Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's France features gorgeous color photos of the chateaux, cathedrals, vineyards, villages, and gorgeous countryside vistas that await you. Much more detailed and comprehensive than the major competition, this is simply the most reliable and in-depth guide you can buy. It's personally researched and full of candid opinions. Our authors have chosen the very best places to stay, from the grand hotels of Paris and the chic beach resorts of the Riviera to charming and affordable guesthouses in every provincial town.
Audio file format: mp3 A favorite of readers for nearly 150 years, and the basis for one of the most beloved stage musicals ever, this stirring tale of crime, punishment, justice, and redemption pulses with life and energy. Hugo sweeps readers from the French provinces to the back alleys of Paris, and from the battlefield of Waterloo to the bloody ramparts of Paris during the uprising of 1832.
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11 Great Walking Tours Through the Most Colorful Neighborhoods in Paris. Follow Frommer’s for an up-close and personal look at Paris. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the sacred and the profane, the ancient and the avant-garde–everything that makes Paris unique.
Let Frommer’s Take You To: * The birthplace of Paris, the Ile de la Cité, home to two of the world’s most incredible churches * The bohemian Latin Quarter, with vestiges of a Roman bath among café-lined streets * Sacré-Coeur and the beautiful Montmartre, the village on a hill that inspired van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec * St.Germain and Montparnasse, where you can see the hangouts of Picasso, Sartre, and Man Ray
With easy-to-use directions and maps–and the best places to take a break along the way.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction » tourism | 1 October 2008
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The French have mastered the art of living well. With this guide, you’ll master the art of vacationing well—seeing what you want to see, doing what you want to do, and enjoying every mile and every minute. In France, there are so many sights to see and so much fabulous food and wine to savor that you may have to pick and choose. This friendly guide helps you plan ahead with info on: * Four great itineraries for exploring France and five daytrips from Paris * Provence, with the famous towns of Avignon, Arles, and Aix-en-Provence, and the quaint village of St-Rémy * The fabled French Riviera, including Cannes, Nice, and Monaco * The D-day beaches at Normandy * Biking in the countryside, climbing to the heights of Mont-St-Michel, visiting prestigious vineyards, and more * Hotels, ranging from one built as a convent in the early 18th century to an Italianate rose-pink villa from 1881 to a palatial hideaway in chic St. Tropez * Museums, ranging from Musée de Louvre and Musée d’Orsay in Paris to Musée Picasso in Antibes and Foundation Maeght in St-Paul-de-Vence, a modern art Mecca * Incredible castles, palaces, churches, and cathedrals, including Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in Paris, one of Western civilization’s greatest edifices * Shopping for the latest fashions in the chic boutiques of Paris, for hand-painted pottery in Quimper, for home decorating items and antiques in St-Rémy-de-Provence, for fruits, vegetables, and area specialties at the famous fruit and vegetable market in Aix-en-Provence, and more.
The full-colour introduction includes 28 themed spreads – from "Monumental Paris" and "Secret walks and hidden gardens" to "Dead Paris" and "Gourmet Paris" – to help you decide what to do, 24 hours a day.
