France

The latest edition has been reseached by a team of regular Rough Guide updaters, all experts on France's various regions.

Colour section: colour map of France; where to go; when to go; things not to miss. Basics: getting there; red tape and visas; information, websites and maps; insurance; health; costs, money and banks; getting around; accommodation; eating and drinking; communication; opening hours, public holidays and festivals; music, cinema, theatre and dance; sports and outdoor pursuits; crime and personal safety; living and working in France; travellers with disabilities; senior travellers; gay and lesbian travellers; travelling with children; directory. Guide - Paris and around: arrival; orientation; information; city transport; accommodation; Lyle de la cite; the Voie Triomphale; the Louvre; the Opera district; Les Halles; Centre Georges Pompidou; the Marais, the Lle St Louis and the Bastille; Quartier Latin; St Germain; Musee d'Orsay; the Eiffel Tower; Les Invalides; Montparnasse; the Beaux Quartiers and Bois de Boulogne; La Defense; Montmartre; Canal St Martin and La Villette; Belleville and Memilmontant; Pere Lachaise; Bois de Vincennes; eating and drinking; music and nightlife; gay and lesbian Paris; film, theatre and dance; sports and activities; kid's Paris; shopping; listings; St Denis; Chantilly; Disneyland Paris; Vaux-le-Vicomte; Fontainebleau; Versailles; Chartres; Malmaison; travel details. Guide - the north: Dunkerque; Calais; the Cote d'Opale; Boulogne-sur Mer; Amiens; Lille; Douai; Arras, Albert and the Somme battlefields; St Quentin; Laon; Compiegne; Reims; Epernay; Traoyes; the Ardennes; travel details. Guide - Alsace, Lorraine and the Jura Mountains: Metz; Verdun; Nancy; Strasbourg; the northern Vosges; the southern Vosges; Comar; Mulhouse; Belfort; Besancon; Champagnole; the Lake District; travel details. (Part contents)