“France seduces travelers with its unfalteringly familiar culture woven around its café terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their plat du jour chalked on the board.” – Nicola Williams, Lonely Planet writerOur PromiseYou 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 France13 authors137 mapsThousands of calories consumedInspirational photosClear, easy-to-use mapsPull-out city map3D plans of iconic sightsComprehensive planning toolsSpecial features