Nicola Williams, Steve Fallon, Oliver Berry Discover France Gaze at the gargoyles and ponder Quasimodo’s fate as you laze in the park behind Notre Dame. Fly off-piste down glaciers near Chamonix on the notorious Vallée Blanche descent. Get lost in secret passageways beneath Lyon and discover why silk weavers toiled to build them. Spit a mouthful of Burgundy without causing offence at Beaune’s École des Vins de Bourgogne. In This Guide: Six authors, 23 combined years living in France, 196 days of in-country research, 184 maps. You asked for it, we researched it – more value accommodation in this edition Belle �le Romance, Marseille short-break, Tour de France trail – take inspiration from our itineraries and explore France your own way. Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler suggestions.