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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL FRANCE MUSEUMS • BEACHES CHATEAUX • MAPS CAFES • HISTORY VINEYARDS • SHOPPING RESTAURANTS • HOTELS THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU EYEWITNESS TRAVEL FRANCE EYEWITNESS TRAVEL FRANCE CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PROJECT EDITOR Rosemary Bailey ART EDITOR Janis Utton EDITORS Tanya Colbourne, Fiona Morgan, Anna Streiffert, Celia Woolfrey DESIGNERS Joy FitzSimmons, Erika Lang, Clare Sullivan MAP CO-ORDINATORS Simon Farbrother, David Pugh RESEARCHER Philippa Richmond MAIN CONTRIBUTORS John Ardagh, Rosemary Bailey, Judith Fayard, Lisa Gerard-Sharp, Colin Jones, Alister Kershaw, Alec Lobrano, Anthony Roberts, Alan Tillier, Nigel Tisdall PHOTOGRAPHERS Max Alexander, Neil Lukas, John Parker, Kim Sayer ILLUSTRATORS Stephen Conlin, John Lawrence, Maltings Partnership, John Woodcock Reproduced by Colourscan (Singapore) Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China First American Edition, 1994 10 11 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Reprinted with revisions 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 1994, 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-75666-056-7 THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK, FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE, I.E., THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS ONE FLIGHT UP. Front cover main image: Aloxe-Corton, Burgundy The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly. Even though every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press, some details, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements, and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third-party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Avenue of poplar trees, Parc de Marly, western outskirts of Paris Bust of Charlemagne INTRODUCING FRANCE DISCOVERING FRANCE 10 PUTTING FRANCE ON THE MAP 14