Alsace Lorraine Champagne - Michelin Green Guide: The Green Guide (Michelin Tourist Guides) - Softcover

Michelin Travel Partner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2067203371 ISBN 13: 9782067203372

Publisher: Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2006

Synopsis

This revised edition features the best of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne. These regions in the northeast of France are famous over the world for producing champagne, wine and beer as well as mouth-watering culinary specialities. Driving and walking tours, maps, full-colour photos, illustrations and plenty of new content help you explore the diverse landscapes from the foothills of the Vosges Mountains to the undulating plains of Champagne. Delight in the magnificent Gothic cathedral in Reims, the age-old vineyards around Riquewihr and the Routes du Champagne. Discover ruined castles, picture-perfect villages and stunning natural woodland. Wherever you go, Michelin's celebrated star-rating system make sure you see the best that Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne have to offer. Key features • Attractions reviewed and rated, using Michelin’s celebrated star-rating system from 1-star, flower-bedecked Epinal to the 3-star, historic WWI battlefield of Verdun. • Stroll through the streets of Lorraine’s capital city, Nancy; or drive along the Rhine Valley’s Alsatian Wine Road or the Routes du Champagne. Michelin walking and driving tours offer a more in-depth, personal experience of the region. • Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches and attractions; includes illustrations and floor plans to zoom in on the highlights of major attractions. • Large, fully-illustrated sections on modern-day Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne, the region's nature, history, art and culture, all written by experts in their fields. • Sidebars throughout the guide focus on intriguing topics such as Joan of Arc and the Paris–Colmar Walk. • Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website. Michelin area and city maps. • Includes recommendations for great places to eat/stay for all budgets. • Designed for the discerning traveler, Michelin Green Guides feature comprehensive, detailed and concise travel information.

About this title

About the Author

In 1889 two brothers, Andre and Edouard Michelin, took over management of a tyre factory in France. This was the start of a great odyssey to develop human transport solutions, while valuing safety, efficiency and the pleasures of driving on the road. In 1908, Andre opened the Travel Information Bureau in Paris to help travellers plan their itineraries and then in 1910 the first Michelin road map was published. Today, Michelin has one of the best mapping systems in the world and offers atlases, maps and travel guides for many countries. The iconic Michelin Man, called Bibendum, is one of the most recognised logos of all time - Andre and Edouard's vision of how a pile of tyres would look if they made a man.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michelin Editions des Voyages
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2067203371
• ISBN 13: 9782067203372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490