National Geographic Traveler: FranceAnnotation From central Paris to the farthest reaches of the provinces, this new edition points you to the country's best sites. Here's up-to-date guidance for visiting the Loire Valley, Mont St.-Michel, Normandy's battlefields, and other popular destinations, along with lesser known attractions such as the charming vine-striped Var region of Provence and tiny Mirepoix in the Pyrenees, celebrated for the beautiful half-timbered arcading of its main square. |
Contents
Paris | 6 |
History culture 9 Normandy South of France | 9 |
Paris the ÎledeFrance 51102 | 103 |
Normandy Brittany 133160 | 133 |
Loire Valley 161188 | 161 |
Central France the Alps 189230 | 189 |
Southwest France 231278 | 231 |
South of France 279330 | 279 |
History of France 2033 Brittany 150160 LanguedocRoussillon | 317 |
Corsica 331336 | 331 |
Travelwise 337390 | 337 |
The Marais 8485 Feature Monasteries Hotels restaurants | 346 |
onix Calvi | 377 |
Northern France Alps 211223 Activities 383386 | 383 |
Food drink 106107 terms | 389 |
Seine Valley 140141 Provence 303316 | 303 |
Common terms and phrases
17th-century 18th-century abbey architecture artists avenue beaches BLVD BOULEVARD Brittany building built Burgundy cafés carved Cathar cathedral Cathédrale caves century Champagne chapel charming Château church Cité Closed Sun Closed Tues coast Côte COURS cuisine D3 Visitor information decorated département dishes Dordogne elegant famous festival foie gras France France's François French galleries garden Gorges Gothic Grand Hôtel HOTELS & RESTAURANTS houses Île Indre River Jardin Loire Loire Valley Louis Louvre Maison major cards Massif Massif Central medieval Médoc Métro Michelin Michelin stars miles Mont mountains Musée de Cluny Musée des Beaux-Arts museum Normandy Notre-Dame Nov.-March old town Opéra Garnier paintings palace Palais Parc Paris Périgord Picasso Pont port Provence Pyrenees QUAI region Renaissance Rhône river Roman Romanesque rooms route Sarlat-la-Canéda streets style terrace Tour tower Valley views village vineyards Visitor information place walk wine