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CONTENTS

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THIS IS FRANCE 10

FRANCE’S TOP 25 EXPERIENCES 13

FRANCE’S TOP ITINERARIES 31

PLANNING YOUR TRIP 39

PARIS & ITS DAY TRIPS 51HIGHLIGHTS 54THE BEST… 60THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 61DISCOVER PARIS & ITS DAY TRIPS 62Orientation 62Information 63Sights 63Tours 77Sleeping 79Eating 82Drinking 88Entertainment 88Shopping 91Getting There & Away 92Getting Around 92DAY TRIPS 95Versailles 95Disneyland Resort Paris 99

CHAMPAGNE & THE NORTHEAST 101HIGHLIGHTS 104THE BEST… 108THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 109ITINERARIES 110DISCOVER CHAMPAGNE & THE NORTHEAST 112CHAMPAGNE 112Reims 112Épernay 117Troyes 120NORTHEASTERN FRANCE 123Arras 123

Battle of the Somme Memorials 124Amiens 125Metz 127Verdun 128

BRITTANY & NORMANDY 129HIGHLIGHTS 132THE BEST… 136THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 137ITINERARIES 138DISCOVER BRITTANY & NORMANDY 140BRITTANY 140Rennes 140Forêt de Paimpont 143Carnac 143Quiberon 144Quimper 144Presqu’île de Crozon 147Île d’Ouessant 148Roscoff 149St-Malo 150Dinard 152Cancale 153NORMANDY 155Rouen 155Bayeux 157D-Day Beaches 160Trouville & Deauville 161Honfleur 162Mont St-Michel 164

THE LOIRE & CENTRAL FRANCE 167HIGHLIGHTS 170THE BEST… 174THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 175ITINERARIES 176DISCOVER THE LOIRE & CENTRAL FRANCE 178THE LOIRE VALLEY 178Orléans 178Blois 180

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Château de Chambord 182Château de Cheverny 183Château de Chaumont 183Tours 185Château de Chenonceau 186Amboise 187Château de Villandry 189Château d’Azay-le-Rideau 189Saumur 189Angers 190BURGUNDY 192Dijon 192Côte d’Or Vineyards 194THE DORDOGNE 196Périgueux 196Sarlat-la-Canéda 198Prehistoric Sites & the Vézère Valley 198

LYON & THE FRENCH ALPS 203HIGHLIGHTS 206THE BEST… 212THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 213ITINERARIES 214DISCOVER LYON & THE FRENCH ALPS 216LYON 216THE FRENCH ALPS 221Chamonix 221Megève & St-Gervais 227Les Portes du Soleil 227Annecy 229Les Trois Vallées 231Val d’Isère 232

THE SOUTH OF FRANCE 235HIGHLIGHTS 238THE BEST… 244THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 245ITINERARIES 246DISCOVER THE SOUTH OF FRANCE 248PROVENCE 248Marseille 248Aix-en-Provence 253

Arles 256The Camargue 258Nîmes 259Avignon 261Around Avignon 265Mont Ventoux 265Fontaine de Vaucluse 265The Luberon 265Gorges du Verdon 266THE FRENCH RIVIERA 268Nice 268Antibes 274St-Paul de Vence & Around 275Cannes 276Grasse 278Massif de l’Estérel 279St-Tropez 279THE CORNICHES 283MONACO 284

BORDEAUX & THE SOUTHWEST 287HIGHLIGHTS 290THE BEST… 294THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 295ITINERARIES 296DISCOVER BORDEAUX & THE SOUTHWEST 298BORDEAUX 298The Médoc 302St-Émilion 302Île de Ré 305Cognac 306Arcachon 307FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY 309Bayonne 309Biarritz 311St-Jean-Pied-de-Port 313THE PYRENEES 315Pau 315Lourdes 316

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FRANCE IN FOCUS 321ARCHITECTURE 322ART & LITERATURE 325CAUGHT ON FILM 331FAMILY TRAVEL 335THE FRENCH 338FRENCH CUISINE 342FRESH-AIR FROLICS 349HISTORY 352SHOPPING 363WINE 366

DIRECTORY & TRANSPORT 371DIRECTORY 372Accommodation 372Climate Charts 373Courses 374Customs 374Dangers & Annoyances 375Embassies & Consulates 376Festivals & Events 376Gay & Lesbian Travellers 376Health 377Holidays 378Insurance 378Internet Access 378Legal Matters 379Local Government 379Maps 379Money 380Telephone 381Time 382Tourist Information 382Travellers with Disabilities 382Visas 383Women Travellers 383TRANSPORT 384Getting There & Away 384Getting Around 388

GLOSSARY 395

BEHIND THE SCENES 397

INDEX 401

MAP LEGEND 408

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