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Fodor's France 2001: Completely Updated Every Year, Color Photos and Pull-Out Map, Smart Travel Tips from A to Z (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Very comprehensive guide of France, great for those who would like to tour ALL of France, or those that want to tour little-known areas in the countryside.

Divided into 16 chapters on regions of France and two extra chapters on France itself and its history, this has to be one of the most thorough tour guides on the subject. Probably the best part is the various options it offers for hotels and restaurants - no matter what you budget is. Some hotels are large mansions, while others are just small family houses. The book also offers many enchanting walks through France's greatest cities, from Paris to Strasbourg and Lyon. Also, for the more sociable type, there are listings of opera houses, theatres, clubs, and casinos - and for the window-shoppers, a section on shopping.

The guide also includes over 50 pages of maps and over 50 vactation itineraries, and includes a "Smart Traveler's Tips" section. Overall, this is a great book and it does an excellent job at reviewing not only Paris and Provence, but also the lesser-traveled regions.

I've traveled in several areas of France -- new to Provence, and chose Luberon per Fodor...basic advice in this book on Provence was on the mark -- i.e. find a location/village and stay put, making day trips (for trips of 4-7 days). This worked great. Fodor small hotel recommendation was perfect -- was able to find its web site and check it out.

Note: skip Avignon --- was there one night to pick up car -- Europcar great service/handy location -- during theatre festival -- carnival atmosphere, dirty city -- worth only one night/day -- but did find great little residential guest house, via web -- not Fodor.