Lonely Planet Alsace & Lorraine: Chapter from France Travel Guide Book

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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest France guide book and includes:

• Alsace & Lorraine chapters
• Understanding France
• Alsace & Lorraine maps

With its Germanic dialect and French sense of fashion, love of foie gras and choucroute (sauerkraut), fine wine and beer, Alsace often leaves you wondering quite where you are. While Lorraine has high culture and effortless grace, with underrated cities, cathedrals and art collections.
This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Alsace & Lorraine, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets - all the essentials to get to the heart of Alsace & Lorraine.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding France: France Today, History, The French, Bon Appetit, French Wine, The Arts, Architecture, Lyrical Landscapes
• Strasbourg, Route des Vins d'Alscace, Colmar, Massif des Vosges, Nancy, Baccarat, Metz, Fort du Hackenberg, Verdun, Verdun Battlefields and American Memorials

Lonely Planet's France guide is researched and written by: Nicola Williams, Alexis Averbuck, Stuart Butler, Tom Masters, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Steve Fallon, Oliver Berry, Daniel Robinson, Kerry Christiani, John Vlahides, Catherine Le Nevez, Miles Roddis, Emilie Filou