French Guide Books on the French Cottage Holidays web site - Cottage holiday accommodation in France

If you are travelling to France, on holiday or for business, you may be looking for a France guide book, French language guide, or a book on the history of France. If so, try one of the books below:

Lonely Planet France		This guide offers a special section on France's renowned cuisine and wine, as well as information on getting off the beaten track in Caen, where to be seen in Cannes, places to stay and detailed coverage of Andorra, Monaco and Corsica.
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook		Covering all essential parts of the French language, this phrasebook includes a two-way dictionary; local usage; slang; grammar; and pronunciation. Conversation topics such as sport, current issues, environment and romance are provided.
A French Companion: A Guidebook for English Speakers Travelling and Living in France		Are you planning to move to France, or have you just done so? Would you like some help with understanding what's going on, with finding a place to stay or to buy, with choosing a reliable builder, with changing the gas bottle, with meeting and talking to French people in the language they actually speak? This handbook has been written specially for people who travel to France regularly, and for those who are planning to move here or have recently done so. It's packed with inside information and tips on lots of practical matters, PLUS vocabulary lists and model conversations in real everyday French for situations you are likely to find yourself in. Just a few of the topics covered: polite greetings, asking for help and directions; local shopping, using a French bank account; staying safe on the roads, getting your car fixed; inviting and visiting French friends, talking about the family; making the most of the phone and post systems; describing a malaise to the doctor, getting proper health care; choosing and renovating a property, avoiding potential pitfalls; dealing with officialdom and understanding officialese; planning and managing a garden in a warmer climate. Above all "A French Companion" is designed to add to the pleasures of living in this weird and wonderful country, and to pass on the insights and tips that will help those who come here, either as visitors or for the longer term, to enjoy and to become part of the local scene.