Glittering cities, masterpiece-packed ""Innovation & Creation: Inventions, museums, epicurean pleasures and Designs and New Opportunities multifaceted landscapes – from the ""Je Ne Sais Quoi: What Makes towering snow-covered Alps in the east So Very ‘French’ to the surf-pounded Atlantic coast in the west, and the chalky cliffs of La Manche ""Joie de Vivre: The Key to Enjoying Life (the English Channel) in the north to the ""Light & Shade: Art & Revolution, palm-fringed Mediterranean beaches in Love & War the south – exert a magnetic pull on trav- ellers, with France consistently ranking as ""Out of the Blue: Unexpected & the most visited country in the world. Surprising Experiences Appreciation of the finer things in life extends into all corners of day-to-day Within these themes, this book’s individu- existence in France: an artistic sensibility al features examine how French life plays is overlaid on everything from food and out for locals and visitors. As you take a wine to fashion, architecture, philosophy, treasure hunt through its pages, you’ll cinematography – and even the very act find that whether you’re tasting full- of living itself, known as art de vivre. bodied reds in the vine-laced countryside This is a country that places as much surrounding Bordeaux, tackling Corsica’s importance on bread, cheese and a vertiginous GR20 hiking trail, lazing on a leisurely predinner apéro (aperitif) as it sunlounger on the Côte d’Azur (French 3 does on exquisite pâtisseries (pastries), Riviera), driving past Provence’s fragrant Michelin-starred gastronomy and deep-purple lavender fields, sipping a Champagne. In every aspect of life, coffee on the terrace of a Parisian cafe, the emphasis is on quality rather than roaming the corridors of stately Loire quantity, with simple rituals forming a Valley châteaux, catching a cutting-edge cherished part of the day. design exhibition in Lille, or jostling to This book covers a smorgasbord of buy truffles and charcuterie at a village France’s most emblematic experienc- market deep in the Dordogne, France will es, both traditional and contemporary, enchant, enlighten and whet your appetite luxurious and rustic, high adrenalin and for more. slow paced, celebrated and sobering, iconic and little known. It aims to inspire you to discover the country through what makes its inhabitants tick, helping you tap into the essence of French culture. To that end, this book isn’t broken up by regions or major sights but instead by five chapters aligned with the country’s ...and with that, quintessential traits, each profiling a different flavour and texture of France: welcome to France

Left Gargoyles atop Cathédrale Notre Dame de Contents

Introduction...... 3 Paris...... 26 Je Ne Sais Quoi...... 92 Joie de Vivre...... 136 Light & Shade...... 192 Out of the Blue...... 236 Landscapes & Journeys...... 6 Through the Eyes of Hemingway...... 28 Blessed Are the Cheesemakers...... 94 Hyères: The Original French Riviera...... 138 An Impression of Boating the Canal du Nivernais...... 238 Monet’s Normandy...... 194 Arts & Design...... 8 The Vinyl Frontier: Bread, Bread, Glorious Bread...... 98 Eating Out: The Best of the Best...... 142 Megalithic Brittany...... 244 A Crate-Digger’s Guide...... 34 A Warrior, A Hero: Jeanne d’Arc...... 200 Food & Drink...... 10 Design Icon: Citroën 2CV...... 100 Carnaval de Nice...... 144 Volcanic Auvergne...... 246 Little Africa...... 36 Art of the Vézère Valley...... 204 People, Culture & History...... 12 All Hail the Haute Couture...... 102 Champagne: Bubbles Galore...... 146 Bouldering at Fountainebleau...... 250 State-of-the-Art Structures...... 38 120 Years of Cinema...... 210 A Day in France...... 14 A Day in the Life of a School Child...... 108 Lavender Fields of Provence...... 152 Fantastical Funfair...... 252 Required Viewing...... 42 Silver Screen: Versailles...... 212 Experiences by Region...... 16 Bœuf Bourguignon...... 110 Île de Ré on Two ...... 154 Trekking with Donkeys: What Lies Beneath...... 44 Ooh La La...... 214 The Stevenson Trail...... 254 Northern France...... 18 Summit Special: A Guide All Things AOP & AOC...... 160 5 4 The : Beyond the Mona Lisa...... 48 to the Tour de France...... 112 In Napoléon’s Footsteps...... 216 Wildlife Spotter’s Guide...... 258 Central France...... 20 La Ville Rose on Foot...... 162 Falling for Parisian Pâtisserie...... 50 Take It Easy or Step It Up: Spotlight on French Football...... 222 Oldest, Longest, Largest, Greatest...... 262 Southwest France...... 22 Admiring the Architecture Cycling the Alps...... 116 Paris For a Song...... 56 of Southwest France...... 168 Bastille Day: Reminders Celebrating a Summer-Pasture Stroll...... 266 Southeast France...... 24 Sniff Out a Scent of Revolution...... 224 A Musical Medley...... 174 Harnessing the Sun...... 268 Innovation & Creation...... 60 at a Perfume School...... 122 Lyon’s Hidden Labyrinth...... 226 Trek Corsica...... 176 Route AD 66: Road-Tripping the Bourdeaux: Sleeping Beauty Awakes...... 62 Loire Valley Châteaux...... 124 Flanders & Beyond...... 228 Roman Ruins of Southern France...... 270 Rural Riches of the Dordogne...... 180 Super-Sized Millau...... 68 Architectural Odes to the Heavens...... 126 D-Day Beaches...... 234 The Shifting Sands of Pilat...... 276 Marseille: A Drink with a View...... 186 Bière Artisanale: Discover Your Perfect Drop...... 128 A Kite-Flying Spectacle...... 278 A Traveller’s Guide to Beer...... 70 Bouchons & Beaujolais in Lyon...... 188 Winter Wonderland...... 134 Greening the Nation...... 74 Index...... 280 Art That Startles...... 78

The French Kitchen...... 80

Lille: Design Capital...... 84

Famous French Inventions...... 86

Land of Learning & Literature...... 88 Landscapes & Journeys From rugged peaks to rolling breakers

Known as L’Hexagone for its shape, Experiences mainland France is Europe’s third-largest ""Required Viewing (p42) country (after Russia and Ukraine) at ""Summit Special: A Guide to 551,000 sq km. Its scale, its geographical the Tour de France (p112) position at the crossroads of northern, ""Take It Easy or Step It Up: central and southern Europe, and its Cycling the Alps (p116) varied terrain, result in a rare environmen- ""Loire Valley Châteaux (p124) tal diversity for a single country: in France ""Winter Wonderland (p134) it’s possible to surf barrelling breakers, ""Hyères: The Original ski powdery, near-vertical slopes, explore French Riviera (p138) volcanic springs and perfume-producing ""Lavender Fields of Provence (p152) flower fields, hike through canyons and 7 ""Île de Ré on Two Wheels (p154) forests, and boat along tranquil interior Above Skiing in the French Alps ""La Ville Rose on Foot (p162) waterways. ""Admiring the Architecture France is fringed by water or mountains of Southwest France (p168) along every side except the northeast. the Atlantic; the Rhône links Lake Geneva ""Trek Corsica (p176) The