Special Places to Stay: French Bed & Breakfast

Alastair has built a team of talented editors who are as committed as he is to the search for authenticity and personality in places to stay. They are also 'driving' the world's first carbon 'neutral' publishing company; the search for a reduced ecological footprint is a serious one. The company has won The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category, an award from Business Commitment to the Environment and a Green Apple Award.

Britain's best B&B guide to France, aimed at independent travellers seeking a truly special place to stay. Travelling the length and breadth of the country, our French team has selected over 800 B&Bs, including our Award Winners. Fall in love with a place and stay longer, change your route and stop off somewhere new - there's great flexibility here.

An intriguing range of bed and breakfasts is included: ski chalets, châteaux, farmhouses, treehouses, pieds-à-terre in lovely old cities and studio apartments in tiny mountain hamlets. We meet a wide variety of owners too, from those running authentic old-style 'chambres d'hôtes' to creative young couples opening eco-chic B&Bs. What they have in common is their devotion to making you feel special. They can also tell you about gastronomic breaks and wine tours, painting, cookery and language courses, and give you the low down on all the best places.

Be inspired by our biggest ever collection as we celebrate 20 years of discovering France's loveliest B&B's

Over 800 hand-picked places, more than 250 new for this edition, including our Award winners

Fresh pastries on sunny terraces at breakfast; a crackling fire for home-cooked dinners with your hosts

Seriously good value - plenty of places have double rooms for 80euros or less

From Boulogne to Biarritz, we've visited every cottage, chateau, chalet, townhouse and farm, and we love them - we know you will too!

Britain's best-selling B&B guide to France is aimed at independent travellers seeking a truly special place to stay. Be inspired by our biggest ever collection as we celebrate 20 years of discovering France's loveliest B&Bs. From Boulogne to Biarritz, we've visited every cottage, chalet, townhouse and farm and we love them - we know you will too!

Introduction; Maps; The North; Picardy; Champagne-Ardenne; Lorraine; Alsace; Franche Comte; Burgundy; Region Parisienne; Normandy; Brittany; Western Loire; Loire Valley; Poitou-Charentes; Aquitaine; Limousin; Auvergne; Midi-Pyrenees; Languedoc-Roussillon; Rhone Valley-Alpes; Provence-Alps-Riviera; Corsica.