Walking Tours of France

$$$ Most of the prices listed below are firm since we are now able to obtain these guides from a specialized wholesaler in the USA and are therefore able to pass that savings on to you. Pricing for the guides we have to obtain from England will have variable pricing depending on the fluctuation of the dollar to the English pound and will be noted by a price and the words "or more".

Please Note: For Out-of-Print titles, we may have to substitute used copies (only those in good condition) and price may be different than one listed depending on the source we used to obtain it for you. You will be quoted a price before we order it.

• Mountains Of Andorra ($17.95) If you are exploring the Pyrenées, a must see is Andorra, a tiny nation tucked away between France and Spain. This guide describes 58 routes within this small country, including day hikes, straightforward routes up peaks, & the weeklong Andorra Circuit trek.

  

• The Brittany Coastal Path ($32.95 or more; see intro) This guide covers the GR34, a fairly easy, 360 mile path along the coast of Brittany from Morlaix to Mont-Saint Michel. Out-of-Print

• Walking in the Cathar Region ($17.95) The 16 walks in this guide explore the castles and other locations in the foothills of the Pyrenés featured in Cathar history (mostly the 13th century). Each walk has as its focal point a castle or other location associated with the Cathars. Summaries of the historical connections of each location with the Cathar period are given, and together relate the story of the downfall of the Cathar Church, from the massacre in Beziers in 1209, to the siege at Montsegur in 1244, which ended with the burning alive of over 200 believers.      August 2005

• Walking in the Cevennes ($17.95) This trail guide features several walks in the rugged Cevennes Mountains. Located northwest of Montpellier, it features one of France's national parks and is home to the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (see title below).

• Chamonix - Mont Blanc - A Walking Guide ($17.95) The scenery in the Chamonix - Mont Blanc region is some of the best in Europe - not to be missed. See new 2005 guide below, Mont Blanc Walks.

  

• The Corsican High Level Route - Walking the GR20 ($18.95 or more; see intro) This guide, updated in 2001, covers the only long distance trail on the island of Corsica, an official region of France.

• Walking in Corsica ($19.95) This guide offers walking in the rugged mountainous interior, as well as the coastal fringe, provides extensive coverage of the island's Mare e Monti, Mare-Mare Bord and Mare-Mari Sudlong long distance trails, as well as 18 shorter day-routes. Color photos & sketch maps complement the route descriptions.

• Walking in the Dordogne ($19.95) The Dordogne region in southwest France is a green, rural paradise of quiet little villages, many anchored by massive castles, nestled in shallow valleys adjacent to the Dordogne River that rushes down from the wild Auvergne region to the Atlantic near Bordeaux. The 30 routes described in this guide, split between the towns of Sarlat and Bergerac, take you along valley bottoms and into woodlands, with visits to many historic sites, chateaux and shrines.      August 2005

• Walking the French Alps: GR5 ($19.95). This classic guide covers the popular GR5, a long distance trail that begins in northern France. This title only gives trail descriptions from Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) to Nice in case you are considering walking the entire trail. Updated in 2004

• Walking the French Gorges - A Trail Through Provence and the Ardeche ($17.95) This guide describes 320 miles of trail through Provence and Ardeche.

• Walking in the Haute Savoie ($34.95 or more; see intro) This guide covers 61 walks in the lovely pre-Alps of Chablais, to majestic peaks in the Faucigny, Haut Giffre, and Lake Annecy areas. Out-of-print Area now divided into two titles; see below.

• Walking In The Haute Savoie: North ($19.95) Outside the Chamonix area, few books have been written in English concerning the Haute Savoie and the innumerable walking possibilities of the region. The north volume covers the area south of Lake Geneva, across the Swiss border, including Chablais, Salve and Valle Verte.      August 2005

• Walking In The Haute Savoie: South ($19.95) The south volume in the series of two covering the walking possibilities in the Haute Savoie area of the French Alps guides you in the area between between Chamonix and Annecy.      August 2005

• Tour of Mont Blanc ($19.95) The tour of Mont Blanc is one of the world's finest treks, circling Europe's highest mountain. The trail crosses high cols with spectacular views of the massifs without the very high elevations and the problems that they entail.

  For something more challenging, consider from one of our European publishers, the title Mont Blanc 4808m: 5 Routes to the Summit ($29.95).      February 2006

• Mont Blanc Walks ($19.95) This guide offers 50 outstanding walking routes in the vincinity of Chamonix,, plus 4 multi-day treks that cross into Italy from France.      August 2005

• Tour of the Oisans: GR54 ($26.95 or more; see intro) This popular walk around the Dauphiné massif is similar in quality to the celebrated Tour of Mont Blanc.

  

• Walking in Provence, 2nd Edition (2003) ($17.95) This recently published guide features 43 walks in all parts of Provence; Alps Maritime, Var, Vaucluse (Luberon & Mount Ventoux), northern Provence, and Gorges du Verdon.

  

• The Pyrenean Trail: GR10 ($19.95) The GR10 trail goes from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean at a lower level than the Pyrenean High Route.

• Pyrenees Haute Route (High Level Trail) ($19.95 or more; see intro) This trail is at a higher level than the GR10, following a ridge line from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.

• The Tour of the Queyras ($24.95 or more; see intro) This guide describes a 13-day walk which traverses a portion of the French Alps south of Grenoble; not as intensive as the high Alps near Chamonix.

• The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail ($24.95) This 140 trail through the Cevennes Mountains follows in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson's famed book, Travels with a Donkey. Also consider FFRP's title Chemin de Stevenson (in French), the most accurate guide for this trail.

• Walking in the Tarentiase & Beaufort Alps ($26.95 or more; see intro) This guide describes 53 day walks, 5 tours between 2 and 8 days duration, plus 40 short outings in an area of the French Alps south of Chamonix.

  

• Tour of the Vanoise ($26.95 or more; see intro) A circuit of one of the finest mountain areas of the French Alps; located about 100 kilometerss south of Mont Blanc on Italian border.

• Walks in Volcano Country - the Auvergne & Velay ($26.95 or more; see intro) This guide offers a 10 and 15 day mountain walk in the Auvergne, a mountainous region in central France consisting of former volcanoes . Also included is a tour of the Velay, a circular, 100-mile walk (GR40) in the gentle hill country around Le Puy, including an optional detour to Mount Mezenc, the highest peak in the Cevennes Mountains.

• The Way of St-James: A Walker's Guide ($23.95) This guide covers both the French and Spanish section of the famed 1,500 kilometer pilgrim's route across the Massif Central, southwest France, and over the Pyrenees Mountains en route to Santiago de Compostela.

• The Way of St-James: Le Puy to the Pyrenees: A Walker's Guide ($19.95) This guide covers the French section of the famed 1,500 kilometer pilgrim's route across the Massif Central, southwest France, and over the Pyrenees Mountains en route to Santiago de Compostel.

• The Way of St-James: A Cylist's Guide (17.95) This guide for touring cyclists follows main roads and rideable sections of the famed pilgrimage route from Le Puy (France) to Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Updated Summer 2005

• We can get Cicerone Press titles for other European locations.