Synopses & Reviews
Frommer's. The best trips start here.Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
- Comprehensive advice on the best of France, from Paris to Provence, from Normandy to Nice.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com
Synopsis
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here.
- Comprehensive advice on the best of France, from Paris to Provence, from Normandy to Nice.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com
About the Author
A team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have produced numerous titles for Frommer’s, including best-selling guides to Italy, France, the Caribbean, England, and Germany. Porter is also a noted Hollywood biographer, his most recent releases being Howard Hughes: Hell’s Angels (2005) and Brando Unzipped (2006). He is a radio commentator and newspaper columnist on popular culture, his broadcasts heard in all 50 states. Prince, formerly of the New York Times Paris bureau, is the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What’s New in France.
1. The Best of France.
2. A Traveler’s Guide to France’s Art & Architecture.
3. Planning Your Trip to France.
4. Suggested Itineraries in France.
5. Settling into Paris.
6. Exploring Paris.
7. Side Trips from Paris: Versailles, Chartres & the Best of the Ile de France.
8. The Loire Valley.
9. Normandy & Mont-St-Michel.
10. Brittany.
12. The Champagne Country.
12. Alsace-Lorraine.
13. Burgundy.
14. The Rhône Valley.
15. The French Alps.
16. Provence: In the Footsteps of Cézanne & van Gogh.
17. The French Riviera.
18. Languedoc-Roussillon.
19. The Basque Country.
20. Bordeaux & the Atlantic Coast.
21. The Dordogne & Périgord: Land of Prehistoric Caves, Truffles & Fine Wine.
22. The Massif Central.
Appendix A: France in Depth.
Appendix B: Useful Terms & Phrases.
Index.