France

France seduces travelers with its unfalteringly familiar culture woven around its cafe terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their "plat du jour" chalked on the board. Nicola Williams, Lonely Planet writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside this book 10 months of research in France, 13 authors, 137 maps, thousands of calories consumed, inspirational photos, clear, easy-to-use maps, pull-out city map, 3D plans of iconic sights, comprehensive planning tools, special features.