France

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide 'The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information.' Amazon Reader review. With a perfect balance between thriving cities and gorgeous countryside, France is the most visited country in the world, and the latest volume in the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guide series leaves no stone unturned. Using the unique cutaway maps and 3D models, explore state of the art museums and architecture, from the elegant Chateau de Chambord in the Loire to the contemporary Centre Pompidou in Paris. Discover the best sights, old-fashioned food, high fashion shopping, and hotels across the entire country, from Alsace to Corsica. This fully-updated and expanded edition includes sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town, while the full-colour maps, city plans, thematic tours and walks enable you to explore the capital and the regions in depth. Whether you are hiking on the Pyrenees, paying your respects on Normandy's rugged coast, or shopping in Nice, enjoy France's rustic charm with the Eyewitness Travel Guide. Winner of the Guardian & Observer 'Best Guide Books' Award and Wanderlust Magazine Silver Award for 'Top Guidebook'