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WRITERS’ THANKS Tilleul for help during research and write-up. He
would also like to send special thanks to Susie and
JEAN-BERNARD CARILLET Gracie Berry for receiving all the postcards, and to
Rosie Hillier for love, late-night correspondence,
Big thanks to Christine for joining me for a few days and making the road a lot less lonely.
in Beaujolais, and to all the people I met while on
the road for their tips and recommendations. Last KERRY CHRISTIANI
but not least, a gros bisou to my half-Parisian, half- I’d like to say a big merci to all the wonderful locals
Lorraine daughter Eva. I met on my travels, as well as to the tourist boards
ALEXIS AVERBUCK who made the road to research silky smooth.
A special thank you goes to Jeal-Paul de Vries
Once again my journey through the Dordogne at Romagne 14’-18’ for the behind-the-scenes
was made magnificent by the generosity of the battlefields tour.
gorgeous Janice Bowen. She shared her home,
her fantastic knowledge of the region, and her GREGOR CLARK
enthusiastic heart. A million thanks to wonderful Un grand merci to the countless locals who shared
Alexandra Miliotis for her top tips on travelling the their knowledge of Burgundy and Corsica with me.
back roads of Brittany. The pink granite coast, Special thanks to Claire Beuvrot in Cluny for the
walled city of St-Malo and the sumptuous seafood cloves that cured my toothache. And big hugs to
of Brittany wouldn’t have been nearly as delicious Gaen, Meigan and Chloe, who always make coming
without my darling Ryan Ver Berkmoes: husband, home the best part of the trip.
friend, travel genie and joy.
ANITA ISALSKA
OLIVER BERRY Enormous thanks to the friends and colleagues
For this edition Oliver would like to thank Didier who shared insider insights, tips and support for
Lafarge, Jean Dubarry, Eloise Guilmard and Agnes this project. Special thank yous go to Thomas

THIS BOOK Product Editors Anne Mason, Susan Paterson
Senior Cartographer Valentina Kremenchutskaya
This 2nd edition of Lonely Planet’s France’s Best
Trips guidebook was researched and written Book Designer Wendy Wright
by Alexis Averbuck, Oliver Berry, Jean-Bernard Assisting Book Designer Wibowo Rusli
Carillet, Kerry Christiani, Gregor Clark, Anita Assisting Editors Imogen Bannister, Carolyn
Isalska, Hugh McNaughtan, Catherine Le Nevez, Boicos, Kate Chapman, Andrea Dobbin, Bruce
Daniel Robinson, Regis St Louis and Nicola Evans, Samantha Forge, Carly Hall, Victoria
Williams. The previous edition was written by Oliver Harrison, Kate James, Rosie Nicholson, Luna Soo,
Berry, Stuart Butler, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Gregor Fionnuala Twomey, Tracy Whitmey
Clark, Donna Wheeler and Nicola Williams. This
guidebook was produced by the following: Cover Researcher Lucy Burke
Destination Editor Helen Elfer Thanks to Liz Heynes, Kirsten Rawlings, Alison
Ridgway, Ellie Simpson, Lauren Wellicome
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