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Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2008

Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2008
By Rick Steves, Steve Smith

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Arles, Avignon, Côtes du Rhône, Marseilles, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Monaco, Antibes, Cannes, St. Tropez, and the Inland Riviera.

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Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to see Arles, Avignon, the Côtes du Rhône, Marseilles, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Monaco, Antibes, Cannes, St. Tropez, and the Inland Riviera? With Rick Steves’ Provence and The French Riviera 2008, travelers can experience the best of everything these regions have to offer — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, this guide includes opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights, friendly places to eat and sleep, suggested day plans, walking tours and trip itineraries, and clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot. America’s number one authority on travel to Europe, Steves' time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #600317 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-09-28
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 420 pages

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About the Author
Rick Steves is on a mission: to help make European travel accessible and meaningful . He has researched and written 24 travel guidebooks

Customer Reviews

Fine for planning your itinerary I suppose3
As far as information goes, this book deserves 5 stars ... it's great for figuring out how to get around, what to see (and what not to see!), and how much money to bring. However, I couldn't give 5 stars, simply because I was hoping for better maps and maybe a few color photographs. The book has crudely drawn maps -- almost with a cartoonish look about them -- that don't seem all that helpful. And as for photos, well, the one on the cover is about it. This is a great book to have when planning your trip to Provence ... however, I would advise supporting it with a 2nd guidebook that touts glossy pages with color pictures and maps!

Good but not great3
I felt that Rick's Provence and the French Riviera guide has some of the essentials but not the inspired coverage of his other books. There isn't the excitement that he presents in his Italian and other European guides. The coverage of the hill towns of Provence is somewhat perfunctory.

Trip to Nice, France5
This is the second Rick Steves book I have taken to Europe. This trip took me to Nice and the French Riviera, and with this travel book it made the trip stress free. Two tips from the guide book were taking the public bus trip from Nice to Menton and traveling inland to the French Grand Canyon. We took the bus trip on Sunday, which only cost us one euro per person for an hour and 15 minute trip, in a clean, comfortable bus and my boyfriend was able to enjoy the views since he didn't have to drive. The second item from the guide book was a trip inland to the French Grand Canyon. What a beautiful ride and the views were spectacular. Worth the trip - but only would have know about it with the guide book.