France Green Guide

The updated Green Guide France presents this beautiful country’s star-rated attractions, accompanied by regional introductions, cultural background, detailed maps and recommendations for a range of great hotels and restaurants. It’s all here: snowy sharp-angled Alps, medieval castle ruins on rugged mountainsides, world-renowned wine-growing regions, charming old villages and ancient abbeys inviting exploration, historic Normandy beaches, green fields patchworked with stone walls, gastronomic delights–and cosmopolitan Paris with its iconic landmarks and museums. Michelin ensures you see the best of France. – Attractions are reviewed and rated, using Michelin’s celebrated star-rating system, from the 3-star iconic, UNESCO site of Mont-St-Michel and carefully restored old town of St-Malo, to 1-star Concarneau, a bustling, walled fishing port.- Included are walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches and attractions; plus illustrations and floor plans to focus on highlights.- Enjoy a walking tour of the 500yr-old town of Vitré with its castle, ramparts and narrow streets. A driving tour west from Quimper to the ocean’s edge shows the wild side of Brittany where rocks, waves, sky and sea all mingle in a vast seascape. A bike ride on the Voie Verte from Mauron to Questembert in Morbihan reveals a calmer landscape. Travelers discover more of a region through Michelin’s walking and driving tours with comprehensive directions and maps.- Sidebars appear throughout the guide on various topics ranging from 19C science fiction author Jules Verne’s hometown of Nantes to tide movement around Mont-St-Michel.- Comprehensive illustrated sections feature 21st century Brittany, its nature, art, architecture, history, culture and culinary specialties (think crèpes and buttery galettes!), all written by experts in their fields.- Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website.- Michelin area and city maps help visitors find their way.- Includes recommendations for great places to eat/stay for all budgets.- Michelin Green Guides feature comprehensive, concise travel information for advance trip planning and on-site decisions.Companion Publications for France: Michelin France Road and Tourist Map No. 721. The scale is 1:1,000,000 (1 inch = 15.8 miles). Michelin France Road and Tourist Atlas. (Spiral format) The scale is 1:300,000 (1 inch = 3.18 miles, 1 cm = 2 km) Includes 40 city maps. MICHELIN Guide France for carefully researched, objective recommendations to over 4000 restaurants and 2800 hotels. Anonymous inspectors use the famed Michelin star-rating system to create an extensive selection of great places to eat and stay for all budgets. Descriptive symbols and an English legend tell you all you need to know (minimal text is in the language of the country.) MICHELIN Guide Main Cities of Europe for restaurant and hotel selections for Lyon, Paris and Strasbourg. (English)For a more detailed discovery of France, check out the regional Green Guides (Alsace Lorraine Champaign, Auvergne Rhone Valley, Brittany, Burgundy Jura, Chateaux of the Loire, Dordogne Berry Limousin, French Alps, French Atlantic Coast, French Riviera, Languedoc Roussillon Tarn Gorges, Normandy, Northern France & the Paris Region, Paris, Provence and Wine Regions of France) and regional France map numbers 511-528.