Peering
down over the French Riviera is a forbidding barrier of light grey rock. Rising
to over 3000m from the shore, the Maritime Alps straddle the international
French-Italian border for 190km. Soaring peaks, glittering lakes and picturesque
stone villages await the walker, along 600km of mapped pathways, through two
national parks...
Maps and Travel Guides
Recommended travel guides, regional guides and maps.
Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps
Peering
down over the French Riviera is a forbidding barrier of light grey rock. Rising
to over 3000m from the shore, the Maritime Alps straddle the international
French-Italian border for 190km. Soaring peaks, glittering lakes and picturesque
stone villages await the walker, along 600km of mapped pathways, through two
national parks...
Back Roads France
DK
Eyewitness Back Roads France driving holiday guide will take you via scenic
routes to discover charming French villages, local restaurants and intimate
places to stay. Unearth the real soul of France relying on all the practical
information you could need, from road conditions and length of drive to parking
information and opening hours...
Colours of Provence
A
colour-coded tour of the southern France region celebrates the rich tapestry of
its landscapes and visitor sites, sharing insider information on where to find
top-recommended fabrics, antiques, and gourmet ingredients...
In Love in France: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Romantic Destinations in the Land of Amour
The
very first fully illustrated guide to the most inspirational and romantic
regions of France for the newly smitten, the newlywed, and those who share a
lifetime of passion...
The Best Campsites in France 2010
Entries
in this guide cannot be paid for so each camp site is chosen on merit alone. The
guide has a full colour layout with maps and is indexed by region and by nearest
town...
French Alps Tourist Guide
Stop
for a moment and inhale the cool mountain air as you hike the Alpine pastures of
the Grande Randonnée beneath the high snow plains and peaks above. Feel the mist
of spring snow kicked up off-piste at Méribel...
The Linde Werdelin Ski Guides - France
Following
in the tradition of Hip Hotels and the Wallpaper City Guides, the brand new
Linde Werdelin Ski Guide to France offers a highly personal and authoritative
guide to skiing in France...
Road Atlas France 2010
SatNav
is great but there are times when you can't beat having a real map handy. Fully
revised and updated for 2010, this specialist A3 road atlas designed for the
British motorist in France includes 44 city, town and port plans and a new style
central Paris city plan...
Motorbike Tours of Europe: France
This
collection of ten breathtaking self-guided motorbike tours through France has
been devised by a biker for bikers alike, and includes user friendly directions
and stunning photographs to whet the appetite...
The Xenophobe's Guide to the French
The
French care about what really matters in life - being French. They care more about
doing everything with enormous style than what they do. They are convinced of their
corporate and individual superiority over all others in the world. Their charm is
that they don't despise the rest of us: they pity us for not being French... Cycling France
The
French have a nickname for the bicycle 'la petite reine', or little queen. With
the country's fondness for the queen of the road, its vast network of quiet back
roads, magnificent scenery, and scrumptious eateries, it's the perfect choice
for discovering the world on two wheels. Chock-full of itineraries, maps,
and information and advice...
AA Best Drives France
"AA
Best Drives France" is not just for independent travellers but also for those who wish to know more about this wonderful country. Packed within the guide are 25 hand-picked car tours, specifically chosen by an expert on France. The guide is handy, compact and easy-to-use with each region divided into geographical areas. Town visits accompany detailed itineraries with directions, distances and driving times...
All the Aires France: Motorhome Aires De Service Guide to French Stopovers in English
Anyone that's driven a motorhome through France will know how invaluable these stopping points are. If you're planning to tour France in a camper van or motor home for the first time then then you'll probably have never heard of an Aires De Service, briefly they are stopping places...
Michelin MOT Atlas France 2009
This spiral bound road atlas from Michelin offers highly detailed maps and is perfect for those touring or travelling within France. If you want to take a more scenic route then Michelin have marked these in green
and have also clearly marked panoramic viewpoints along the way so it is easy to
find rewarding places to stop on route...
The Daily Telegraph Book of the Tour de France
Man, a bike and the open road. What could be simpler? Certainly not the Tour de France, the annual travelling circus which for more than a century has been the ultimate test of sporting endurance. There's been pain. There's been joy. There's been death...
Tour of the Vanoise
Making
a hut-to-hut journey through the heart of one of France's finest mountain
regions, the "Tour of the Vanoise" makes a perfect introduction to Alpine
trekking. This work offers a circuit that explores the very best of the Vanoise
National Park a wonderland of 3000m peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and
meadows full of flowers...
A Summer in Gascony: The Other South of France
The only travel writing book on Gascony, A Summer in Gascony is a charming
and humorous tale of an extraordinary summer spent in this relatively unknown
part of south-western France, the home of D Artagnan, Cyrano de Bergerac, gutsy
red wine, fine sweet wine Armagnac and sunflowers...
From the Camargue to the Alps: A Walk Across France in Hannibal's Footsteps
With passion and wit, Bernard Levin describes his travels on foot through the
beautiful countryside of south-eastern France. He follows in the mighty
footsteps of the great Carthaginian enemy of Rome, Hannibal...
The Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in France
The first in a series on green travel guidebooks for Western Europe, the Green
Earth Guide France focuses exclusively on where to find things green and
alternative in France such as local and organic foods, natural health care,
ecological businesses, organic vineyards...
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