Quantity:

More Buying Choices

15 used & new from �2.36

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

The Rough Guide to France (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

by David Abram (Author), Andrew Benson (Author), Ruth Blackmore (Author), Brian Catlos (Author), Hugh Cleary (Author), Jean-Christophe Godet (Photographer)

4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

RRP:	�15.99
Price:	�12.79 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save:	�3.20 (20%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In stock but may require up to 2 additional days to deliver.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

8 new from �7.22 7 used from �2.36

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Hardcover			20 used & new from �0.01
Paperback (9th Revised edition)	�14.99	�12.74	33 used & new from �0.49

Frequently Bought Together

Price For All Three: �29.56

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

This item: The Rough Guide to France (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by David Abram
In stock but may require up to 2 additional days to deliver.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
The Rough Guide Map to France by Rough Guides
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
Cool Camping: France (Cool Camping) by Nicola Williams
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Rough Guide Map to France

by Rough Guides

3.0 out of 5 stars (2) �5.99

The Rough Guide to Spain

by Jules Brown

4.8 out of 5 stars (6) �8.46

The Rough Guide to Italy (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by Martin Dunford

2.0 out of 5 stars (1) �13.59

Cool Camping: France (Cool Camping)

by Nicola Williams

3.5 out of 5 stars (19) �10.78

The Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by Martin Dunford

3.8 out of 5 stars (4) �9.28

› Explore similar items

Product details

Paperback: 1360 pages
Publisher: Rough Guides; 10 edition (7 May 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843537974
ISBN-13: 978-1843537977
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 4.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 55,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Lonely Planet Guide Books opens new browser window

www.LonelyPlanet.com - 20% off sale! Plus free delivery offer

Travel Guide France opens new browser window

vtravelled.com/France - Online travel guide to France. Add your own reviews or explore.

Affordable France opens new browser window

www.franceguide.com - Best deals to travel to France France at your fingertips!

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

The Rough Guide to France follows its now well-established format that puts cheap eats, clubs and accommodation above comfort and style. That is its appeal for the student traveller intent on making the most of limited resources. The 2001 edition adds and updates a host of Web site addresses and includes euro price equivalents. Its 100 maps have improved measurably and its listing of map sources in England remains very helpful.

Yet the guide, despite its assurance that this is an "updated" seventh edition of the book, is a remarkably similar--and unfortunately sometimes outdated--version of much earlier guides in the France series that was launched in 1995. In this Rough Guide edition, for the most part, there are fewer restaurant listings and many of the recommendations remain the same as those touted five years ago. Those with a bit more change in their pocket might find better gastronomic satisfaction from Fodor's France or Cadogan Guide to France for upmarket touring.

On the plus side, the Rough Guide to France goes to great lengths to explain and encourage public transportation rather than driving. For cyclists, the list of routes, rentals and means of transporting bicycles across the Channel is one of the best for a broad-based guidebook. The camping section, too, has more depth than its competitors.

Take the name of the book as a guide: it's for those who want to rough it. --Kathleen Buckley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Times Literary Supplement, London, UK

Pithy and descriptive...undoubtedly the backpacker's bible, but invaluable for almost every independent traveller. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

travel guide(1)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	46% buy the item featured on this page: The Rough Guide to France (Rough Guide Travel Guides) 4.0 out of 5 stars (10) �12.79
	31% buy The Rough Guide to France 3.0 out of 5 stars (1) �7.97
	16% buy France (Lonely Planet Country Guide) 3.5 out of 5 stars (17) �8.49
	4% buy MOT Atlas France 2009 (Michelin Tourist & Motoring Atlases) 3.9 out of 5 stars (23) �8.42

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

10 Reviews

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

4.0 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, up-to-date and consistently reliable, 7 Jul 2007

By	matigrebooks "matigrebooks" (London) - See all my reviews

Initially, I thought that France couldn't be summed up in one book and certainly would not go in to as much depth as separate publications on different parts of France (e.g. Rough Guide to the Loire etc.)- but this guide is one of the most detailed and reliable sources I've ever used.

Although information is condensed - the guide comprehensively covers both the large city areas (rigorously) and the smallest of villages (with useful information and pointers of where to find more information)

The format of the guide is the same as that of previous publications - which, is helpfully easy to navigate.

The book is thorough and up-to-date - with no mistakes (based on my trips since I have bought the book) and without doubt should be an essential part of your hand luggage!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best guide to France, 12 April 2008

By	John Williams (Llansadwrn, Wales/Cymru) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

At least, having compared it to the Lonely Planet guide, I prefer this one. There is a lot of overlap between the two - many of the same restaurants, bars, hotels, tourist attractions etc are mentioned - but I find the information in the Rough Guide fuller and more useful. Although exactly the same size, it packs in over 300 more pages. The index is more useful, and some of the smaller places that were of interest to me were indexed only in the Rough Guide. I also found the town and area maps in the Rough Guide clearer, though this may be a matter of opinion. France is a huge country with a lot to see and do. Like another reviewer, I had my doubts as to whether it would be possible for one book to do it justice, but this book seems to. There are also Rough Guides to the individual regions of France, and the truly dedicated francophile might prefer to go for these, but for the average, occasional visitor I think that the one volume Rough Guide to France will do nicely.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic even for a student backpacker, 27 April 2001

By	"simm5000" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide To France (Paperback)

I lived in France for a year and travelled a great deal with my rucksack, and this book was like my bible. There were so many times I would have got lost without the maps inside. The best thing is that you even know where the tourist office is before you arrive, and all of the information was spot on. I used this book especially in the South of France and in Corsica, and what I found especially useful was the 'classmark sysytem' of the price of hotels and youth hostels. We had most of it booked before we even arrived, which was such a godsend when we arrived there knackered! The ONLY problem was that it was quite heavy to carry around - but a small price to pay.... Don't go there without it!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 10 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars The Rough Guide to France
I have tavelled all over the world using Rough Guides and Lonely Planet - I usually favour Rough Guide but in this case found it disappointing! Read more

Published 12 months ago by Mr. J. Bloom

4.0 out of 5 stars Very well written
A very well written book and guide to France. It has great advice on eating out. banking, driving and even buying or renting a home. Read more

Published 18 months ago by John K. Parnell

3.0 out of 5 stars No help with deciding where to go
This might be a good guide if you already know whch places you're going to visit - then you could maybe use this guide to decide what to see and where to stay when you get there... Read more

Published 24 months ago by S. Sinclair

3.0 out of 5 stars France is too big for one book
I'm a big fan of the Rough Guides for cities and own a few, including the one for Paris, and have found them to be excellent containing every bit of information I could possibly... Read more

Published on 9 Jan 2007 by Andrew Short

4.0 out of 5 stars Best guide to cheap accomodatiopn and good food in France
Travelling in France is wonderful for the food and the cheapness of the hotels however many guides (such as Michelin Red Book) etc either cover a wide range of hotels and... Read more

Published on 8 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can take only one book on your trip...this is it.
My husband and I took a couple of well known guide books with us on our recent trip to France...but this is the one we found most useful. Read more

Published on 13 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful general guide book of France
For the tourist rather than the holiday maker this is truly a useful book and well worth the cost. Use it to plan your journey before you go and while away dark winter evenings... Read more

Published on 18 Jan 1999

› See all 10 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }