France For Dummies
3rd Edition
Published on 29. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-7645-7701-7 (ISBN)
Description
France remains the most popular tourist destination in the world, with more than 700,000 U.S. tourist arrivals projected for 2004, a 5 percent increase over 2003.
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Series
Edition
3., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7645-7701-7 (9780764577017)
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Darwin Porter | Danforth Prince | Cheryl A. Pientka
France For Dummies
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05/2007
4th Edition
Wiley
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Cheryl A. Pientka | Darwin Porter | Danforth Prince
France for Dummies
Book
06/2003
2nd Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€37.27
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Persons
As a team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have produced numerous titles for Frommers, including best-selling guides to Italy, France, the Caribbean, England, and Germany. Porter, a former bureau chief at The Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer, his most recent releases entitled Katharine the Great, a close-up of the private life of the late Katharine Hepburn, and Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of The New York Times, and is today the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.
Content
Introduction. Part I: Introducing France. Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of France. Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into France. Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go. Chapter 4: Four Great France Itineraries. Part II: Planning Your Trip to France. Chapter 5: Managing Your Money. Chapter 6: Getting to France. Chapter 7: Getting around France. Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations. Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests. Chapter 10: Taking Care of Remaining Details. Part III: Paris and the Best of the Ile de France. Chapter 11: Settling into Paris, City of Light. Chapter 12: Exploring Paris. Chapter 13: Traveling Beyond Paris: Five Great Day Trips. Part IV: Tours and the Loire Valley Chateaux. Chapter 14: Tours: Gateway to Chateaux Country. Chapter 15: The Best of the Loire Valley Chateaux. Part V: Normandy and Brittany. Chapter 16: Normandy. Chapter 17: Brittany. Part VI: Provence and the Riviera. Chapter 18: The Best of Provence. Chapter 19: Introducing the Riviera. Chapter 20: Nice, Monaco, and Beyond. Chapter 21: The Western Riviera: From St Tropez to Cannes. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Bon Appetit: Ten Foods You'll Want to Taste While in France. Chapter 23: The Art of the Souvenir: Ten Gifts to Buy in France. Appendix: Quick Concierge. Index.