A sequel to the highly successful One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy, this book expands the series to include the most enchanting hamlets of France.

Gorgeously illustrated as well as informative, this is a journey through the French countryside, a place where the pace slows, locals engage strangers in conversation, and every town has a unique story to tell. Travel between the hilltop towns of the Central Massif and the Pyrenees to rockbound coastal fishing villages in Normandy and Brittany. Breathtaking full-color photographs create the perfect atmosphere as you discover these unexplored places, and descriptive sidebars offer invaluable information on local curiosities to indulge, unique artisanal products to buy, and age-old culinary specialties to sample.

A detailed appendix is the perfect source on where to shop, sightsee, and dine—avec plaisir! Whether you are an armchair traveller or a Francophile planning another trip, this volume will guide you to the hidden treasures of the French countryside far from the grandeur and pomp of Paris.