France

Getting you to the heart of a place

¤ Amazing experiences
Inspirational images, 3D illustrations, city walks and the best of local knowledge.

¤ Plan the perfect trip
Planning features and top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip.

¤ Find hidden travel gems
Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique.

Special features

¤ Annotated map of the Louvre

¤ 3D illustration of Notre Dame

¤ Annotated map of Versailles

¤ Full-colour guide

We tell it like it is
Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each and every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage, so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is.
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« France seduces travellers with its unfalteringly familiar culture, woven around cafe terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their plat du jour chalked on the board. »
Nicola Williams,
Lonely Planet Writer