This is the land of Napoleon, Joan of Arc, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir and where a million Frenchmen can't be wrong.

"An appealing overview of French history and landscape." - Booklist Magazine

Re-discover the land of Napoleon, Joan of Arc and Renoir. Start on the French Riviera: first in Nice, then Cannes, site of the famous film festival. Visit Provence, Lourdes, the American war memorials at Verdun, the beaches of Normandy and the chateaux of the Loire Valley. Stop at Giverny, home of Monet. Then, it's Paris... the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Left Bank and an evening at the Folies Bergere.

The tour begins in Nice, Capital of the French Riviera, where France to its Roman conquerors began;to Cannes the city of the world's most glamorous filmfest, then to lower Provence where some of the world's most beloved painters created their masterpieces. On to the wine country of Languedoc and to the shrine of Lourdes and the Magnificent Pyrenees. North to the American war memorials at Verdun and the Normandy beaches of World War II. A visit to Joan of Arc's birth place and the site of her fiery execution at Rouen. Tour the gentle Loire Valley with its famous chateaux, Chambord, Chenonceaux and others. To Dijon, capital of Burgundy's golden coast and Lyon, the home of great French Chefs. Finally, to the Ile de France, Paris, the "City of Light," the Louvre, the Arc de Trimophe, Sacre Coeur, the Champs-Elysees, and the sights and sounds of the Left Bank and haunts made famous by Americans such as Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, George Gershwin, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others who believed there is only one Paris.

Review from Booklist:
Views aptly capture the diversity of France..well-labelled maps..effective narration. Visually pleasing and briskly paced, this affectionate portrait offers an appealing, quick overview of French history and landscapes.