The Rough Guide to France 8

by Rough Guides

• ISBN13: 9781843530565
• ISBN10: 1843530562
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-28
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Rough Guide to Franceis the definitive handbook to one of Europe's most visited countries. Features include: bull;Full-coloursection introducing France's highlights. bull;Informedaccounts of every attraction, from the standing stones at Carnac to the Moulin Rouge in Paris. bull;Up-to-the-minutereviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay, in all price ranges. bull;Practical tipson exploring France's landscapes, from the hills of the Ardennes, to the lavender fields of Provence. bull;In-depthcoverage of French culture, cuisine, wine, festivals and history. bull;Maps and plansfor every region.

Table of Contents

Colour section	i
Colour map of France	ii
Where to go	viii
When to go	xii
Things not to miss	xiv
Basics	9	(74)
Getting there	11	(12)
Red tape and visas	23	(1)
Information, websites and maps	24	(4)
Insurance
Costs, money and banks	28	(3)
Getting around	31	(11)
Accommodation	42	(4)
Eating and drinking	46	(5)
Communications	51	(3)
Opening hours, public holidays and festivals	54	(4)
Music, cinema, theatre and dance	58	(6)
Sports and outdoor pursuits	64	(6)
Crime and personal safety	70	(2)
Living and working in France	72	(2)
Travellers with disabilities	74	(2)
Senior travellers	76	(1)
Gay and lesbian travellers	77	(1)
Travelling with children	78	(1)
Directory	79	(4)
Guide
1 Paris and around	83	(134)
Arrival	90	(2)
Orientation	92	(1)
Information	93	(1)
City transport	94	(6)
Accommodation	100	(8)
Ile de la Cité	108	(3)
The Voie Triomphale	111	(4)
The Louvre	115	(5)
The Opéra district	120	(2)
Les Halles	122	(1)
Centre Georges Pompidou	123	(2)
The Marais, the Ile St-Louis and the Bastille	125	(7)
Quartier Latin	132	(6)
St-Germain	138	(4)
Musée d'Orsay	142	(1)
The Eiffel Tower	143	(6)
Les Invalides	149	(1)
Montparnasse	150	(3)
The Beaux Quartiers and Bois de Boulogne	153	(2)
La Défense	155	(1)
Montmartre	156	(3)
Canal St-Martin and La Villette	159	(2)
Belleville and Ménilmontant	161	(1)
Père Lachaise	162
Bois de Vincennes	154	(11)
Eating and drinking	165	(14)
Music and nightlife	179	(7)
Gay and lesbian Paris	186	(2)
Film, theatre and dance	188	(3)
Sports and activities	191	(2)
Kids' Paris	193	(3)
Shopping	196	(4)
Listings	200	(5)
St-Denis	205	(2)
Chantilly	207	(1)
Disneyland Paris	208	(2)
Vaux-le-Vicomte	210	(2)
Fontainebleau	212	(1)
Versailles	212	(2)
Chartres	214	(1)
Malmaison	215	(1)
Travel details	215	(2)
2 The north	217	(72)
Dunkerque	222	(4)
Calais	226	(4)
The Côte d'Opale	230	(2)
Boulogne-sur-Mer	232	(8)
Amiens	240	(4)
Lille	244	(10)
Douai	254	(3)
Arras, Albert and the Somme battlefields	257	(6)
St-Quentin	263	(1)
Laon	263	(3)
Compiègne	266	(5)
Reims	271	(5)
Epernay	276	(2)
Troyes	278
The Ardennes	254	(33)
Travel details	287	(2)
3 Alsace, Lorraine and the Jura Mountains	289	(64)
Metz	295	(5)
Verdun	300	(4)
Nancy	304	(6)
Strasbourg	310	(9)
The northern Vosges	319	(4)
The southern Vosges	323	(6)
Colmar	329	(3)
Mulhouse	332	(3)
Belfort	335	(5)
Besançon	340	(9)
Champagnole	349	(1)
The Lake District	349	(3)
Travel details	352	(1)
4 Normandy	353	(66)
Dieppe	358	(4)
The Côte d'Albâtre	362	(4)
Le Havre	366	(5)
Rouen	371	(9)
Giverny	380	(1)
Honfleur	381	(9)
The D-Day beaches	390	(3)
Bayeux	393	(4)
Cherbourg	397	(7)
Mont St-Michel	404	(5)
Lisieux	409	(3)
The Suisse Normande	412	(3)
The Bocage	415	(2)
Travel details	417	(2)
5 Brittany	419	(82)
Rennes	424	(8)
St-Malo	432	(6)
Divan	438	(5)
The Côte de Goëlo	443	(1)
The Ile de Bréhat	444	(2)
The Côte de Granit Rose	446	(6)
Roscoff	452	(5)
Brest	457	(8)
Quimper	465	(14)
Quiberon	479	(3)
Carnac	482	(5)
Vannes	487	(7)
Nantes	494	(4)
Travel details	498	(3)
6 The Loire	501	(66)
Orléans	506	(13)
Bourges	519	(4)
Chenonceau	523	(5)
Loches	528	(1)
Blois	529	(7)
Chambord	536	(2)
Tours	538	(6)
Amboise	544	(3)
Azay-le-Rideau	547	(1)
Chinon	548	(2)
Saumur	550	(4)
Angers	554	(8)
Le Mans	562	(4)
Travel details	566	(1)
7 Burgundy	567	(50)
Auxerre	574	(14)
The Parc du Morvan	588	(1)
Autun	589	(4)
Nevers	593	(3)
Dijon	596	(8)
The Côte d'Or	604	(3)
Châlon-sur-Saône	607	(3)
Mâcon	610	(2)
The Mâconnais	612	(2)
The Beaujolais	614	(1)
The Charollais	615	(1)
Travel details	616	(1)
8 Poitou-Charentes and the Atlantic Coast	617	(62)
Poitiers	621	(12)
La Rochelle	633	(9)
Rochefort	642	(4)
The Ile d'Oléron	646	(1)
Royan	647	(3)
Saintes	650	(3)
Cognac	653	(1)
Angoulême	654	(3)
Bordeaux	657	(13)
St-Emilion	670	(4)
The Côte d'Argent	674	(2)
Travel details	676	(3)
9 The Dordogne, Limousin and Lot	679	(72)
Périgueux	683	(9)
Bergerac	692	(5)
Sarlat	697	(16)
Limoges	713	(10)
Brive-la-Gaillarde	723	(6)
Gourdon	729	(2)
Cahors	731	(6)
Figeac	737	(7)
Montauban	744	(4)
Agen	748	(1)
Travel details	749	(2)
10 The Pyrenees	751	(76)
Bayonne	757	(3)
Biarritz	760	(15)
Pau	775	(5)
Lourdes	780	(10)
Cauterets	790	(22)
Perpignan	812	(12)
Travel details	824	(3)
11 Languedoc	827	(60)
Nimes	831	(7)
Montpellier	838	(12)
Béziers	850	(3)
Narbonne	853	(6)
Carcassonne	859	(6)
The Cathay castles	865	(3)
Toulouse	868	(8)
Albi	876	(3)
Castres	879	(1)
Auch	880	(4)
Travel details	884	(3)
12 The Massif Central	887	(56)
Clermont-Ferrand	892	(8)
Vichy	900	(1)
Le Mont-Dore	901	(7)
Aurillac	908	(8)
Rodez	916	(1)
Conques	916	(8)
Gorges du Tarn	924	(2)
Parc National des Cévennes	926	(10)
Le Puy	936	(5)
Travel details	941	(2)
13 The Alps	943	(44)
Grenoble	947	(9)
Chambéry	956	(4)
Annecy	960	(5)
Lake Geneva	965	(2)
Mont Blanc	967	(9)
Briançon	976	(7)
Parc Régional de Queyras	983	(3)
Travel details	986	(1)
14 The Rhône Valley and Provence	987	(90)
Lyon	992	(15)
Vienne	1007	(5)
Valence	1012	(4)
Orange	1016	(8)
Avignon	1024	(12)
St-Rémy	1036	(4)
Aries	1040	(5)
The Camargue	1045	(11)
Aix-en-Provence	1056	(9)
Gorges du Verdon	1065	(6)
Barcelonnette	1071	(5)
Travel details	1076	(1)
15 The Côte d'Azur	1077	(80)
Marseille	1081	(19)
Hyères	1100	(9)
St-Tropez	1109	(6)
Fréjus	1115	(3)
St-Raphaël	1118	(2)
Cannes	1120	(5)
Grasse	1125	(2)
Antibes	1127	(6)
Nice	1133	(14)
Monaco	1147	(5)
Menton	1152	(2)
Travel details	1154	(3)
16 Corsica	1157	(64)
Bastia	1163	(13)
L'lle Rousse	1176	(2)
Calvi	1178	(6)
Porto	1184	(7)
Ajaccio	1191	(11)
Sartène	1202	(3)
Bonifacio	1205	(5)
Porto-Vecchio	1210	(4)
Corte	1214	(5)
Travel details	1219	(2)
Contexts	1221	(58)
History	1223	(25)
Art	1248	(13)
Architecture	1261	(8)
Books	1269	(10)
Language	1279	(14)
Phrasebooks and courses	1281	(1)
Pronunciation	1281	(1)
Basics words and phrases	1282	(3)
Food and dishes	1285	(6)
Architectural terms	1291	(1)
Glossary	1292	(1)
Index and small print	1293
Full index	1294	(13)
Rough Guide credits	1307	(1)
Publishing information	1307	(1)
Help us update	1307	(1)
Acknowledgements	1308	(1)
Readers' letters and emails	1308	(1)
Photo credits	1309