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  Pudlo Normandy & Brittany by Gilles Pudlowski

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  Pudlowski's frank and knowledgeable guide describes and rates hotels and restaurants in all price ranges.

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  Brittany & Normandy by Rough Guides

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  A comprensive practical guide with reasonable maps that also gives a good flavour of local history and culture. The author's discerning opinions occasionally border on outright negativity, which some readers may find problematic.

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  Chateaux of The Loire Green Guide by Michelin

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  Following well-written introductory chapters on local history and travel tips, the chateaux are arranged alphabetically and covered in good detail, with plenty of suggested excursions and restaurant stops.

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  The Loire by Rough Guides

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  A comprehensive practical guide with full listings plus plenty to read on local history and culture. Includes special colour sections on 'The Chateau' and 'The River Loire'.

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  Loire by Cadogan Guides

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  Philippe Barbour's considerable volume balances rudimentary travel information with extraordinary coverage of local history and culture, for which there is no better companion. Maps and photographs are lacking however: this is a real reader's guide.

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  French Atlantic Coast Green Guide by Michelin

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  Excellent guide geared towards driving tours, nine of which are proposed. Regions are arranged alphabetically, from just below Nantes in the north to the Basque mountains in the south. Reliable practical advice combines well with good contextual reading. Maps and photographs are numerous and decent.

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  Food Wine Burgundy by David Downie

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  An excellent and well-researched guide to the local markets, food artisans, winemakers and chefs of the five districts of Burgundy, organised by town.

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  Burgundy Jura Green Guide by Michelin

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  Opens with good introductory chapters and proposed driving tours. Thereafter arranged alphabetically by region, with colourful maps supporting sightseeing tips and suggestions on where to eat and stay.

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  Burgundy by Companion Guide

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  The best guide to Burgundy, including comprehensive notes on art and architecture, history, food and wine.

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  Cycling in the French Alps by Cicerone

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  An excellent practical guide with nine suggested tours including one of Mont-Blanc.

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  French Alps Green Guide by Michelin

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  After excellent introductory chapters covering local history and highlights, it is arranged alphabetically by region. Everything from hikes to restaurants is hand-picked and rated with the famous star system. Claims to cater for all budgets but in reality is geared up for a comfortable tour. Maps and photographs are of a high standard.

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  Mont Blanc: 50 walks by Hartmut Eberlein

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  Durable pocket volume containing 50 walks of varying difficulty in the vicinity of Chamonix, St Gervais, Argentiere, Martigny and Courmayeur. Includes good colour maps and photographs.

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  Vanoise Walks by Iris Kurschner

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  52 selected day walks in the Tarentaise, the Maurienne and the Vanoise National Park. Reliable route descriptions supported by colour maps and photographs. Pocket-sized and durable.

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  Walking in the Haute Savoie: South by Janette Norton

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  Detailed notes and maps cover 30 walks, from gentle to advanced, in the southern Haute Savoie between Annecy and Chamonix.

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  Walking in the Haute Savoie: North by Janette Norton

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  Information on local history and wildlife complements good notes and mapping on 30 walks in the region south of Lake Geneva.

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  The GR5 Trail: Through the French Alps - Lake Geneva to Nice by Paddy Dillon

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  Comprenhensive companion to this spectacular long-distance trail, suitable for any moderately experienced trekker. Includes colour mapping and gradient profiles, daily stages and timings, details of facilities en route: in short, everything you need.

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  Southwest France by Blue Guides

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  Delia Gray-Durant's substantial cultural companion offers unrivalled coverage of sights, museums, buildings and landscapes. Her writing is first-rate, as are the accompanying photographs, illustrations and maps. Tourers with an interest in local art and architecture should not travel without this book.

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  Southwest France by Insight Guides

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  A glossy, bulky volume that covers a good deal of ground, from the Gironde to Arles and from Biarritz to the Cevennes and beyond. With abundant colour photographs and well-composed chapters on local life, it will give a strong flavour of the region, although it is perhaps lacking somewhat in practical terms.

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  The Companion Guide to Gascony and The Dordogne by Richard Barber

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  Delightfully dense cultural guide, underpinned by the author's encyclopaedic grasp of local history. Should you wish to be accompanied on your tour by medieval poets and the ghosts of Romanesque churches, this is the volume for you.

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  Bordeaux & The Gironde by Everyman Mapguides

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  A nifty guide comprising a collection of annotated fold-out maps, with precise, well-written reviews of the suggested points of interest including restaurants and bars.

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  Bordeaux by Thomas Cook City Spots

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  An excellent pocket sightseeing guide with good clear maps, photographs and well-written entries. Also covers Cap Ferret and Saint Emilion.

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  A Traveller's Wine Guide to France by Christopher Fielden

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  Fielden proves an informed and likeable guide as he addresses each wine region ably. This excellent, colourful book is packed with photographs, maps, and listings, plus plenty to read.

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  Dordogne Berry Limousin Green Guide by Michelin

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  Opens with good introductory chapters and proposed driving tours. Thereafter arranged alphabetically by region, with colourful maps supporting sightseeing tips and suggestions on where to eat and stay.

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  The Dordogne Valley by Everyman Guides

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  Fantastic on local landscapes and architecture, this glossy and colourful cultural guide aims to support your sightseeing in contextual rather than practical ways. That said, the back pages do feature hotels and restaurants as selcted by Gault Millau.

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  The Lot Valley by Everyman Guides

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  Presented in exuberant colour and full of the region's rich history, this slender guide lingers only briefly on the practicalities of travel, indulging instead in the lush sights and experiences on offer.