Once you've ooh-la-la'd your way around every charming Parisian boutique, garden and café, the rest of France is ready to step up to the plate. Get our latest guide to France and you'll be winding through the fairytale Loire Valley, skiing in Chamonix and blissing out on mind-blowing cuisine in Paris.
Maximize your trip with this Lonely Planet France Travel Guide: Gaze at the gargoyles and ponder Quasimodo's fate as you laze in the park behind Notre Dame p133 Fly off-piste down glaciers near Chamonix on the notorious Vallée Blanche descent p534 Get lost in secret passageways beneath Lyon and discover why silk weavers toiled to build them p506 Spit a mouthful of Burgundy without causing offence at Beaune's École des Vins de Bourgogne p467 Six authors, 23 combined years living in France, 196 days of in-country research, 184 maps You asked for it, we researched it – more value accommodation in this edition Belle Île Romance, Marseille short-break, Tour de France trail – take inspiration from our itineraries and explore France your own way Content updated daily: visit www.lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews and traveller suggestions
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