France - National geographic Traveller

date Nov 18, 2007
authors Rosemary Bailey
reading time 1 min
  • Book Title: France - National Geographic Traveller
  • Author: Rosemary Bailey
  • Year written/published: 2007
  • Book Source: Google Books
  • My Comments: Really informative with driving routes, walking routes and regional - maps! France has too many architecture, castles and palace and cathedrals… and they - are all so beautiful!!!!
  • Contents page:
    1. History and Culture
    2. Paris and Ile de France
    3. Northern France
    4. Normandy and Brittany
    5. Loire Valley
    6. Central France and the Alps
    7. Southwest France
    8. South of France
    9. Corsica
    10. Travelwise

Some extracts:

Paris walks… really loved the walk lists this book has. Just travel by Metro to the Site of the starting point.

Paris Walk 1 is for 2 hours, starting from Place Louis-Lepine. Take to Metro station Cite (line 4) and start …

  1. Palais de Justice, Ste. Chapelle
  2. Square du Vert-Galant
  3. Conciergerie
  4. Pont St. Louis
  5. St. Louis en I’Ile
  6. Notre-Dame
  7. Place du Parvis Notre Dame

Paris walk 2 for 2 hours. Take to Metro Station Maubert-Mutualite (line 10) and start from Pont au Double…

  1. St. Julien le Pauvre
  2. Musee de Cluny
  3. St. Etienne du Mont
  4. Pantheon
  5. Jardin du Luxembourg, Palais de Luxemberg
  6. Musee National Eugene Delacroix
  7. St Germain des Pres
  8. Hotel des Monnaies

and Paris Walk 3 is the famous walk of the Champs Elysees for 2.5 hours and 5km. Take from Metro Opera…

  1. Opera Garnier
  2. La Madeleine
  3. Palias de L’Elysee
  4. Grand Palais
  5. Palais de Decouverte
  6. Place de la Concorde
  7. Jardin des Tuileries
  8. Arc de Triomphe
  9. Musee du Louvre
  10. Palais Royal
  11. La Bourse, Banque de France
  12. Bibliotheque National de France Richelieu

Other places to see in Paris and its outskirts…

  1. Grande Arche de la Defence
  2. Parc de la Villette
  3. Chateau de Versailles ( RER line C)

Northern France…

  1. Chateau Chantilly
  2. Champagne
  3. Strasbourg

Normandy and Brittany

  1. Rouen
  2. Bayeaux
  3. Normandy D-day landing beaches
  4. Mont St Michel

Louire Valley castles…

  1. Chambord
  2. Chenonceau
  3. Azy-le-Rideau
  4. Bourges