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USEFUL LINKS:
PLEASE NOTE: I would greatly appreciate an e-mail if you encounter a broken link below. I try to check them occasionally, but there are now so many links listed that I don't do the checks as often as I should. Your help would be appreciated. Thank you.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WALKING IN FRANCE
www.balades-france.fr Online version of a French bi-monthly magazine about walking in France
www.distantjouneys.com A USA company offering real point-to-point-to-point guided walks in France and elsewhere in Europe
www.hejoly.demon.nl/ A superb world-wide listing of web sites about walking with links to stories about walks on GRs and to information about the French path system
www.ffrp.asso.fr/ French Walking Association or FFRP, for a list of the French- and English-language FFRP trail guides now in print
www.franceguide.com/gb/regions/index.cfm A site with the web addresses of the tourist offices in the various regions
www.franceonfoot.com This site – don't forget to bookmark us
www.meteo.fr/temps/ A detailed French site for the weather in France
www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index_en.html France's regional parks online.
www.peaktopeak.net/ Many useful links to French and worldwide walking, climbing and hiking sites.
www.randocroquis.com A site in French about drawing and sketching while walking.
www.runtheplanet.com/ Where to run in 12 of France's major cities as well as 2043 other cities around the world. A good database of links to walking events too.
www.sentiersdefrance.com A commercial site offering a wide variety of pre-planned but unguided walks in France
www.webwalking.com/hiking.html A US based site with much general information about walks and walking as well as a good deal of information about France and French trails.
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SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT WALKING IN THE VARIOUS REGIONS:
http://roland.grosso.free.fr/ A detailed site about walks in the Var and the Gorges du Verdon
www.ariege.com/what_to_do/outdoors/walking.html Very complete site about walks in the Ariège area of the Pyrenees
www.beyond.fr/sports/hiking.html Online detailed guidebook for Provence & the Côte d'Azur
www.braemoor.co.uk A site dedicated to walking in the Chartreuse, located in the Alps north of Grenoble
www.cantal-walking.com Information about the Cantal region in the Auvergne
www.compostella.org/content/liens/requete.asp?num=1 The entryway to a great deal of information about the St Jacques trail from Le Puy to the Spanish border.
www.csj.org.uk A wonderful site dedicated to the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.francewalkingtours.com A site offering detailed and useful walking guides to over 100 French cities as well as each of the arrondissments of Paris. Also a great online book and map store.
www.geocities.com/friends_usa_santiago/ A US organization dedicated to the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.go-to-corsica.com A comprehensive site about Corsica.
www.lavaurs.com/enMain - A day-by-day text and photo diary for the GR 4 in the Dordogne, central France and Provence
www.parisinsiderguides.com/ Source for downloadable Insider guidebooks to hotels and restaurants in Paris.
www.parisnotes.com An informative newsletter about all things Parisian
www.provencebeyond.com/sports/hiking.html A small part of a huge site with good information about walking (and much more) in Provence with sections on the Gorges du Verdon, the Luberon, the Cote d'Azur, etc.
www.provenceweb.fr A really useful site for finding hotels and chambres d'hôtes anywhere in Provence
www.rando-massifcentral.com A site dedicated to walks in the Massif Central, the Cevennes and the high Languedoc
www.southwest100.freeserve.co.uk/ Day by day diary and more of a walk around Mont Blanc
www.ultreia.ch/links.html A site with hundreds of links to information about the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.wfi.fr/ A portal leading you to a free newsletter and just about everything you might want to know about Paris and the surrounding region.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FRANCE:
3ponts.edu French language school near Roanne
www.francetourism.com/ French Govt. tourism office in US
www.franceway.com/ Links to many French regional sites
www.frenchconnections.co.uk A wealth of diverse information about France
www.goto-france.com/ Information, travel and links for France as well as a useful e-mail newsletter
www.iloveeurope.com/ Links to many sites about Europe and France. Comprehensive.
www.journalfrancais.com/ A very informative French-language newspaper published in the US.
www.meteo.fr/temps/ A detailed French site for the weather in France
www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index_en.html The site for information about walking, accommodations and more in France's regional parks.
www.parlerparlor.com To learn French in France, check out this site.
www.whatsonwhere.com A comprehensive events calendar for France
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TRAVEL INFORMATION:
voyages.sncf.fr/ French Railway (SNCF) for schedules
www.raileurope.com English-language site for French train schedules, reservations and tickets
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ACCOMMODATIONS:
clubalpin.idf.free.fr/index.html The French Alpine Club with membership and hut information
www.fuaj.fr/a~frame.htm French youth hostel site with a map and contact information
www.gitedechasteuil.com A wonderful gîte on the Gorges du Verdon
www.gites-de-france.fr/ Gîtes de France, publishers of the giîes and chambres d'hôtes guidebooks
www.gite-etape.com Detailed listings of tourist offices, gites and youth hostels in each department.
