France Books and Travel Guides
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AAA France Travelbook
From AAA, The Most Trusted Name in Travel, the AAA France TravelBook is the perfect companion for that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris, a tour of the Loire Valley's magnificent châteaux or the wine country around Bordeaux. Click Here for More Info |
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Access France Wine Country
Organized by area and filled with striking graphics and detailed maps, this resource highlights everything readers need to know about France's wine country. From which vineyard conducts the best tours and how to learn the etiquette of wine tasting to when to visit the wine country's best antiques fair, this guide tells it all with color-coded maps. Click Here for More Info |
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Blue Guide France
Well established as the most comprehensive guidebook to France available in English, the Blue Guide is an essential companion for anyone who is interested in the history and culture of the country. More than 150 carefully compiled routes weave across the country, often leading the visitor off the beaten track. 65 maps and plans. Click Here for More Info |
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Brittany & Normandy : The Rough Guide
Travelers to the Brittany and Normandy sections of France will find wild coastal areas, sheltered beaches, dense forest, sparse heathlands, as well as medieval and pre-history that helps define the area. This Rough Guide gives the complete low-down on great sights Mont-Saint-Michel, Carnac, the Bayeux Tapestry, and more. Encourages rambling on side roads to discover the hidden charms of rural France at its most pristine. 40 maps and plans. Click Here for More Info |
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Cycling in France
To fully insert yourself into a French experience like this, a good guide, one written for cyclists, is a prerequisite. Ulysses's cycling guide is superb. A 32-page atlas helps you plot your route, and the detailed chapters let you know what to expect as far as distances and tour routes, how strenuous the ride and what there is to see, where you can stay and what's available to eat, when market day is, and most importantly, where to find the local bicycle shops. Click Here for More Info |
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Edible France : A Traveler's Guide
A region by region guide to food, wine, shopping, markets, local specialties, and more, this is the complete guide to discovering and enjoying the regionalfoods and wines of France. Click Here for More Info |
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Exploring the Flea Markets of France : A Companion Guide for Visitors and Collectors
Organized by region, markets are rated according to price range and quality of merchandise, scenic value, and nearby amenities. Far from being a dry catalog of lists and addresses, this guide provides colorful history and cultural information, invaluable collecting advice, travel tips, and restaurant recommendations that could only come from someone who has frequented the sometimes off-the-beaten paths to the flea markets of France. Click Here for More Info |
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Fodor's Short Escapes in France
25 country getaways off the beaten path in France for people who love to walk, complete with:· Detailed directions for easy-to-moderate walks along the country roads and forest footpaths.· Stops at sites that most tourists never see---ancient forests and rustic villages, and hidden historic places, from the little-known castles of Gironde to the lavender fields of Provence and Burgundy's famous vineyards.· All walks within a short drive of major tourist centers.· Every walk accompanied by recommended inns, restaurants, picnic spots, and detailed maps.· Click Here for More Info |
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France (National Geographic Traveler)
The France guide features insightful essays on history, culture, and contemporary life in France, as well as walking and driving tours. For serious explorers, there are detailed floor-plan sketches of important sites such as Notre Dame and Versailles. Other user-friendly touches range from color-coded regional sections to quick-reference visitor information (hours, fees, telephone, etc.) listed in side columns with keys to associated maps. Click Here for More Info |
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France on Foot : Village to Village, Hotel to Hotel: How to Walk the French Trail System on Your Own
LeFavour creates a French delicacy that mixes practical hiking information about packs and boots, folds in helpful knowledge of maps, hotels and restaurants, then sprinkles on clever anecdotes of people and places in the spectacularly different regions of France. Click Here for More Info |
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The French Directory: The Complete Guide to Learning French in France
Ideal for students intending to study abroad, for executives in search of an intensive course, or for tourists looking to combine a vacation with language tuition. Click Here for More Info |
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Living, Studying, and Working in France : Everything You Need to Know to Fulfill Your Dreams of Living Abroad
If you're thinking of making France your home, you'll need to learn to navigate through the ins and outs of French culture and bureaucracy. Packed with useful information and complete with hundreds of address, telephone, and Internet listings, Living, Studying, and Working in France is a savvy and insightful book offering hard-earned advice on how to make the most of your experience. Click Here for More Info |
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Lonely Planet France
This new edition includes 143 detailed maps (including full-color maps for Paris), an easy-to-follow language section with a regional food glossary, and details on where to stay and eat and how to get around for a range of budgets. color illustrations. Click Here for More Info |
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Passport France : Your Pocket Guide to French Business, Customs & Etiquette
Success in international business is not just about your product and service or your terms and delivery schedule. Success in international business is about people, traditions, and relationships. PASSPORT FRANCE will help you avoid cultural faux pas, learn about French values and beliefs, develop an appropriate negotiating style, and more. Click Here for More Info |
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Provence : A Country Almanac
Jones explores what draws travelers from all over the world to the region: wine and folk festivals; traditional crafts, including fabrics, pottery, musical instruments, with addresses; farm markets, with special recipes from family cooks and famous chefs; little-known lore about local history and geography; and information about classic Provencal style and customs. 150 full-color photographs. Click Here for More Info |
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