Welcome to France

by Warrender, Annabel; Cotsell, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780844214092
• ISBN10: 0844214094
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1982-09-01
• Publisher: Natl Textbook Co Trade

Summary

Tells the history and describes the landscape, people, animals, food, sports, and culture of France, the largest country in western Europe.

Table of Contents

How to Use this Guide	p. 6
Introducing France
Discovering France	p. 10
Putting France on the Map	p. 14
A Portrait of France	p. 18
France Through the Year	p. 36
The History of France	p. 42
Paris and Ile De France
Introducing Paris and Ile De France	p. 72
A River View of Paris	p. 74
Ile De La Cite, Marais and Beaubourg	p. 80
Tuileries and Opera	p. 94
Champs-Elysees and Invalides	p. 104
The Left Bank	p. 116
Further Afield	p. 128
Shops and Markets	p. 140
Entertainment in Paris	p. 150
Paris Street Finder	p. 154
Ile De France	p. 170
Northeast France
Introducing Northeast France	p. 184
Le Nord and Picardy	p. 192
Champagne	p. 206
Alsace and Lorraine	p. 218
Western France
Introducing Western France	p. 236
Normandy	p. 246
Brittany	p. 268
The Loire Valley	p. 286
Central France and the Alps
Introducing Central France and the Alps	p. 316
Burgundy and Franche-Comte	p. 326
The Massif Central	p. 352
The Rhone Valley and French Alps	p. 372
Southwest France
Introducing Southwest France	p. 394
Poitou and Aquitaine	p. 404
Perigord, Quercy and Gascony	p. 426
The Pyrenees	p. 448
The South of France
Introducing the South of France	p. 466
Languedoc-Roussillon	p. 476
Provence and the Cote D'Azur	p. 498
Corsica	p. 532
Travellers' Needs
Where to Stay	p. 546
Where to Eat	p. 596
Shopping in France	p. 652
Entertainment in France	p. 656
Specialist Holidays and Outdoor Activities	p. 660
Survival Guide
Practical Information	p. 668
Travel Information	p. 678
General Index	p. 690
Phrase Book	p. 719
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