www.gites-refuges.com Online guidebook to the gites and refuges in France and in the border areas of neighboring countries.
www.logis-de-france.fr/ The Logis de France hotel guidebook online
www.provenceweb.fr A really useful site for finding hotels and chambres d'hôtes anywhere in Provence
www.tasteofprovence.com A wonderful place to unwind after a walk or to get over jet lag before.
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EQUIPMENT:
www.campmor.com Campmor catalog
www.finecraftgalleries.com/boots/ Maker of custom-made boots in Earlville, NY.
www.gearfinder.com Independently-written equipment reviews
www.gorp.com GORP, equipment reviews and much more—a very useful site
www.llbean.com L.L. Bean catalog
www.qualityservices.com/limmer.htm Maker of custom-made boots in Intervale, NH.
www.rei.com REI catalog with good advice about buying boots, packs & raingear
www.trailwalk.com An online magazine about equipment. An excellent resource
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MAPS:
www.didierrichard.fr Superb 1:50,000 walking maps for the Alps, Provence Corsica and the Jura. In Grenoble, France
www.elstead.co.uk Elstead Map Company —a very good UK source for fax, online or phone orders of maps and guidebooks. In London, England
www.francewalkingtours.com A great online book and map store in the US with perhaps the most complete selection available on this side of the Atlantic.
www.ign.fr French Govt Mapping Division (IGN) for online ordering, in Paris, France
www.maptrade.org Extensive world-wide listing of map stores from the International Map Trade Association. Find the map store nearest you
www.map-guides.com Another UK map store. They reportedly stock all the IGN blue maps. In Derby, England
www.omnimap.com/catalog/guides/fran-hgd.htm Importer of IGN and other French maps in Burlington, NC
www.pactrav.com Pacific Travellers (sic) Supply has posted a searchable data base of their huge stock of maps. In Santa Barbara, CA
www.stanfords.co.uk Stanfords maps and guidebooks—another good source for French maps in England
www.travelbooksclub.com Online store in US carrying a complete stock of IGN and other French maps.
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BOOKSTORES:
Where to buy France on Foot and other books about walking in France.This first list is made up of independent bookstores, some of which I have visited in-store at one time or another. Invariably I found a dedicated staff whose knowledge about and enthusiasm for travel made each visit a pleasure. Not all of these sites support online ordering, but all list e-mail adresses or contact telephone and fax numbers. Support these stores if you can—personal service is certainly worth a few bucks!
www.adventuroustraveler.com Adventurous Traveler, a book and map store selling through both its complete print catolog and online. In Burlington, VT
www.ambook.org/bookstore/travelbks Travel Book & Language Center, great bookstore and THE place for language books, tapes, dictionaries. Active lecture series. In Washington DC
www.bookpassage.com Book Passage, great bookstore with a separate building housing its immense travel collection. Active travel-talk program. In Corte Madera, CA
www.booksfortravel.com Books For Travel, in St Paul, MN
www,chamina.com Publisher of French guidebooks for the Massif Central, the Cevennes and the Aisne, headquartered in Clermont-Ferand, France
www.cicerone.co.uk Publisher of 19 English-language walking guides for France. England
www.curioustraveler.com Ulysses Travel Bookshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.didierrichard.fr Publisher of guidebooks for the Alps, Provence, Corsica and the Jura. In Grenoble, France
www.distantlands.com Distant Lands. A very large store with a complete travel books and gear selection. Frequent travel talks. In Pasadena, CA
www.easygoing.com Great travel stores in Berkeley and Walnut Creek, CA. Frequent talks and a wonderful stock of books and gear.
www.elstead.co.uk Elstead Map Co., a good English-language source for hard-to-find French guidebooks and maps, London, England
www.ffrp.asso.fr/ French Walking Association or FFRP, for trail guides called topo-guides. Headquartered in Paris, France
www.francewalkingtours.com A great online book and map store in the US with perhaps the most complete selection available on this side of the Atlantic.
www.gites-de-france.fr/ Gîtes de France, publishers of and source for the gîtes and chambres d'hôtes guidebooks, Paris, France
www.map-guides.com Another fax, phone or online source for books and, in particular, IGN blue maps. In Derby, England
www.omnimap.com/catalog/guides/fran-hgd.htm Omni Resources, importer of IGN maps, Cicerone walking guides and a limited number of topo guides. In Burlington, NC
www.pactrav.com Pacific Travellers Supply specializing in maps, but also carrying books and equipment. Frequent travel talks and slide shows. In Santa Barbara, CA
www.passengerstop.com Passenger Stop. A good travel gear store, which also carries a carefully chosen selection of books. Frequent travel talks. In Towson, MD
www.powells.com Powells. One of the nation's largest and best Independent bookstores. Large, separate and complete travel-book store. Freqent travel talks. In Portland, OR
www.stanfords.co.uk Fine guidebook and map company in England
www.travelbooks.com The Traveler's Bookcase in Los Angeles, CA
www.travelbooksandmaps.com Wide World Books & Maps, Seattle, WA
www.travelbooksclub.com Online store in US carrying FFRP, Chamina and other French walking guidebooks.
www.travelitems.com The Travel Store, books etc, Los Gatos, CA
www.travelnexus.com Travel Den Books & Maps. A newer store carrying a fine selection of travel books. Lectures and slide shows. In St Louis, MO
www.travelerspack.com Traveler's Pack, Ltd, travel books & more, Oklahoma City, OK
The sites that follow are the nationwide-worldwide, chain resources for books. They are probably already bookmarked on your browser
www.amazon.com Amazon in the USA, the pioneer in on-line book sales. No retail stores.
www,amazon.co.uk Amazon in England.
www.amazon.fr Amazon in France, source for over 400 trail guides in French as well as all the restaurant/lodging guidebooks.
www.barnesandnoble.com Barnes and Noble, an international bookstore chain.
www.borders.com Borders, a national bookstore chain.
Don’t forget to bookmark this site. And please share your links,questions and walking expertise in an e-mail to walk@franceonfoot.com
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e-mail your questions and comments to walk@franceonfoot.com
UPDATES MAIN PAGE * GENERAL UPDATES ABOUT WALKING IN FRANCE
SPECIFIC NEWS FROM & ABOUT THE PATHS (GRs)
QUESTIONS & QUERIES * CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT * MAPS & GUIDEBOOKS
RESTAURANTS & ACCOMMODATIONS
SITE CONTENTS * OVERVIEW * ARCHIVE * HOME
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
– Walt Whitman, Song of the Open Road
USEFUL LINKS:
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WALKING IN FRANCE
www.balades-france.fr Online version of a French bi-monthly magazine about walking in France
www.distantjouneys.com A USA company offering real point-to-point-to-point guided walks in France and elsewhere in Europe
www.hejoly.demon.nl/ A superb world-wide listing of web sites about walking with links to stories about walks on GRs and to information about the French path system
www.ffrp.asso.fr/ French Walking Association or FFRP, for a list of the French- and English-language FFRP trail guides now in print
www.franceguide.com/gb/regions/index.cfm A site with the web addresses of the tourist offices in the various regions
www.franceonfoot.com This site – don't forget to bookmark us
www.meteo.fr/temps/ A detailed French site for the weather in France
www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index_en.html France's regional parks online.
www.peaktopeak.net/ Many useful links to French and worldwide walking, climbing and hiking sites.
www.randocroquis.com A site in French about drawing and sketching while walking.
www.runtheplanet.com/ Where to run in 12 of France's major cities as well as 2043 other cities around the world. A good database of links to walking events too.
www.sentiersdefrance.com A commercial site offering a wide variety of pre-planned but unguided walks in France
www.webwalking.com/hiking.html A US based site with much general information about walks and walking as well as a good deal of information about France and French trails.
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SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT WALKING IN THE VARIOUS REGIONS:
http://roland.grosso.free.fr/ A detailed site about walks in the Var and the Gorges du Verdon
www.ariege.com/what_to_do/outdoors/walking.html Very complete site about walks in the Ariège area of the Pyrenees
www.beyond.fr/sports/hiking.html Online detailed guidebook for Provence & the Côte d'Azur
www.braemoor.co.uk A site dedicated to walking in the Chartreuse, located in the Alps north of Grenoble
www.cantal-walking.com Information about the Cantal region in the Auvergne
www.compostella.org/content/liens/requete.asp?num=1 The entryway to a great deal of information about the St Jacques trail from Le Puy to the Spanish border.
www.csj.org.uk A wonderful site dedicated to the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.francewalkingtours.com A site offering detailed and useful walking guides to over 100 French cities as well as each of the arrondissments of Paris. Also a great online book and map store.
