Frommer's France (Complete Guide)

Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, journalists who live in France either full-time or part-time, which means their advice doesn’t have to be second-guessed. It’s savvy, dependable, and not based on one or two short trips to France, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer a detail- and tip-rich commentary on France’s iconic sights, and will introduce you to restaurants, off-the-beaten-path attractions, and shops that few tourists know to visit. So whether you’re going to be castle-hopping in the Loire Valley, skiing the French Alps, lounging on the sands of the French Riviera, tippling at Bordeaux wineries, or taking Paris by storm, this book is for you. Vive La France!

Frommer’s France contains:

*Dozens of stunning, full-color photos throughout

*Helpful maps, including a fully-detachable fold-out map

*Strategic itineraries, including for families and weeklong stays, so you can make the most of your time

*Authentic experiences to help you appreciate French culture, cuisine, historic sights and customs like a local

*Candid reviews of the best restaurants, attractions, tours, shops, and experiences—and advice on the ones not worth your time and money

*Accurate, up-to-date info on transportation, useful websites, costs, telephone numbers, and more

*Budget-planning help with the lowdown on prices and ways to save money, whether you’re traveling on a shoestring or in the lap of luxury

About Frommer’s: There’s a reason that Frommer’s has been the most trusted name in travel for more than sixty years. Arthur Frommer created the best-selling guide series in 1957 to help American servicemen fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe, and since then, we have published thousands of titles became a household name helping millions upon millions of people realize their own dreams of seeing our planet. Travel is easy with Frommer’s.

British-born Anna E. Brooke moved to Paris in 2000 and hasn't looked back since. She is now a full-fledged bohemian, juggling life between freelance travel writing, songwriting, and authoring children's books. She has written several books for Frommer's, and is a France travel expert for the UK's Times and Sunday Times.

Lily Heise went to Paris as an exchange student in 2000 and fell in love with the country. She has extensive experience in the travel and culture sectors and contributes to various international and local publications, both in print and on-line. She lives in Montmartre and spends her free time exploring off-beat Paris, in addition to villages and vineyards around the country.

Mary Novakovich is an award-winning travel writer and journalist based in Hertfordshire, UK. She shares her love of France in publications including the Times, Telegraph, Independent, Guardian, and CNN Travel. Her Croatia travelogue, My Family and Other Enemies, won the 2023 British Guild of Travel Writers Best Travel Narrative Book Award.

Tristan Rutherford is a seven-time award-winning travel journalist. He contributes to the Times in London and the Wall Street Journal in New York. first travel commission took hi to Nice, France, where he's been based ever since. His favorite destination is the car-free Lerins islands, a short fiery hop from the Cannes coast.

Louise Simpson fell in love with all things French as a teenager on holidays to her family home in Dordogne and as a French student at Cambridge University. Since moving to Southern France in 2003, she has authored over 10 print and online travel guides to Southern and Central France and written for the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times Weekend, the Spectator, Independent on Sunday and TimesOnline. She is also interviewed regularly on TV and radio about life in Southern France. Louise lives in Grasse, France.

Kathryn Tomasetti is an award-winning food and travel writer whose work appears in Delicious and the Guardian. Picking her favorite French city would be like choosing between her three children, but she loves Arles for chilled sight seeing, Avignon for historic elegance, and Marseille for its melting-pot cuisine.