National Geographic Traveler: France, 2d Ed.

From central Paris to the farthest reaches of the provinces, this new edition points you to the country's best sites. Here's up-to-date guidance for visiting the Loire Valley, Mont St.-Michel, Normandy's battlefields, and other popular destinations, along with lesser known attractions such as the charming vine-striped Var region of Provence and tiny Mirepoix in the Pyrenees, celebrated for the beautiful half-timbered arcading of its main square.