The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!
With more than 1,400 full-color photographs, street-by-street maps, and illustrated aerial views guiding you to all the points of interest DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: France captures all that this magnificent European destination has to offer. Experience the Louvre, Ameins Cathedral, Mont-St-Michel, and the Abbaye de Fontenay. Travel the Route de Vin, a scenic wine tour that takes you through historic wine villages and renowned wineries. Whether shopping on the streets of Paris or a drive through the picturesque French countryside, this is one travel guide you will not want to be without.
Amazon.com Review
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing, and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: France. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, and detailed neighborhood maps, as well as timelines, charts, even Metro stations. Broken into four sections--"Introducing France," "Region by Region" (covering Paris quite impressively, as well as the Loire Valley, Provence, Brittany, and Normandy), "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"--the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially appreciate the hundreds of color photos of everything from ski towns in the Alps to the beaches of St. Tropez to vineyards of the Rhone Valley. You'll also find street-by-street illustrated city walks (Paris's Champs-Élysées and St. Germain-des-Pres are two good ones), not to mention the best brasseries, bistros, and boulangeries. --Jill Fergus
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Average Customer Review
(35 customer reviews)
106 of 106 people found the following review helpful
La belle France, May 21, 2000
saliero (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewitness Travel Guide to France (Paperback)
This book is certainly comprehensive, and was a fine companion through many parts of France, some not receiving very much coverage in some other guidebooks. The glossy paper and high quality colour reproductions are the usual Eyewitness standard.I have used a variety of guidebooks in France - let's Go, The Rough Guide, Baedeker's, michelin, and this combines the best of them all.To contrast one place, two books: Chartres. The Baedeker's includes a photo of the cathedral, and a smallish diagram showing the main structures internally and descriptions of the Royal Doorway and stained glass. There is some brief locational and historical material about the city of Chartres and mentions the well-regarded Museum of Fine Arts. Eyewitness, by contrast, gives the address, phone no and opening times of the museum (might or might not be helpful, depending on accuracy!) as well as its main attractions, as well as some brief info about Chartres. Then follow two double pages on the...Read more
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
the essential guide book to Paris-Eyewitness Travel Guide, February 11, 2000
cheri m. wheeler - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewitness Travel Guide to France (Paperback)
I do not speak French and this was my first trip to Paris. My girlfriend and I are both over 40 and were going to spend 10 glorious days in Paris. Eyewitness was the most important item we brought with us. We were able to easily locate every place we wanted to visit and the most simple way to get there. The subway guide was absolutely the best. We were able to ride the subway all over Paris without the least problem and view all the attractions listed in the guide along the way. The guide gave us tips, like buying one pass for all museums, which we would not have known otherwise. I was amazed at how many other tourist had the same guide. It was more or less the bible for most tourists. I would highly recommend this guide to anyone planning a trip to Paris.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Don't Go Home Without It!, August 25, 2000
Guy Delarosa (Redwood City, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewitness Travel Guide to France (Paperback)
I have just returned from our 3 week family (& Hector) vacation in France and I loved the book!! It is very insightful and easy to follow. The pictures will lure you to the wonderful locations in France. Buy the book you will never regret it!! After your trip the book and the pictures will bring back all the great memories of your trip. I had some other books as well with me, however this book was the best. Au revoir
(35 customer reviews) 
La belle France, May 21, 2000