country’s 3427km-long coastline and the Alps with the Mediterranean; ""An Impression of ranges from white-chalk cliffs and Paris is bisected by the Seine, which flows Monet’s Normandy (p194) treacherous promontories in the north through the city en route from Burgundy ""In Napoléon’s Footsteps (p216) to fine-sand Atlantic beaches in the west to the English Channel; and tributaries of ""Lyon’s Hidden Labyrinth (p226) and pebbly Mediterranean shores in the the North Sea–bound Rhine drain much ""Flanders & Beyond (p228) south. Western Europe’s highest peak, of the area north and east of the capital. ""Boating the Canal du Nivernais (p238) Mont Blanc (4810m) crowns the French France’s longest river, the château-lined ""Volcanic Auvergne (p246) Alps, which soar along France’s east- Loire, meanders from the Massif Central ""Bouldering at Fontainebleau (p250) ern border. North of Lake Geneva, the to the Atlantic. ""Trekking with Donkeys: limestone Jura Mountains reach heights Traversing France is a breeze, thanks The Stevenson Trail (p254) of around 1700m along the Swiss frontier, to its excellent rail network incorporating ""Wildlife Spotter’s Guide (p258) while the rugged Pyrenees guard France’s state-of-the-art high-speed trains, superb ""Celebrating a Summer- 450km-long border with Spain and walking and cycling paths, and a road sys- Pasture Stroll (p266) Andorra, peaking at 3404m. tem ranging from super-fast autoroutes ""Route AD 66: Road-Tripping the Roman Five major river systems crisscross to back roads winding past picturesque Ruins of Southern France (p270) the country. The Garonne empties into towns and villages. ""The Shifting Sands of Pilat (p276)

Above Lavender and sunflower fields, Provence A Day in France

Petit déj’ (petit déjeuner; breakfast) kick- lunch break, special prix-fixe (fixed price) starts the day, usually a slice of baguette menus and tickets restaurant (company- smeared with unsalted butter and jam funded meal vouchers) ensure that and un café (espresso); croissants (eaten restaurants fill up at lunch. straight, never with butter or jam) are When it’s time to knock off, theapéro usually a weekend treat. (predinner drink) is sacred. Cafes and While the adage métro, boulot, dodo bars get packed out from 5pm onwards as (‘commute, work, sleep’) depicts the workers relax over a glass of wine or beer. rat-race-style grind of urban centres, Eaten around 7.30pm or later, diner 15 14 compared with other Western societies, (dinner) is traditionally lighter than lunch, the French generally work to live rather but as the pace of contemporary life picks than live to work. The standard working up it’s increasingly treated as the main week remains 35 hours, and most shops meal of the day. By midnight, most people and services shut at least one or two are asleep before waking to catch the days per week (usually Sunday and/ metro again. or Monday). France is also blessed with Saturday is the main shopping day: around a dozen annual public holidays, the French obsession with presentation which are observed on the day on which makes having a stylish wardrobe essen- they fall (many people faire le pont – tial. Sport, such as football, running or ‘make a bridge’ – by taking additional cycling, is a fixture of many people’s week- days off to stretch to a weekend), as ends, as is culture, with all age groups as long annual leave. visiting museums, galleries and theatres. Around noon, workers down tools for Daily routines vanish in August, déjeuner (lunch), the traditional main when the French take summer holidays meal of the day, incorporating a starter en masse. France’s southern and western and main course with wine, followed by a coastlines are perennially popular short, sharp café. The standard hour-long destinations. Paris  / 34 France? Paris, be to buy actually place records fruitful most the could of Earth, corners dangerous most and of dustiest the some from out music boldly seek crate diggers But as already alifelong obsession. is a to find rare of slab wax bric-a-brac ed and stores music the digging forbut many Vinyl record sales PARIS GUIDE DIGGER’S A FRONTIER: THE VINYL MUSIC CRATE- forgotten crates of backstreet of backstreet crates forgotten globetrotting collectors, collectors, globetrotting sifting through unwant sifting are at a 25-year high, high, are ata25-year

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280 1Hotel 77 Institut du Monde Arabe 41, 43 Arras 229‑30 Bleu d'Auvergne 249 GR20: Corsica – The High Level Route wine 130 cemeteries 45, 47 Abbaye de Flaran 171 La Chambeaudie 76 art 9, 78‑9 baguettes 99 178 Camembert de Normandie 97 bread 98‑9 Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) 229 Abbaye du Mont St‑Michel 127 La 45 impressionism 194‑9 ballooning 43 Great Gatsby, The 33 Cantal 249 Bretagne région 19, 244‑5 Montmartre 47, 91 39 La Défense 39 Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes 252‑3 Basilique du Sacré‑Cœur 126 Hadrian’s Memoirs 91 Champagne 147 breweries 37, 72-3 Montparnasse 47, 91 Arles 273, 275 La REcyclerie 76 Musée du Louvre 48‑9 Bastille Day 224‑5 Hello Sadness 91 cider 133 bridges, see also aqueducts Père Lachaise 33, 47, 91 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région 226‑7 Le Monde headquarters 39 Normandie région 194‑9 Battle of Le Hamel 231‑2 Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 89 lavender essential oil 153 Millau Viaduct 68‑9 Somme American 232 Auxerre 241 Le Printemps 43 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 204‑9 Battle of Normandy 234 In Search of Lost Time 53, 90 Rocamadour goat's cheese 185 Pont Jacques Chaban‑Delmas 65 central France 20‑1 Basilique du Sacré‑Cœur 126 Les Arènes 275 Pays de la Loire région 252‑3 Battle of the Somme 230‑1 Journey to the Centre of the Earth 89 Roquefort 95, 97 brocantes, see markets Centre‑Val de Loire région 21, 124‑5 Basilique St‑Sernin 170 Lille 84 rock 204‑9 Beach, Sylvia 31 La Cuisinier François 83 saucisse de Toulouse 164 brown bears 259 Chaban‑Delmas, Jacques 67 Bibliothèque Nationale de France 39 Louvre 49 artists Beaujolais 191 Les Confessions 89 Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, buzzards 249, 261 Chablis 243 Cathédrale Notre Dame (Amiens) 126 Lyon 226‑7 Baldaccini, César 79 beer 37, 70‑3 Les Misérables 31, 89 see AOC/AOP Chaîne des Puys 247 Cathédrale Notre Dame (Paris) 126 Mille Arbres 41 Courcoult, Jean‑Luc 79 bees 77 Little Prince, The 90 Appellation d’Origine Protégée, C Chambord 125 see AOC/AOP Cathédrale Ste‑Cécile 127 miraboules 227 Ellis, Matthew 78 Belleville 59 Lover, The 91 Caesar, Julius 273 chamoix 249, 259 aqueducts, see also bridges Cathédrale Ste‑Marie 170 Miroir d’Eau 264 Fragonard, Jean‑Honoré 218 Berck‑sur‑Mer 278‑9 Madame Bovary 89 Café de Flore 31 Chamonix 119‑20 Pont du Gard 272‑3, 275 Cathédrale St‑Pierre 171‑2 modern 38‑41 Monet, Claude 9, 194‑9 Besson, Luc 211 Moveable Feast, A 31, 91 Calvados 133, 161, 199 Champagne 131, 146‑51, 161 Roquefavour 264‑5 39, 43 Musée d’Orsay 39 Picasso, Pablo 216, 218 Beynac‑et‑Cazenac 203 La Princesse de Clèves 89 Camargue 261 Chanel, Coco 86, 104 architects Centre‑Val de Loire 124‑5 Musée du Quai Branly 41 Sosno, Sacha 79 birdwatching 261 Red and the Black, The 89 Camembert de Normandie 97, 161, 199 Charles VII 201-2 Anziutti, Jacques 39 churches & cathedrals 126‑7 Narbonne 270 Saint Phalle, Niki de 79 black Madonnas 249 Second Sex, The 90 Camino de Santiago 243 châteaux Berger, Patrick 39 Clermont‑Ferrand 249 Nîmes 270, 272 Tinguely, Jean 79 Blanc, Patrick 75‑6 Sun Also Rises, The 31 Canal du Nivernais 238‑43 Amboise 125 Bellini, Mario 39 Conciergerie 45 Occitanie région 68‑9, 168‑73 arts 9, see also art, culture Blois 125 Tale of Two Cities, A 91 candles 265 Azay-le-Rideau 125 Foster, Norman 68‑9 Couvent des Jacobins 170 Occitanie Tower 76 film 210‑11 boating Three Musketeers, The 89 Beynac 203 Fujimoto, Sou 41 Cryptoportiques 273 Paris 38‑41 Île‑de‑France région 212‑13 châteaux continued Chenonceau 125 Côte des Blancs Champagne Route 151 beer 37, 70‑3 Goutte d’Or en Fête 37 flamingoes 261 French Revolution 13, 45, 224 Hauts‑de‑France région 19 Blois 125 Cheverny 125 Couëron 79 Calvados 133, 161, 199 International Kite Festival 279 Flanders Fields 229 French Riviera 25, 138‑41 design 84‑5 Castelnaud 203 Chinon 125, 201 courses Champagne 19, 146‑51, 161 International Snow flea markets, see markets Fromelles 229 festivals & events 278‑9 Chambord 125 Chiuri, Maria Grazia 105 55, 85, 143 cider 133 Contest 135 Florac 256 history 228‑33, 234‑5 Chenonceau 125 churches & cathedrals 126‑7 perfume‑making 123 Marseille 186 Jazz à Vienne 175 fondue Savoyarde 97 G Hemingway, Ernest 28‑33, 91 Cheverny 125 Abbaye de Flaran 171 Cro‑Magnon people 204‑9 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 180‑5 Les Eurockéennes 175 Fontainebleau 250‑1 Henry, Thierry 223 galleries, see museums & galleries Chinon 125, 201 Abbaye du Mont St‑Michel 127 culture 13, see also arts Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur région Les Vieilles Charrues de Carhaix 175 Font‑Romeu‑Odeillo‑Via 268‑9 Herzog, Werner 209 Galliano, John 105 Fontainebleau 251 Basilique du Sacré‑Cœur 126 bouquinistes 33 116-17 Musique Cordiale 175 food 10-11, 80‑3, see also haute cusine hiking, see also trails gardens, see parks & gardens Langeais 125 Basilique Notre‑Dame (Orcival) 249 kissing 214‑15 quinquina 167 Nuit Blanche 59 AOC/AOP 160-1 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région 254‑9 Garonne 7, 167 Loire Valley 124‑5 Basilique Notre‑Dame du Port la Sape 37 wine 128‑33 Paris Plages 59 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région 188‑91 Corse région 176‑9 Giraudel, Bernard 185 Ussé 125 (Clermont-Ferrand) 249 Little Africa 36‑7 Dune du Pilat 276‑7 Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur 144‑5 baguettes 99 Forêt de Vizzavona 179 Giscard d’Estaing, Valéry 39 Versailles 212‑13 Basilique St‑Sernin 170 Occitanie région 162‑7, 266‑7 Rock en Seine 175 bœuf bourguignon 110‑11 GR20 176‑9 Giverny 194‑9 Villandry 125 Cathédrale Notre Dame (Amiens) 126 Paris 36‑7, 56‑9 E Sacred Music Festival of La bouchons 188‑91 GR70 254‑7 Godard, Jean‑Luc 211 cheese 94‑7, see also individual cheeses Cathédrale Notre Dame Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur région Chaise‑Dieu 175 Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté région 110 Occitanie région 254‑9 education 108‑9 golden eagles 261 AOC/AOP 160-1 (Clermont‑Ferrand) 249 122‑3, 138‑41 Solidays 175 bread 98‑9 Port‑Cros 141 Épernay 150‑1 Gorges du Verdon 221 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région 249 Cathédrale Notre Dame (Paris) 126 schooling 108‑9 St‑Émilion Jazz Festival 175 cheeses 94‑7, 161, 185, 199, 249 Puy de Sancy 249 Escoffier, George‑Auguste 83, 85 GR20 176‑9 Normandie région 199 Cathédrale Notre Dame (Rouen) 202 cycling routes films,see also cinema chocolate 55 Stevenson Trail 254‑9 Étretat 199 GR70 254‑7 Nouvelle-Aquitaine région 185 Cathédrale Ste‑Cécile 127 Alps 116‑21 À Bout de Souffle211 choux pastry 55 Hindenburg Line 232 Grande Randonnée chefs Cathédrale Ste‑Croix 201 Île de Ré 154‑9 Artist, The 211 cooking classes 55, 83, 143 history 13, 88‑91 F Cévennes 254‑7 Adam, Christophe 53 Cathédrale Ste‑Marie 170 Tour de France 112-15 Cave of Forgotten Dreams 209 croissants 53 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région

Corsica 176‑9 283 Appert, Nicolas 86 Cathédrale St‑Pierre 171‑2 Fabrikant, Michel 177 Céline et Julie Vont en Bateau 211 foie gras 183 216‑21, 226‑7 Grand Est région 19, 146‑51 Église Jeanne d’Arc 203 fashion 9, 86, 102‑7, see also design, Cyrano de Bergerac 211 Bastille Day 224 282 Arnould, Vincent 185 D fondue 97 Église St‑Jacques 173 haute couture Dangerous Liaisons 213 Grasse 122‑3, 218 Bonaparte, Napoléon 216‑21, 251 Barbot, Pascal 143 D‑Day landings 234 Lyon 188‑91 cider 133 Afterhomework 107 Farewell, My Queen 213 Grenoble 220 Bretagne région 244‑5 Bocuse, Paul 83, 142, 190-1 Demy, Jacques 211 macarons 55 Cimetière du Père Lachaise 33, 47, 91 Each x Other 107 J’Accuse! 211 Grotte de Font de Gaume 207 Charles VII 201 Boucher, Christophe 53, 55 Depardieu, Gérard 211 madeleines 53 cinema 9, 210‑11, 212‑13, see also films Études Studio 107 Jeanne d’Arc 211 Grotte de Lascaux 209 Château de Versailles 212‑13 Bourdat, Le Fabrice 53 Desgrange, Henri 113 Michelin‑starred restaurants 83, 142‑3 Citroën 2CV 100‑1 Jacquemus 107 La Belle et la Bête 211 Grotte de Pech Merle 209 Cro‑Magnons 204‑9 Bras, Michel 142 design 9, 74‑7, 86‑7, see also fashion, Normandie région 199 City of Light, see Paris La Grande Illusion 211 Grotte de Rouffignac 209 Bras, Sébastien 85, 142 haute couture Le Bachelor 37 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 180‑5 French Revolution 13, 45, 224 Clairière de l’Armistice 233 L’Arrivée d’un Train en Grotte des Combarelles 207 Brazier, Eugénie 189 Citroën 2CV 100‑1 Maison Château Rouge 37 nouvelle cuisine 83 Hauts‑de‑France région 228‑33, 234‑5 Clamecy 243 Gare de La Ciotat 211 grottes ornées 209 Carème, Antonin 83 Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes 252‑3 Marine Serre 107 oysters 157 Île‑de‑France région 212‑13 Claude, Georges 87 Le Fabuleux Destin Conticini, Philippe 53 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 62‑7 MiniMe Paris 107 Paris 50‑5 Jeanne d’Arc 200‑3 Clermont‑Ferrand 249 d’Amélie Poulain 211 Escoffier, George‑Auguste 83, 85 Occitanie région 268‑9 Vetements 107 Paris‑Brest 53 H Louis XIV 212‑13 Cocteau, Jean 211 Le Grand Bleu 211 Fréchon, Éric 55 Pays de la Loire région 252‑3 Y/Project 107 pâtisserie 50‑5 Haussmann, Baron Georges‑Eugène 38 Louis XVI 224 Conciergerie 45 Les Parapluies de Cherbourg 211 Génin, Jacques 53 Dior, Christian 105, 107 festivals & events St Honoré 53 haute couture 9, 102‑7, see also Marie Antoinette 213, 224 Condom 171‑2 Les Quatre Cents Coups 211 Hermé, Pierre 55 Distillerie du Siron 153 American Film Festival 211 tinned 86 design, fashion Normandie région 194‑9, 200‑3 Conté, Nicolas‑Jacques 87 Les Randonneurs 178 Hévin, Jean‑Paul 55 donkeys 157, 255 Bastille Day 224‑5 truffade 249 Chanel 86 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 204‑9 cooking courses 55, 83, 143 Marie Antoinette 213 Jeannin, Laurent 55 Dordogne 180‑5 Cannes Film Festival 211 truffles 182‑3, 185 Christian Dior 105 Occitanie région 162‑7, 270‑5 Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Corse région 25, 176‑9 Carnaval de Nice 144‑5 Givenchy 86 Paris 28‑33, 44‑7 Pic, Anne‑Sophie 143 drinks 10-11, 80‑3 The 203 football 222‑3 Corsica, see Corse région Festival d’Aix‑en‑Provence 175 Sonia Rykiel 107 204‑9 Savoy, Guy 142 AOC/AOP 160 Midnight in Paris 213 Forclaz 118 Corsican nuthatches 261 Fête de la Musique 175 Yves Saint Laurent 107 Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur Varenne, François‑Pierre de la 83 Armagnac 173 Nikita 211 fortresses, see châteaux Corte 179 Fêtes de Jeanne d’Arc 201‑2 haute cuisine 83, 85, 142‑3 région 270‑5 Vianney, Mathieu 189 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région 188‑91 Orphée 211 François‑Marie Arouet, see Voltaire Côte d’Azur 25 Fêtes Johanniques 202 Haute Maurienne Vanoise 135 Roman 25, 270-5 chef's toque 83 Beaujolais Nouveau 191 Subway 211 French Basque Country 23 history continued La Ville Rose, see Toulouse Lumière brothers 9, 210‑11 Millau Viaduct 68‑9 Musée d’Art Classique 218 neon lighting 87 candle-makers 265 Proust, Marcel 33, 47, 53, 90 WWI 228‑33 Labouiche 265 Lyon 25 mimosas 151 Musée d’Art Moderne, d’Art Contem‑ Nice 79 culture 56‑9 Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur région WWII 234‑5 Ladurée, Louis Ernest 55 architecture 226-7 miraboules 227 porain et d’Art Brut – LaM 85 Nîmes 270, 272 festivals & events 59 25, 132 Honfleur 199 Laennec, René 86 beer 72 Mitterrand, François 39, 49 Musée d’Art Moderne Normandie région 19 food 50-5 culture 122‑3, 138‑41 House in the Loire, The 79 Laffrey 220 food 188‑91 Monet, Claude 9, 194‑9 de la Ville de Paris 57 cider 133 history 28‑33, 44‑7 drinks 186‑7 Hugo, Victor 31, 89 Lake Annecy 117 neighbourhoods 227 Mont Blanc 25, 119-20 Musée de la Bataille de Fromelles 229 food 199 literary sites 28‑33 festivals & events 144‑5 Hundred Years’ War 201 landscapes 7 traboules 227 Montagne de Reims Musée de la Romanité 272 history 200-3 music 34‑5 history 270‑5 Hyères 138‑41 Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes région 246‑9 Champagne Route 151 Musée de la Vie Romantique 91 Monet, Claude 194-9 neighbourhoods 31, 36‑7, 59, 71‑2 landscapes 138‑41, 152‑3 Bretagne région 244‑5 M Montauban 172‑3 Musée de l’Armagnac 172 northern France 18‑19 street art 79 lavender 152‑3 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 276‑7 Montignac 209 Musée de l’Armistice 233 Nôtre, André Le 213 views 42‑3 perfume 122‑3 I Macron, Emmanuel 75 Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur région Montpellier 77 Musée de Préhistoire 245 Nouvelle‑Aquitaine région 23 writers 91 ptarmigan 261 ice cream 191 Maid of Orléans, see Jeanne d'Arc 138‑41, 152‑3 Morrison, Jim 47 Musée des Augustins 165 art 204‑9 Paris–Brest–Paris 115 Puy de Dôme 247 Île aux Cygnes 43 Marie Antoinette 213, 224 Langeais 125 mouflons 259 Musée des Beaux‑Arts 199 cycling 154‑9 Paris Saint‑Germain 223 Puy de Sancy 249 Île‑de‑France région 19 markets 35 language 73, 83 mountains 7 Musée des Charmettes 91 design 62‑7 parks & gardens 74‑7, see also Pyrenees 266‑7 history 212-13 Braderie de Lille 264 Languedoc 132 Alps 25, 116‑21 Musée des Impressionismes 199 drinks 180‑5 national parks & reserves rock climbing 250-1 Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse 190‑1 Larressingle 171 Jura Mountains 21 Musée du Louvre 48‑9 food 180‑5 Australian Corps Île de Porquerolles 139 Marché aux Puces de St‑Ouen 57 R L’Astrance 143 Mont Aigoual 256 Musée Franco‑Australien 231 history 204‑9 Memorial Park 231‑2 Île de Ré 154‑9 Marché Barbès 37 recipes Latin Quarter 31, 59 Mont Blanc 25, 119‑20 Musée International landscapes 276‑7 Australian Memorial Park 229 Île du Levant 141 Marché d’Aligre 57 de la Parfumerie 123 baguettes 99 lavender 152‑3 Mont Lozère 256 wine 62‑7 Giverny 194-9 Îles d’Or 139 Marché de Belleville 57 Musée Jules Verne 91 bœuf bourguignon 110‑11 Le Clitoris 79 Pyrenees 23, , 266-7 nouvelle cuisine 83 Jardin des Simples 125 immigrants 37 Marché de la Croix Rousse 189‑90 Musée Lumière 211 fondue Savoyarde 97 285 Le Guide Michelin 142‑3 museums & galleries Nouvelle Vague 211 31 Impression: Sunrise 194, 199 Marché Victor Hugo 164 mimosas 151 Le Havre 199 Centre International Musée National d’Art Moderne 43 La Promenade Plantée 59 284 inventions 86‑7, 268‑9 Périgueux 181‑2 records, vinyl 34‑5 Le Marais 59 de l’Art Pariétal 209 Musée National de Préhistoire 207 Les Jardins du MIP 123 marmots 259 O Reims 147, 149‑50, 202 Le Mas Candille 218 Cinémathèque Française 211 Musée Stendhal 91 Parc des Buttes-Chaumont 57 Marseille 25, 76, 186‑7 Occitanie région 23, 25 Restaurant Guy Savoy 142 J Le Pouce 79 Écomusée de la Truffe 182 Musée Yves Saint Laurent 107 Parc du Belleville 43 Martin, Henri 165 architecture 68‑9, 168‑73 Restaurant Paul Bocuse 142 Jardin du Luxembourg 31 Le Puy‑en‑Velay 257 Fondation Louis Vuitton 39 Narbo Via 270 57-9 Mbappé, Kylian 223 culture 162‑7, 266‑7 Restaurant Pic 143 Jeanne d’Arc 125, 200‑3 Le Suquet 85, 142 Gare Saint Sauveur 85 Palais des Archevêques 270 Parc Olbius Riquier 139 Médicis, Catherine de 55, 81, 83 design 268‑9 Rhône Valley 131, 132 Jeunet, Jean‑Pierre 211 Les Arènes 272 Historial de la Grande Guerre 232 Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille 85 pâtisserie 50‑5 memorials hiking 254‑9 Ritz, César 83 Joan of Arc, see Jeanne d'Arc Les Eyzies‑de‑Tayac 206‑9 Historial Jeanne d’Arc 203 Villa Noailles 139‑40 Pays de la Loire région 21, 252‑3 Australian Memorial Park 229 history 162‑7, 270‑5 Ritz hotel 33 journeys 7 Les Machines de l’Île de Nantes 252‑3 Hôtel d’Assezat 167 music 9, 34‑5, 174‑5 Péchalifour 183, 185 Australian National War Memorial inventions 268‑9 Rocamadour 185 Juppé, Alain 67 L’Hexagone 7 La Cité du Vin 65 pencils 87 231 Olympique de Marseille 223 Roche Sanadoire 249 Ligue 1 223 La Piscine Musée d’Art N perfume 122‑3 Beaumont‑Hamel Newfoundland et d’Industrie 85 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin 223 philosophy 89 Roche Tuilière 249 K Lille 77, 84‑5, 229, 264 Memorial, 230 Nantes 21, 252‑3 Le Thot 209 Orange 275 Piaf, Édith 47, 59 204-9 literature 28-33, 88-91, see also books Panthéon 91 Narbonne 270 kissing 214-15 Le Tripostal 85 Orléans 201‑2 rock climbing 250‑1 Little Africa 36‑7 national parks & reserves, see also parks Pink City, see Toulouse kite flying 278‑9 Ring of Remembrance 229 Roi Soleil, see Louis XIV little black 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