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Like many expats, Alan Hart, meant to spend just one year in France on a post-university stint, but ended up staying and making this city his home. His book is filled with practical information for people considering - and those who have already made - that same big move. Divided into 22 user-friendly chapters, dealing with apartment hunting, finding employment, the social security system - and everything 'in between' those topics - the book's greatest asset is its success in demystifying the va...

Corsica is a truly spectacular island. Unspoilt wilderness, soaring mountains, pristine beaches and timeless villages abound at every turn. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around the 'Island of Beauty' with absolute ease.Our newly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Corsica into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best historic sites, villages, places to eat, shops and festivals. You'll discover:-Six easy-to-follow it...

Guidebook to a range of 30 varied, graded day walks in the Alpes Maritimes, Alpes de Haute-Provence and Mercantour regions of Provence. Provence's sunshine and relaxed Mediterranean charm offers the walker a diversity of landscapes - from Mont Mounier in the remote mountains of the north west Mercantour to the spectacular Verdon Gorge, one of many in the region. Lower-level walks in the Alpes Maritimes are also described, nestling inland from the craggy Esterel. None of the routes require specia...

Walking and trekking guide to the Maritime Alps, on the border of Italy and France, just north of Nice. 18 graded day walks are described, on both the French and the Italian sides, from 6km to 20km in length. 6 long treks are also covered, including a 5-day traverse of the Parc National du Mercantour and a 7-day traverse of the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime. Rising to over 3000m above the sun-drenched French Riviera, the Maritime Alps form the western edge of the mighty Alpine chain. Wildf...

This guide to the South of France gives the reader an insider's view of Le Midi, from the wide open spaces of the Camargue to the glitz of the Riviera. With colour photographs througout and 24 pages of regional and city maps, the guide offers a lively, informed account of the history and culture of the south and picks out the best places to eat, sleep, shop, party.

Sundays are famously a dead zone in Paris, with visitors confronted with one 'closed' sign after another. So frustrated was Parisian resident Yasmin Zeinab that she came to the rescue with Sundays in Paris to reveal the best places to eat, drink and explore on le dimanche. (The spots are also pretty good on the other days of the week too.) Sundays in Parisis a beautiful guide that captures the "joie de vivre" of Paris and gives readers the inside track on the city. It provides beautiful images...

Intended for British tourists and travellers, this guide covers the attractions of 32 national and regional parks in France. The parks are dotted throughout the country, some on the coast, some in the mountains, and some in marshy wetlands bisected by canals. All of them have marked walks (randonees) and boast an array of flora, bird life and sometimes even exotic fauna, such as wild boar, chamois, ibex, fallow deer and bears. This guide locates each park, providing a detailed map of the area, a...

This is the most comprehensive guide for surviving in today's Paris. With information on transportation, social niceties, insurance, parking, banking, housing, health services and hundreds of insider's tips to life in Paris.