France: the Essential Guide for Car Enthusiasts

colourfully illustrated … just as nice to sit at home and browse through as it is to use on trips, though, beware, it will rouse the wanderlust in you! Even those Francophiles who have seen it all before will surely find bits and pieces of new information, and to have them all in one pocketable book is quite something. Citroenian a great addition to your 2cv travel kit. Or a great book to pore over this winter, whilst planning routes elsewhere. There are certainly a few attractions that might well worth detouring for on the way to the French National at La Rochelle! 2CVGB News this is an excellent book and every car enthusiast who visits France should buy a copy. Citroenet ANY petrolhead crossing the Channel for a holiday this summer should take this book for inspiration. Auto Express jam packed with invaluable info for the car mad holidaymaker. Drive-France.com presents an impressive number of day trip and holiday destinations in a thoroughly contemporary form. From museums to motorsports and track days there is a diverse and inspiring selection of French destinations. Classic Car Weekly Apart from Paris, the Col de Turini, Le Mans and the odd cafe tucked away down a side street somewhere in Calais, where else is there to go in France? By co-incidence, and thanks to Veloce Publishing, I have the answer. And you’re going to like it … costing no more than a couple of glasses of vin rouge, that tucks nicely in the glove-box. More than that, it describes in some detail over 200 venues, including museums, across the country usually missed as we whizz down the autoroute in search of the sun. RETRO SPEED An excellent book … tells you all you need to know. Amazon.co.uk Useful and colourful book - some great ideas for places to visit. Amazon.co.uk

Julian Parish hails from the south of England, but has now lived and worked in France for many years. After a career in publishing and international software development, Julian now contributes regularly to magazines including Classic & Sports Car, and translates motoring content from French and German into English. He has both written and translated several of Veloce’s Essential Buyer’s Guides, mainly concentrating on the Mercedes-Benz marque for which he has a particular passion. He has also written the popular travel guides ‘France: The Essential Guide for Car Enthusiasts’ and ‘The Essential Guide to Driving in Europe.’ Julian is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers.