Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Paris is just the beginning: France's memorable sights---from sprawling Versailles to lofty Mont-St-Michel--- have made it mainland Europe's most popular destination. This edition delivers can't-miss trips for America's more than 2 million France-bound travelers, whether beginners or veterans. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Coverage of Paris; Ile-de-France; The Loire Valley; Normandy; Brittany; Champagne Country; Alsace-Lorraine, Burgundy; Lyon and the Alps; Provence; The French Riviera; Monaco; Corsica; The Midi-Pyrenees and Languedoc-Roussillon; The Basque Country; Gascony; and Hautes-Pyrenees; Bordeaux and the Wine Country; The Dordogne Planning to focus on Paris? Check out Fodor's travel guides to Paris.

Whether you want to climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris, sip wine in Burgundy, or indulge in French cuisine in Lyon, the local Fodor’s travel experts in France are here to help! Fodor’s Essential France guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! Fodor’s Essential France travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDEM to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 70 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “France’s Best Museums”, “France’s Best Small Towns”, and “France’s Best Churches and Cathedrals” TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on The Louvre, Versailles, Burgundy Wine, and more LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems FRENCH LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Paris, Versailles, Normandy, Burgundy, Lyon, the French Alps, Provence, the French Riviera, Nice, Marseilles, Monaco, Corsica, Bordeaux, and more. Planning on spending more time in France? Check out Fodor’s Paris and Fodor’s Provence and the French Riviera. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

Covering the worlds of culture and history, the dernier cri in fashion and cuisine, what's hot/what's not, day trips, night life, and all the memorable sites---from beautiful Paris to Mont-St-Michel---that have made, and keeps, France as one of Europe's most popular destination , this edition delivers non-fail super-trips to France-bound travelers, whether beginner or veteran. Expanded Coverage: A new chapter on Corsica covers the must-do attractions of this popular island in the Mediterranean. And cruise port and bustling hub Lorient has been added to our Brittany coverage. Plus ever-changing Paris---with its wide array of white-hot restaurants, shops, and clubs---is represented in detail. Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: For both practical expertise and cultural background Fodor's France 2013 fits the bill, from hands-on, detail-packed "Getting Here and Around" sections (all about traveling by car, bus, and train) to in-depth "Eating and Drinking Well" sections that bring readers up to speed on the best in food and wine. Discerning Recommendations: Fodor’s France offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their visit. Fodor’s Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. “Word of Mouth” quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.

Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s ebook travel guide to France. Intelligent Planning: Discover all of the essential, up-to-date travel insights you expect in a Fodor’s guide, including Fodor’s Choice dining and lodging, top experiences and attractions, and detailed planning advice. Easy Navigation for E-Readers: Whether you’re reading this ebook from start to finish or jumping from chapter to chapter as you develop your itinerary, Fodor’s makes it easy to find the information you need with a single touch. In addition to a traditional main table of contents for the ebook, each chapter opens with its own table of contents, making it easy to browse. Full-Color Photos and Maps: It’s hard not to fall in love with France as you flip through a vivid full-color photo album. Explore the layout of city centers and popular neighborhoods with easy-to-read full-color maps. Plus get an overview of French geography with the convenient atlas at the end of the ebook. What’s Covered? Get to Know France: The Ile-de-France region is the nation’s heartland. Here Louis XIV built vainglorious Versailles, Chartres brings the faithful to their knees, and Monet’s Giverny enchants all. To the south, the Loire Valley offers a parade of royal and near-royal chateaus that magnificently capture France’s golden age of monarchy. Northwest Normandy is sculpted with cliff-lined coasts and a dramatic past marked by Mont-St-Michel’s majestic abbey, Rouen’s towering cathedral, and the D-Day beaches. Brittany, a long arm of rocky land stretching into the Atlantic, is a place unto itself with its own language and time-defying towns such as Gauguin’s Pont-Aven and the pirate haven of St-Malo. The region of Alsace-Lorraine may look and sound German, but its main sights---18th-century Nancy, medieval Strasbourg, and the lovely Route du Vine---remain proudly French. For those travelers looking to imbibe, trips to Champagne Country, the capital of bubbly, or Burgundy, whose vineyards are among the world’s best, cannot be missed. Lyon is France’s natural hub where you can ski Mont Blanc or take a heady trip along the Beaujolais Wine Road. Don’t forget Provence, famed for its Lavender Route, the honey-gold hill towns of Luberon, and vibrant cities. The pebble beaches and zillion-dollar houses of the French Riviera have always captivated sun lovers and socialites from amorous St-Tropez and beauteous Antibes, to sophisticated Nice. The southwestern region, The Midi-Pyrenees is less glamorous than the Riviera and Provence but has an array of must-sees including the “pink city” of Toulouse and fairy-tale Carcassonne. The Dordogne is a stone-cottage pastoral studded with fairy-tale castles, storybook villages, and France’s top prehistoric sights. You’ll fall under Basque Country’s spell with Bay of Biscay resorts like Biarritz, coastal villages such as St-Jean-De-Luz, or the Pyrenean peaks. Relax by sampling the wines of Bordeaux, the standard against which others are measured. They've made the city rich and the owners of its vineyards even richer. No trip to France would be complete without a stop in Paris. A quayside vista that takes in the Seine, a passing boat, Notre-Dame, the Eiffel tower, and mansard roofs all in one generous sweep is enough to convince you that this is indeed the most beautiful city on Earth. Note: This ebook edition is adapted from Fodor’s France 2011 but differs in some content. Additionally, the ebook edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Unforgettable artwork, heavenly villages, and dream cities--there are so many reasons to visit France that deciding where to go and what to do can be a bit overwhelming. Fodor's Essential France takes the guesswork out of choosing the perfect French experiences by compiling the top choices chosen by Fodor's army of France-based writers. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Side trips from Paris including Chartres, Versailles, and Monet's Garden · Coverage of Paris Neighbourhoods, Western Ile-de-France, Eastern Ile-de-France, Loire Valley, and Grenoble Planning to focus on just part of France? Check out Fodor's travel guides to Paris and Provence & the French Riviera.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Paris is just the beginning: France's memorable sights--from sprawling Versailles to lofty Mont-St-Michel--have made it mainland Europe's most popular destination. This edition delivers can't-miss trips for the more than 2 million America's who trave to France annually, whether they're beginners or veterans. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Louvre, Chartres, Monet's Garden, Versailles, Lyon, Chenonceau, Mont-St-Michel, Strasbourg, Beaune, Eze, St-Tropez, and Aix-en-Provence · Coverage of Paris; Ile-de-France; The Loire Valley; Normandy; Brittany; Champagne Country; Alsace-Lorraine; Burgundy; Lyon and the Alps; Provence; The French Riviera; Monaco; Corsica; The Midi-Pyrenees and Languedoc-Roussillon; The Basque Country, Gascony and Hautes-Pyrenees; Bordeaux and the Wine Country; The Dordogne Planning to focus on just part of France? Check out Fodor's travel guides to Paris and Provence & the French Riviera.

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Whether you want to drink wine in the Bordeaux region of France, eat a Sacher torte in a Viennese cafe, walk through the ruins of Pompeii, party at Oktoberfest in Munich, or soak in the Northern Lights in Iceland, Fodor's travel experts all across Europe are here to help! Fodor's Bucket List Europe: From Epic to Eccentric, 500+ Ultimate Experiences guidebook is packed with carefully curated musts to help you check your European dream to-dos off your travel wishlist and discover quirky and cool extras along the way. It's everything you need to see, do, eat, drink, hike, bike, and brag about! This brand-new title has been designed with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor's Bucket List Europe travel guide includes: 500+ MUSTS COVERING every major European country: 40 countries in all EPIC and OFF-THE-BEATEN PATH selections in every country so that you can be sure you cover the classics and find some surprises, too COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! WHAT TO EAT AND DRINK in each region from quintessential local specialties to local favorites, as well as must-try ice cream, fruit, locally brewed beers, wines, and unique dishes. GREAT ITINERARIES help you make the most of your time whether you're planning a two-week tour of France or an extended itinerary to hit every country in Eastern Europe. Combine recommended touring plans to create that epic European trip filled with Bucket List attractions, food, photo-ops, and fun COOL PLACES TO STAY from historic hotels to the best BnBs and inns. LOCAL WRITERS to make sure you get the best on-the-ground advice on how and when to visit find the under-the-radar gems DOZENS OF MAPS to help orient you in each country and region INCLUDES: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Azores, Madeira, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey Planning on visiting more of Europe? Check out Fodor's Essential France, Fodor's Essential Scandinavia, Essential Italy, and Essential Spain. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

Paris is an all-time top destination for travelers, and it's easy to see the allure: the experiences--dining, shopping, museum-going, neighborhood strolling--are all legendary. This stunning full-color Fodor's guide captures the best of the City of Light, from the masterful cuisine to the sweeping romance of the Eiffel Tower. EXPANDED COVERAGE: Paris is always changing, and this ebook edition captures the City of Light's hottest new restaurants, hotels, and more. Parisian life, from the luxurious finds on the Champs-Élysées boutiques to the simple pleasure of the perfect croissant, is covered in dazzling detail. INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Paris's top attractions and museums are broken down at a glance, as are the top itineraries, best bets for restaurants and lodging, and what to do with kids or without. Each neighborhood has a convenient overview with highlights and practical advice for getting around and planning a visit. DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Fodor's Paris 2013 offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights. TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS: Our experts' hotel selections are reinforced by the latest customer feedback from TripAdvisor. Travelers can book their Paris stay with confidence, as only the best properties make the cut. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.

The colorful guide that brings Paris to life • PHOTOS by the hundred • 59 pages of COLOR MAPS • REVIEWS of sights, restaurants, hotels, and shops, grouped by region for easy navigation • PRACTICAL INFORMATION in every listing • WALKING and DRIVING tours • Cool INSIDER TIPS • “BEST OF” lists that make itinerary planning a snap