France 2017

__Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher__ **Lonely Planet France** is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Grab a cafe creme at a Parisian sidewalk cafe, take in glacial panoramas above Chamonix or explore the Champagne-soaked city of Reims; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of France and begin your journey now! **Inside Lonely Planet's France Travel Guide:** * **Full-colour** maps and images throughout * **Highlights** **and itineraries** help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests * **Insider tips** to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots * **Essential info** **at your fingertips** - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices * **Honest reviews for all budgets** - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss * **Cultural insights** give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, wine * **Free, convenient pull-out Paris map** (included in print version), plus over 130 colour maps * **Covers** Paris, Lille, Flanders, the Somme, Normandy, Brittany, Champagne, Alsace, Lorraine, the Loire Valley, Burgundy, Lyon, the French Alps, Basque Country, the Pyrenees, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Corsica and more **The Perfect Choice:** **Lonely Planet France,** our most comprehensive guide to France, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for a guide focused on Paris? Check out **Lonely Planet's Paris** guide for a comprehensive look at all the city has to offer; or **Pocket Paris,** a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. **About Lonely Planet:** Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! __Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.__ __'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -- Fairfax Media__ __'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times__ France seduces travellers with its unfalteringly familiar culture, woven around cafe terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their plat du jour chalked on the board. Lonely Planet's full-colour 12th edition of France will inspire you to get the most out of this magnificent destination, with tips on eating and drinking like a local, a handy language guide and 3D illustrations of highlights like Notre Dame Cathedral, Mont St Michel and the Monte Carlo Casino. * Annotated map of the Louvre * 3D illustration of Notre Dame * Annotated map of Versailles * Full-colour pull-out map of Paris' Full Colour, pull out sheetmap. Illustrated highlights cover Notre Dame, the Louvre, Versailles, Monte Carlo Casino, Marseilles Vieux Port, Mont St Michel. The plan. section features the following: Top Experiences; Need to Know; What's New; First Time; Month by Month; Itineraries; Eat & Drink Like a Local; Travel w. Children; Regions at a Glance.