Slow Travel France - vacation rentals, reviews, hotels, restaurants, travel information

Find the information you need to select and book a vacation rental in France - a villa in Provence, a cottage in the Dordogne, an apartment on a farm in Normandy, an apartment in Paris - everything you need to make your decision is here.

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What You Will Find in this Section

	Trip Planning: Our favorite guidebooks, books about France, lists of Travel Agents, lists of Tour Guides, where to stay, and more.
	Vacation Rentals: Read hundreds of reviews by other Slow Travelers. Lists of agencies, estates and sites for booking vacation rentals. See our SlowTrav Favorites.
	Hotels: Reviews of hotels by region and notes on how to search for hotels and how to book them.
	Restaurants: Basics of using restaurants and cafes, sample menus, French food glossary, reviews of restaurants sent by Slow Travelers, notes for vegetarians.
	Instructions for Visitors: Using the TGV trains, Paris Metro, Roissy Bus from CDG airport, travel resources.
	Language Lessons: Learn some basic French, how to order, how to pronounce town names. Audio files too!
	Travel Notes: Slow Travelers notes about traveling in France (lots of good travel information). ST Google Maps: Detailed, annotated Google Maps, made by Slow Travelers. Postcards: "Travel vignettes" - short stories about an event from a trip.

Photos of France: We have thousands of great travel photos.

Vacation rentals in France, from Paris to Provence. Use this site to learn more about Slow Travel.

Classified Listings

Classified Listings: Vacation rental agencies, listings by owner, hotels, B&Bs, travel consultants, tour guides, cooking schools, and more.

Slow Travel Community

Forums: Meet Other Slow Travelers! Ask your questions and join our discussions on our forums.

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What's New?

- Postcard: All Quiet on the Riviera

- Slow Travel Favorite: La Barauderie

- Velib- A New Way to Travel

- Farmers' Markets in the Loire Valley

- Roissy Bus from CDG Airport to Paris

- Tempting the Taste Buds of Young Travelers in Provence

- Paris Museum Pass

- Paris Metro: How use the Paris subway, buy tickets, find stations

- Le Plateau d'Albion - A Hike in High Lavender Country

- Exploring the French Countryside

... more of what's new

Maps of France

Recommended maps for planning your trip.

Read Our Trip Reports for France

The Slow Travel Trip Reports is our most popular section! Read these travel journals written by other Slow Travelers. Learn from their experiences to plan your trip or just have some fun doing "armchair travel".

Latest Trip Reports for France

Baguettes and Baboons: Two Weeks in Paris: 31 July, 2008-16 August, 2008 A husband and wife meander through Paris, cycle through the Fontainebleau forest, and spend an evening at Mont St Michel.

An Unexpected Trip to Paris: March 11 - 16, 2008 The family trip that turned into a solo trip that turned into a guy trip.

A Traveller in the Drome: June 14-28, 2008. Two weeks based near La Begude de Mazenc, a small village in Drome Provence - with day trips into the Vercors, the Ardeche, the Luberon - several market visits - a GTG and meals in several restaurants.

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