Lonely Planet Lille, Flanders & the Somme: 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:

• Lille, Flanders & the Somme chapters
• Understanding France
• Lille, Flanders & the Somme maps

Northern France has it all when it comes to culture, cuisine, beer, shopping and good old-fashioned friendliness. And the moving memorials and cemeteries marking the front lines of 1916 remain places of pilgrimage and reflection.
This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Lille, Flanders & the Somme, 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 Lille, Flanders & the Somme.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding France: France Today, History, The French, Bon Appetit, French Wine, The Arts, Architecture, Lyrical Landscapes
• Lille, Calais, Cote d'Opale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkirk, Cassel, Baie de Somme, Amiens, Arras, Battle of the Somme Memorials, Compiegne and Laon.

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