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Europe by Eyewitness
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- A colourful, cultural guide to Europe with plenty of photographs and bird's eye graphics. Perfect as a sightseer's companion for an organised tour of the continent, rather than a practical travelling guide. Includes a general introduction to the history, art and landscape of Europe followed by a section on each country.
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French Hotel & Chateaux Special Places by Alastair Sawday
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- Diligently researched, this is surely the finest selection of exclusive lodgings across France.
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France Green Guide by Michelin
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- This long-established favourite is arranged alphabetically by region, offering brief histories, suggested excursions and recommended hotels and restaurants along the way.
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France Caravan & Camping 2009 by AA
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- Provides details and reviews of 400 campsites from across the country, plus essential touring information including ferries and motorway tolls.
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Back Roads France by Eyewitness
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- A colourful guide with 25 scenic driving tours around France. All the drives are between 2 and 5 days long and there's selective information on sights, hotels and restaurants for each.
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France Red Guide 2010 by Michelin
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- The Michelin Red Guide is the definitive hotel and restuaraunt guide to France. Updated each year and with considerable practical benefits, it deserves its 'essential' reputation. The listings are symbol-based with short and helpful descriptions in English.
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France: Best Drives by AA
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- Includes 25 car tours, with well-planned itineraries that make time for walks and other diversions. Distances, directions and driving times are included to aid planning, and at the back of the book one finds a first-rate road atlas.
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France by Lonely Planet
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- A strong practical-minded budget guide with exhaustive listings of accommodation, restaurants, bars, sights and so on. Rather rudimentary when it comes to historical and cultural context.
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France by Rough Guide
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- An exhaustive guide with full listings of accommodation, restaurants and sights, supported by detailed regional and town maps. It includes a thorough section on history, culture, art and architecture.
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France by Eyewitness Guides
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- A popular guide covering the finest sights, reknowned for its numerous photographs throughout. These are supported by succinct descriptions of historical context and explanation. The guide concludes with a selection of accommodation, restaurants, and shopping.
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Cycle Touring in France by Stephen Fox
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- This compact volume offers 8 tours covering all corners of France, from beginners' routes to classic Alpine climbs. Descriptions are detailed and maps decent enough.
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France: Working & Living by Monica Larner
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- Contains everything you need to know about moving across the Channel, with information on visas, housing, education, employment and much more, all presented in a highly readable style.
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Guide France 2010 by Gault Millau
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- The 5000 finest restaurants and hotels in France, as chosen by the formidable Gault Millau inspectors. All text is in French.
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Brittany and Normandy by Lonely Planet
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- This guide to Brittany and Normandy is one of Lonely Planet's new style of regional guides. The focus is very much on tourism rather than 'travelling' and contains plenty of itineraries and ideas for trips.
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France by Frommer's
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- Up-to-date and comprehensive, this is a very useful all-round guide, with highlights, maps, and restaurant and hotel recommendations for the whole country.
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French Bed & Breakfast Special Places by Alastair Sawday
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- Sawday picks the very best places to stay in France. Includes wide price and destination ranges, making it a useful reference for all visitors to France.
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France by Fodor's
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- An up-to-date guide featuring a pull-out map, a good range of accommodation and a selection of black and white photographs. The writing is thoughtful and engaging. Basic city maps throughout.
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Pudlo France 2008-2009 by Gilles Pudlowski
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- Pudlowski's frank and monumental guide, available now in English for the first time, describes and rates 2,000 hotels and 3,000 restaurants in all price ranges. Once France's best kept secret, this tome now rivals the Michelin Red.
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France: Buying a Property by Mark Igoe and John Howell
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- An indispensable companion covering all legal, financial and social aspects and containing valuable advice from other buyers.
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Boutique and Chic Hotels by Lionel Pailles
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- A lush hotel guide for the discerning traveller.
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Paris Restaurants by Zagat
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- The most recent of those utterly reliable Zagat guides to restaurants in Paris.
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Secret Paris by Jacques Garance & Maud Ratton
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- One of an excellent series of guides from Jonglez which uncover hidden secrets of a city.
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Paris Green Guide by Michelin
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- Michelin are hard to beat on home turf. This excellent, colourful general guide, arranged by region, primarily covers sightseeing, with lists of recommended hotels and restaurants included at the back.
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Paris Popout Cityguide by AA
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- A lightweight pocket volume, ideal for a short break, that covers the basic sights and highlights and includes two exquisitely detailed popout maps of the wider city and its centre.
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Paris by Luxe
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- A wonderfully camp list of the best shops, restaurants and hotels for the traveller looking for a little luxury.