www.geocities.com/friends_usa_santiago/ A US organization dedicated to the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.go-to-corsica.com A comprehensive site about Corsica.
www.lavaurs.com/enMain - A day-by-day text and photo diary for the GR 4 in the Dordogne, central France and Provence
www.parisinsiderguides.com/ Source for downloadable Insider guidebooks to hotels and restaurants in Paris.
www.parisnotes.com An informative newsletter about all things Parisian
www.provencebeyond.com/sports/hiking.html A small part of a huge site with good information about walking (and much more) in Provence with sections on the Gorges du Verdon, the Luberon, the Cote d'Azur, etc.
www.provenceweb.fr A really useful site for finding hotels and chambres d'hôtes anywhere in Provence
www.rando-massifcentral.com A site dedicated to walks in the Massif Central, the Cevennes and the high Languedoc
www.southwest100.freeserve.co.uk/ Day by day diary and more of a walk around Mont Blanc
www.ultreia.ch/links.html A site with hundreds of links to information about the St-Jacques-de-Compostelle trails
www.wfi.fr/ A portal leading you to a free newsletter and just about everything you might want to know about Paris and the surrounding region.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FRANCE:
3ponts.edu French language school near Roanne
www.francetourism.com/ French Govt. tourism office in US
www.franceway.com/ Links to many French regional sites
www.frenchconnections.co.uk A wealth of diverse information about France
www.goto-france.com/ Information, travel and links for France as well as a useful e-mail newsletter
www.iloveeurope.com/ Links to many sites about Europe and France. Comprehensive.
www.journalfrancais.com/ A very informative French-language newspaper published in the US.
www.meteo.fr/temps/ A detailed French site for the weather in France
www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/index_en.html The site for information about walking, accommodations and more in France's regional parks.
www.parlerparlor.com To learn French in France, check out this site.
www.whatsonwhere.com A comprehensive events calendar for France
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TRAVEL INFORMATION:
voyages.sncf.fr/ French Railway (SNCF) for schedules
www.raileurope.com English-language site for French train schedules, reservations and tickets
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ACCOMMODATIONS:
clubalpin.idf.free.fr/index.html The French Alpine Club with membership and hut information
www.fuaj.fr/a~frame.htm French youth hostel site with a map and contact information
www.gitedechasteuil.com A wonderful gîte on the Gorges du Verdon
www.gites-de-france.fr/ Gîtes de France, publishers of the giîes and chambres d'hôtes guidebooks
www.gite-etape.com Detailed listings of tourist offices, gites and youth hostels in each department.
www.gites-refuges.com Online guidebook to the gites and refuges in France and in the border areas of neighboring countries.
www.logis-de-france.fr/ The Logis de France hotel guidebook online
www.provenceweb.fr A really useful site for finding hotels and chambres d'hôtes anywhere in Provence
www.tasteofprovence.com A wonderful place to unwind after a walk or to get over jet lag before.
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EQUIPMENT:
www.campmor.com Campmor catalog
www.finecraftgalleries.com/boots/ Maker of custom-made boots in Earlville, NY.
www.gearfinder.com Independently-written equipment reviews
www.gorp.com GORP, equipment reviews and much more—a very useful site
www.llbean.com L.L. Bean catalog
www.qualityservices.com/limmer.htm Maker of custom-made boots in Intervale, NH.
www.rei.com REI catalog with good advice about buying boots, packs & raingear
www.trailwalk.com An online magazine about equipment. An excellent resource
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MAPS:
www.didierrichard.fr Superb 1:50,000 walking maps for the Alps, Provence Corsica and the Jura. In Grenoble, France
www.elstead.co.uk Elstead Map Company —a very good UK source for fax, online or phone orders of maps and guidebooks. In London, England
www.francewalkingtours.com A great online book and map store in the US with perhaps the most complete selection available on this side of the Atlantic.
www.ign.fr French Govt Mapping Division (IGN) for online ordering, in Paris, France
www.maptrade.org Extensive world-wide listing of map stores from the International Map Trade Association. Find the map store nearest you
www.map-guides.com Another UK map store. They reportedly stock all the IGN blue maps. In Derby, England
www.omnimap.com/catalog/guides/fran-hgd.htm Importer of IGN and other French maps in Burlington, NC
www.pactrav.com Pacific Travellers (sic) Supply has posted a searchable data base of their huge stock of maps. In Santa Barbara, CA
www.stanfords.co.uk Stanfords maps and guidebooks—another good source for French maps in England
www.travelbooksclub.com Online store in US carrying a complete stock of IGN and other French maps.
