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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! With more than 1,400 full-color photographs, street-by-street maps, and illustrated aerial views guiding you to all the points of interest DKís Eyewitness Travel Guide: France captures all that this magnificent European destination has to offer. Experience the Louvre, Ameins Cathedral, Mont-St-Michel, and the Abbaye de Fontenay. Travel the Route de Vin, a scenic wine tour that takes you through historic wine villages and renowned wineries. Whether shopping on the streets of Paris or a drive through the picturesque French countryside, this is one travel guide you will not want to be without.
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Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. (Travel & Leisure)
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Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. (U.S. News & World Report)
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Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. (The New York Times)
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Visually sophisticated and entertaining. (National Geographic Explorer)
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The best travel guides ever. (Sky Magazine)
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For comprehensive advice that is attractively presented, publisher Dorling Kindersley's guides for serious travelers are tough to beat. (US News & World Report)
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Hats off to DK for the Eyewitness Travel Guides...[they] raise the bar for all others. (Dallas Morning News)
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The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. (Chicago Tribune)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography and illustration. What makes these so special is their thoroughness. (New York Times Syndicate)
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This is a guidebook series that always seems to inspire smilesÖYou feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. (Contra Costa Times )
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Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. (People Magazine)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides, considered to be the worldís best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. (North American Press Syndication)
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Each new Eyewitness Guide adds more of the world to this wonderfully visual seriesÖ. What sets these guides apart from others is their striking, three-dimensional cutaways of key sites. (New York Daily News)
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Recognized the world over by frequent flyers and armchair travelers alike, Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful and comprehensive guides on the market. With beautiful commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell.
Table of Contents
Introducing France -- Paris and Ile de France -- Northeast France -- Western France -- Central France and the Alps -- Southwest France -- The South of France -- Travellers' needs -- Survival guide.