France may be the world's most popular tourist destination, but it's incredible how many hidden corners there are yet to be discovered. So where can travelers get to within a couple of hours, and what is there to see? Cadogan's handy guide to France's short break options--Toulouse, Limoges, Poitiers, Brest, Nicirc;mes, Dijon, and many more--looks in detail at the towns and cities now directly accessible by air, rail, or sea; and takes visitors on into the surrounding areas, with day trips, overnighters, and longer excursions to Burgundy vineyards, Breton beaches, Loire chacirc;teaux, Provenccedil;al villages, and Alpine heights.

Philippe Barbour is half-Breton and is the author of Cadogan's Loire and Brittany. He resides in London. Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are the authors of over 40 titles for Cadogan. They live in the Lot, France.

Introduction	p. 1
Travel and Practical A-Z	p. 5
Travel	p. 6
Practical A-Z	p. 14
Food and Drink	p. 17
Paris	p. 27
Day Trips	p. 42
The Northern Channel Ports and Lille	p. 45
Calais	p. 47
Dunkerque	p. 51
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 55
Touring from Calais and Dunkerque	p. 64
Lille	p. 66
Day Trips	p. 71
Touring from Lille	p. 75
The Normandy Coast	p. 77
Dieppe	p. 79
Day Trips	p. 83
Le Havre	p. 87
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 89
Touring from Dieppe and Le Havre	p. 98
Caen	p. 100
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 103
Touring from Caen	p. 108
Cherbourg	p. 110
Day Trips	p. 113
Touring from Cherbourg	p. 115
The Brittany Coast	p. 117
St-Malo	p. 119
Dinard	p. 124
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 128
Touring from St-Malo and Dinard	p. 132
Roscoff	p. 134
Day Trips	p. 137
Touring from Roscoff	p. 140
Brest	p. 142
Day Trips	p. 147
Touring from Brest	p. 149
The Loire Valley, Poitou-Charentes and the Limousin	p. 151
Tours	p. 153
Day Trips	p. 158
Touring from Tours	p. 162
Poitiers	p. 166
Day Trips	p. 170
Touring from Poitiers	p. 172
La Rochelle	p. 174
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 179
Touring from La Rochelle	p. 182
Limoges	p. 184
Day Trips	p. 188
Touring from Limoges	p. 189
Southwest France	p. 191
Bergerac	p. 193
Day Trips	p. 196
Bordeaux	p. 200
Day Trips	p. 206
Touring from Bergerac and Bordeaux	p. 210
Biarritz and Bayonne	p. 212
Day Trips	p. 216
Touring from Biarritz and Bayonne	p. 218
Toulouse	p. 220
Day Trips	p. 226
Touring from Toulouse	p. 231
Languedoc-Roussillon	p. 233
Nimes	p. 235
Day Trips	p. 239
Montpellier	p. 242
Day Trips	p. 248
Touring from Nimes and Montpellier	p. 252
Carcassonne	p. 254
Day Trips	p. 259
Touring from Carcassonne	p. 262
Perpignan	p. 264
Day Trips	p. 269
Touring from Perpignan	p. 271
The South of France	p. 273
Nice	p. 275
Day Trips	p. 283
Touring from Nice	p. 286
Toulon	p. 288
Day Trips	p. 293
Marseille	p. 296
Day Trips and Overnighters	p. 302
Touring from Toulon and Marseille	p. 306
Avignon	p. 308
Day Trip	p. 314
Touring from Avignon	p. 315
The Rhone and the Alps	p. 317
Lyon	p. 319
Day Trip	p. 326
Touring from Lyon	p. 328
St-Etienne	p. 330
Day Trip	p. 332
Touring from St-Etienne	p. 336
Chambery	p. 338
Day Trip or Overnighter	p. 342
Touring from Chambery	p. 344
Grenoble	p. 346
Day Trip	p. 350
Touring from Grenoble	p. 351
Northeast France	p. 353
Dijon	p. 355
Day Trip	p. 360
Touring from Dijon	p. 362
Strasbourg	p. 364
Day Trip	p. 369
Language	p. 371
Index	p. 375
Maps
France inside front cover
Paris	p. 28
Northern France	p. 46
Calais	p. 48
Dunkerque	p. 53
Lille	p. 67
The Normandy Coast	p. 78
Dieppe	p. 80
Le Havre	p. 87
Caen	p. 100
Cherbourg	p. 110
The Brittany Coast	p. 118
St-Malo	p. 119
Dinard	p. 123
Roscoff	p. 134
Brest	p. 144
The Loire Valley	p. 153
Tours	p. 154
Poitiers	p. 167
La Rochelle	p. 174
Limoges	p. 184
Southwest France	p. 192
Bergerac	p. 195
Bordeaux	p. 200
Biarritz	p. 213
Toulouse	p. 222
Languedoc-Roussillon	p. 234
Nimes	p. 237
Montpellier	p. 242
Carcassonne	p. 257
Perpignan	p. 264
The South of France	p. 274
Nice	p. 276
Toulon	p. 290
Marseille	p. 297
Avignon	p. 310
The Rhone and Alps	p. 319
Lyon	p. 320
St-Etienne	p. 330
Chambery	p. 338
Grenoble	p. 346
Burgundy	p. 354
Dijon	p. 356
Strasbourg	p. 365
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