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BOOKSTORES:
Where to buy France on Foot and other books about walking in France.This first list is made up of independent bookstores, some of which I have visited in-store at one time or another. Invariably I found a dedicated staff whose knowledge about and enthusiasm for travel made each visit a pleasure. Not all of these sites support online ordering, but all list e-mail adresses or contact telephone and fax numbers. Support these stores if you can—personal service is certainly worth a few bucks!
www.adventuroustraveler.com Adventurous Traveler, a book and map store selling through both its complete print catolog and online. In Burlington, VT
www.ambook.org/bookstore/travelbks Travel Book & Language Center, great bookstore and THE place for language books, tapes, dictionaries. Active lecture series. In Washington DC
www.bookpassage.com Book Passage, great bookstore with a separate building housing its immense travel collection. Active travel-talk program. In Corte Madera, CA
www.booksfortravel.com Books For Travel, in St Paul, MN
www,chamina.com Publisher of French guidebooks for the Massif Central, the Cevennes and the Aisne, headquartered in Clermont-Ferand, France
www.cicerone.co.uk Publisher of 19 English-language walking guides for France. England
www.curioustraveler.com Ulysses Travel Bookshop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.didierrichard.fr Publisher of guidebooks for the Alps, Provence, Corsica and the Jura. In Grenoble, France
www.distantlands.com Distant Lands. A very large store with a complete travel books and gear selection. Frequent travel talks. In Pasadena, CA
www.easygoing.com Great travel stores in Berkeley and Walnut Creek, CA. Frequent talks and a wonderful stock of books and gear.
www.elstead.co.uk Elstead Map Co., a good English-language source for hard-to-find French guidebooks and maps, London, England
www.ffrp.asso.fr/ French Walking Association or FFRP, for trail guides called topo-guides. Headquartered in Paris, France
www.francewalkingtours.com A great online book and map store in the US with perhaps the most complete selection available on this side of the Atlantic.
www.gites-de-france.fr/ Gîtes de France, publishers of and source for the gîtes and chambres d'hôtes guidebooks, Paris, France
www.map-guides.com Another fax, phone or online source for books and, in particular, IGN blue maps. In Derby, England
www.omnimap.com/catalog/guides/fran-hgd.htm Omni Resources, importer of IGN maps, Cicerone walking guides and a limited number of topo guides. In Burlington, NC
www.pactrav.com Pacific Travellers Supply specializing in maps, but also carrying books and equipment. Frequent travel talks and slide shows. In Santa Barbara, CA
www.passengerstop.com Passenger Stop. A good travel gear store, which also carries a carefully chosen selection of books. Frequent travel talks. In Towson, MD
www.powells.com Powells. One of the nation's largest and best Independent bookstores. Large, separate and complete travel-book store. Freqent travel talks. In Portland, OR
www.stanfords.co.uk Fine guidebook and map company in England
www.travelbooks.com The Traveler's Bookcase in Los Angeles, CA
www.travelbooksandmaps.com Wide World Books & Maps, Seattle, WA
www.travelbooksclub.com Online store in US carrying FFRP, Chamina and other French walking guidebooks.
www.travelitems.com The Travel Store, books etc, Los Gatos, CA
www.travelnexus.com Travel Den Books & Maps. A newer store carrying a fine selection of travel books. Lectures and slide shows. In St Louis, MO
www.travelerspack.com Traveler's Pack, Ltd, travel books & more, Oklahoma City, OK
The sites that follow are the nationwide-worldwide, chain resources for books. They are probably already bookmarked on your browser
www.amazon.com Amazon in the USA, the pioneer in on-line book sales. No retail stores.
www,amazon.co.uk Amazon in England.
www.amazon.fr Amazon in France, source for over 400 trail guides in French as well as all the restaurant/lodging guidebooks.
www.barnesandnoble.com Barnes and Noble, an international bookstore chain.
www.borders.com Borders, a national bookstore chain.
Don’t forget to bookmark this site. And please share your links,questions and walking expertise in an e-mail to walk@franceonfoot.com
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e-mail your questions and comments to walk@franceonfoot.com
UPDATES MAIN PAGE * GENERAL UPDATES ABOUT WALKING IN FRANCE
SPECIFIC NEWS FROM & ABOUT THE PATHS (GRs)
QUESTIONS & QUERIES * CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT * MAPS & GUIDEBOOKS
RESTAURANTS & ACCOMMODATIONS
SITE CONTENTS * OVERVIEW * ARCHIVE * HOME
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