France's best trips - Lonely Planet

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Discover the freedom of open roads while touring France withLonely Planet's France's Best Trips,your passport to up-to-date advice on unique experiences that await you along French roadways. Featuring 39 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can taste your way around Champagne's cellars or cruise along the thrilling Riviera Corniches, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to France, rent a car, and hit the road!

Inside Lonely Planet's France's Best Trips:

• Lavish colourand gorgeous photographythroughout
• Itinerariesandplanning adviceto pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests
• Get around easily- 93 easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions
• Free, convenient pull-out France road map(included in print version)
• Insider tipsto get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads
• Essential infoat your fingertips- hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices, local road signs key
• Honest reviews for all budgets- eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Useful features- includingDriving Problem Buster,Detours,andLink Your Trip
• CoversParis, Normandy, Brittany, Breton Coast, Lyon, Nice, Cannes, St-Tropez, Chamonix, Avignon, Marseille, Biarritz, St-Malo,Loire Valley, Auvergne, Provence, Alps, Lille and more

The Perfect Choice:Lonely Planet's France'sBest Tripsis perfect for exploring France via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.

• Planning a French trip sans a car?Lonely Planet's Franceguide, our most comprehensive guide to France is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems, or check outDiscover France,a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions.
• Looking for a guide focused on Paris? Check outLonely Planet's Parisguide for a comprehensive look at all the city has to offer,Discover Paris,a photo-rich guide to the city's most popular attractions, orPocket Paris,a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.

There's More in Store for You:

• See more of Europe's picturesque country sides and have a richer, more authentic experience by exploring Europe by car with Lonely Planet's EuropeanBest Tripsguides toItalyandIreland.Or start with ourFREE SAMPLER 'Europe's Best Trips: 3 Amazing Road Trips,'with excerpts from each guide to help you pick which region to explore first.
• Also, check out Lonely Planet's USABest TripsguidestoUSA, California, New England, Southwest USA, New York & the Mid-Atlantic, Florida & the South,and The Pacific Northwestand ourFREE SAMPLER 'USA's Best Trips: 7 Amazing Road Trips'for more road trip inspiration.

Authors:Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Oliver Berry, Stuart Butler, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Gregor Clark, Donna Wheeler and Nicola Williams.

About Lonely Planet:Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.