (Annotated)

• Louise Delany lives in Pau
• Louisa Costello lived in England
• Louisa Delany read the diaries of Louisa Costello
• The result is this book – the original text of Louisa Costello, edited and updated in language style, as well and hugely augmented by Louise Delany with how she found the same towns and places in the 21st century.


Although Louisa Costello original work can be found in many places, this is a very special version. Throughout the book Louisa Costello's views are questioned, analysed and compared with what you would encounter if you visited the same places today. It is a wonderful way to discover how the region has grown and changed in 150 years - and also, how much of its beauty remains untouched.

Aquitaine and the Pyrénées is a region rich in history and stories. This guide will take you around the region through the diary of an 1840s lady. Although the landscape has changed little since this time, there are significant changes in the towns which make for humours reading. This diary is supplemented with extracts from a another character who lives in the area now. Although they are not always in agreement, there is great entertainment to be gained from the different views of these two women born 150 years apart!