Designed for the independent tourist, Exploring Rural France opens up the country's hidden riches. The guide is divided into 13 regions with explanatory, leisurely tours for each. Keeping clear of tourist traps, the routes take in sights, towns, villages, and countryside of interest. Practical information on hotels and restaurants is included in the tour descriptions, while the introduction offers a wealth advice and information for travelers.
I am using this book to plan my drive through France. It's ideal if you plan to rent a car and drive the countryside. He tells you routes to take and suggests the most scenis ones. He also gives good, brief history of the areas and makes restaurant, hotel and site-seeing information, including telephone numbers which is incredibly helpful. My only complaint...and the reason I give four instead of five stars...is that in giving driving directions he does not tell you which way to head: north, south, east, west. So in mapping out my journey ahead of time, I am finding myself frustrated trying to figure out which direction he recommends and then looking for the villages on my map.
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