Rick Steves' France 2006

by Steves, Rick; Smith, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781566917230
• ISBN10: 1566917239
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-22
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Rick spends four months each year exploring Europe, and his candid, humorous advice will steer you to the very best sights and museums that France has to offer. You'll beat the lines at the major monuments. You'll find hotels and restaurants that make the most of your vacation budget. You'll discover cozy, villages that take you away from the tourist-beaten path.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planning	p. 3
Resources	p. 7
Practicalities	p. 12
Money	p. 14
Transportation	p. 17
Communicating	p. 33
Sleeping	p. 37
Eating	p. 45
Traveling as a Temporary Local	p. 56
Back Door Travel Philosophy	p. 57
Paris	p. 58
Normandy	p. 178
Rouen	p. 181
Honfleur	p. 195
Bayeux	p. 206
D-Day Beaches	p. 215
Mont St. Michel	p. 226
Brittany	p. 240
Dinan	p. 241
The Loire	p. 254
Amboise	p. 259
Chenonceaux	p. 272
More Chateaux near Amboise	p. 277
Chinon	p. 286
More Chateaux near Chinon	p. 292
Dordogne	p. 297
Sarlat	p. 302
Along the Dordogne River	p. 311
Cro-Magnon Caves	p. 319
North of the Dordogne	p. 328
Southeast Dordogne Region	p. 329
St. Emilion and Bordeaux Wine Country	p. 336
Basque Country	p. 340
St. Jean-de-Luz	p. 342
Villages in the French Basque Country	p. 350
Day Trip to Spanish Basque Country	p. 352
Languedoc	p. 366
Albi	p. 368
Carcassonne	p. 377
Collioure	p. 393
Provence	p. 403
Arles	p. 407
Avignon	p. 425
Pont du Gard, Les Baux, and Orange	p. 440
Villages of the Cotes du Rhone	p. 449
Hill Towns of Luberon	p. 461
The French Riviera	p. 475
Nice	p. 480
Villefranche-sur-Mer	p. 504
The Three Corniches: Villefranche to Monaco	p. 510
Monaco	p. 514
Antibes	p. 522
Inland Riviera	p. 531
The French Alps	p. 537
Annecy	p. 539
Chamonix	p. 547
Burgundy	p. 567
Beaune	p. 570
Between Beaune and Paris	p. 591
Between Burgundy and The Loire	p. 600
Between Burgundy and Lyon	p. 604
Lyon and the Rhone Valley	p. 611
Lyon	p. 612
Alsace and Northern France	p. 630
Colmar	p. 632
Route du Vin (The Wine Road)	p. 647
Strasbourg	p. 657
Verdun	p. 664
Reims	p. 670
Appendix	p. 677
French History in an Escargot Shell	p. 677
Traveler's Tool Kit	p. 683
Let's Talk Telephones	p. 683
Public Holidays and Festivals in 2006	p. 688
Climate	p. 690
Numbers and Stumblers	p. 691
Metric Conversion	p. 691
French Survival Phrases	p. 693
Making Your Hotel Reservation	p. 695
Index	p. 696
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