The Rough Guide Snapshot to The Loire is the ultimate travel guide to this rural region peppered with magnificent châteaux. It guides you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from cycling along dedicated Loire à Vélo trails and admiring beautiful stained glass in Bourges Cathedral to exploring dark troglodyte caves near Saumur and watching racing cars speed round the tracks at Le Mans. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the most memorable trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to France. Full coverage: Orléans, Gien, Sancerre, Bourges, Chateau de Chenonceau, Chateau de Valencay, Loches, Blois, Château de Chaumont, Château de Cheverny, Château de Beauregard, Château de Chambord, Tours, Amboise, Château d'Amboise, Château de Villandry, Château de Langeais, Azay-le-Rideau, Château d'Ussé, Chinon, Saumur, Abbaye de Fontevraud, Angers,Le Mans (Equivalent printed page extent 62 pages). Now available in ePub format.

The brand-new Rough Guide to The Loire is the essential guide to one of France''s most popular regions. A World Heritage Site, The Loire is famed for its soft, fertile countryside and a marvellous parade of châteaux. The main section of the guide has informed accounts of every attraction from the fascinating troglodyte dwellings carved out of rock-faces around Saumur to the compelling gardens at Villandry. The listings tell you where to find the best wines, the tastiest goat''s cheese and the most interesting places to stay. There are maps and plans throughout and a full-colour introductory section listing the author''s favourite ''things not to miss''. In the contexts section there is detailed background on the region''s culture, cuisine, wine, festivals and history.

The Rough Guide Snapshot France: Burgundy is the ultimate travel guide to this delightful region at the very heart of France, celebrated for its food and wine. It leads you through Burgundy with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from visiting Roman remains in Autun to feasting on boeuf bourguignon, sipping Chablis and settling into a château. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot France: Burgundy covers Auxerre, Sens, Joigny, Chablis, the Canal de Bourgogne, Châtillon-sur-Seine (Treasure of Vix), Abbaye de Fontenay, Parc Régional du Morvan, Nevers, Dijon, The Côte d'Or vineyards, Beaune, the Mâconnais and the Charolais. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Champagne and the Ardennes is the ultimate travel guide to this absorbing part of France. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from champagne tasting in Épernay to the delightful medieval town of Troyes and the bucolic Ardennes countryside. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Champagne and the Ardennes covers Reims, Épernay, Troyes, The Plateau de Langres and The Ardennes. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around France, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals, shopping and sport.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Alsace and Lorraine is the ultimate travel guide to the easternmost part of France. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from elegant Strasbourg and cute, quirky Colmar to the region's top wines and the new, cutting-edge Centre Pompidou-Metz. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Alsace and Lorraine covers Strasbourg, The Route des Vins, Mulhouse, Nancy, Metz, Amnévile and Verdun. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around France, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals, shopping and sport. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France.

The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté is the ultimate travel guide to this rugged part of southeast France. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from world-class ski resorts to laidback lakeside retreats. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté covers Grenoble, the Chartreuse massif, Briançon, Parc National des Écrins, Gap, Parc Régional du Queyras, Chambéry, Parc National de la Vanoise, Annecy, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Lake Geneva, Besançon, Lons-le-Saunier, Région des Lacs and Belfort.Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: The Alps and Franche-Comté is equivalent to 84 printed pages.

The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Loire is the ultimate travel guide to this rural region of France. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from visiting châteaux, cycling along dedicated Loire à Vélo trails and admiring beautiful stained glass in Bourges Cathedral to exploring dark troglodyte caves near Saumur and watching racing cars speed round the tracks at Le Mans. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Loire also covers Orléans, the Cher and Indre, Blois, Tours, Chinon, Angers and Nantes. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to France, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to France. The Rough Guides Snapshot France: the Loire is equivalent to 98 printed pages.