DeSanctis - 100 places in France every woman should go

Praise for
100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go

In this elegant book, Marcia DeSanctis becomes your smartest, most glamorous, generous and insightful friendyour sage, and your guide. 100 Places in France is a treasure for any woman who wishes to know the country intimately, from its most delectable and stylish surfaces (lingerie! parfum!) to its nuanced and profound depths. Whether traveling by jet, or simply by imagination, you will savor this ride, perhaps along with a glass of fine champagne or the perfect demitasse. I loved it.

Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion and Still Writing

Im not sure which I would rather do: pack this book and visit all the sublime places Marcia DeSanctis portrays, or curl up in my living room and devour the shimmering language in her 100 beautiful stories. Either way, 100 Places in France is travel writing at its finest: informative, deep and transporting.

Ann Leary, author of The Good House

A 100-chapter love letter about France and a manual on how other women can best find that love... excellent inspiration for a future trip.

Spud Hilton, San Francisco Chronicle

Even if you dont have plans to go to France, Marcia DeSanctis will take you there with her whimsical, encyclopedic guide to Gallic life... a necessary indulgence for even the most jaded Francophile.

Kate Betts, author of My Paris Dream: An Education in
Style, Slang and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine

Transcends the genre.

France Magazine

Blows up the typical stodgy guidebook format... this nifty book will cause an outbreak of Franco-lust.

MORE Magazine

Some day when I do drink absinthe in a basement bar in Antibes or hike along the beaches of tretat, my experience will be all the richer for having DeSanctis as a guide.

Globe-trotting, Boston Globe

A splendid new book on France has hit the shelves. DeSanctis has curated 100 distinct experiences that youll want to revisit again and again. For those smitten with travel to France, this volume is a real gift.

France Today

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A Womans Asia

A Womans Europe

A Womans Passion for Travel

A Womans Path

A Womans World

A Womans World Again

Women in the Wild

The World Is a Kitchen

Writing Away

Copyright 2014 Marcia DeSanctis. All rights reserved.

Travelers Tales and Solas House are trademarks of Solas House, Inc., 2320 Bowdoin Street, Palo Alto, California 94306. www.travelerstales.com

Art direction: Stefan Gutermuth

Cover design: Kimberly Coombs

Cover illustration: Tadahiro Uesugi

Interior design and page layout: Howie Severson

Author photograph: Ron Haviv

Distributed by Publishers Group West, 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94170

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

DeSanctis, Marcia.

100 places in France every woman should go / Marcia DeSanctis.

pages cm. -- (100 places)

ISBN 978-1-60952-082-3 (paperback) | ISBN 978-1-60952-083-0 (epub)

1. France--Description and travel. 2. France--Guidebooks. 3. Women-

Travel--France. 4. Women--France--History. 5. Travelers writings. I. Title.

II. Title: One hundred places in France every woman should go.

DC29.3.D46 2014

914.4048412--dc23

2014034285

ISBN-10: 1-609520-82-3

ISBN-13: 978-1-60952-082-3

E-ISBN: 978-1-60952-083-0

First Edition

Printed in the United States

10 9 8 7 6 5 4

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1. A Pink House and a Rose Garden
   The Bagatelle, Paris
2. The Artists Artist
   Muse Rodin and Camille Claudel, Paris
3. Homage to La Mme
   The Museum of dith Piaf, Paris
4. Bring a Big Shopping Bag
   La Grande picerie at Le Bon March, Paris
5. The Patroness of Paris
   Sainte Genevive and lglise Saint-tienne-du-Mont, Paris
6. Always Pack a Bathing Suit
   Pools, the Seine Beaches, Aquabiking and Hammam, Paris
7. Unmentionables Never More
   The Perfect Lingerie, Paris
8. You Can Hear Heaven
   Church Music and Concerts, Including at Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
9. A Food Itinerary
   My Restaurants, Ptisseries and Tea Salons, Paris
10. Peace in the City
    The Canal Saint-Martin, Paris
11. Slip into the Shadows
    Arthouse Cinemas, Paris
12. Fragrant City
    Find Your Scent, Paris
13. Homage to Lovers
    Hlose and Ablard, Paris
14. The View from Elsewhere
    Places To View the Eiffel Tower (Including the Eiffel Tower), Paris
15. Shop Well
    Stores for Buying and Browsing, Paris
16. The First Lady of Science
    Institut Curie, Paris
17. The Walls of Memory
    Mmorial des Martyrs de la Dportation, Shoah Memorial and the Drancy Shoah Memorial, Paris and Drancy
18. More than Sunday Strolls
    Luxembourg Gardens and Tuileries Gardens, Paris
19. A Portfolio of 12+1
    Just for Women: Highlights of the Louvre, Paris
20. A Portfolio of 12+1
    Just for Women: Highlights of the Muse dOrsay, Paris
21. Day of Glory
    Bastille Day, Paris
22. Colonnades and Colette
    The Palais-Royal, Paris
23. The Hidden Places
    Unique Museums, Paris
24. All Around the Pompidou
    Brancusis Studio and Niki de Saint Phalles Fountain, Paris
25. Bernadette and Mary
    Lourdes, Midi-Pyrnes
26. Follow the Philosopher
    The Nietzsche Path, ze-sur-Mer
27. Detox and Retox
    Les Sources de Caudalie and Chteau Smith Haut Lafitte, Martillac, Aquitaine
28. The Green Muse
    Absinthe Bar, Antibes
29. The Red City of Toulouse-Lautrec
    Albi, Midi-Pyrnes
30. White Horses, Pink Flamingoes and the Black Madonna
    The Camargue, Languedoc-Roussillon
31. On the Street of Dreams
    La Croisette, Cannes
32. Walk the Walk
    Hikes in the Calanques, the Massif de lEstrel and the Gorges du Verdon, Provence
33. Napoleon Slept Here
    Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison
34. The France of Our Desires
    The Luberon, Provence
35. A Country of Green
    Some of Frances Most Spectacular Gardens
36. In the Shadow of Rome (Plus Two Romantic Hotels)
    Nmes and Arles
37. The Turquoise Waters of the Haute-Savoie
    Lake Annecy
38. Eileen Grays Masterpiece (and Le Corbusiers Little Gem)
    E-1027 and Le Cabanon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin