Tell me...do I have to bring a green guide for every area?..that would mean 7 of them if I included Paris.
Normandy, Brittany, Dordogne, Loire, Languedoc,Provence and Paris.

Perhaps I should only bring one for each area we are staying in a week or so...if we are in the Loire for 3 days, maybe it's not necessary. And do I need one for Paris?

I may need a suitcase just for these and the Red Michelin.
Stu I am going to take your itineraries..copy on both sides of the paper...and I think pick out parts of your Languedoc one?..

My library doesn't have a Languedoc itinerary green guide at all...interesting.

thanks..Lois

I think I asked this before but I was just beginning my planning...thngs have changed. Sorry if it's repetitive.

You should bring one for every area where you plan to stay for any length of time. However, and I think that I've said this before, I do not feel that the Loire valley needs the Green Guide in the same way simply because what is most interesting are the châteaux and they are easy to find. On the other hand, it is essential for Brittany because the sites/sights are not as obvious. I also feel that so much information has been given on this forum about Paris that the Green Guide is not essential. I would definitely hae one for Normandy, Brittany, the Languedoc and the Provence. I would add the Dordogne if you feel that StCirq's and other recommendations are not sufficient. The big advantage of the Green Guides is that it offers various information in a relatively compact form. If you plan to see only the highlights of any given area, you might want to stick to the general guide of France, but I do not believe that this guide offers any hotel and restaurant suggestions, whereas the local ones do.

Thanks Michael..can I ask you. Re the Languedoc..we would only be going through Albi/carcassone/ area and then on to Provence. Would we still need one?

I would think the one for Paris would be important as the main thing I use Green Guides for is detailed site information when I am actually there, not for planning. And Paris has many buildings and sites. Why did you buy that guide for Paris if you didn't intend to use it in the city when there?

However, if you are only visiting a couple places in one guide, why not just Xerox those pages instead of taking the entire book? It sounds like you definitely can just copy Albi and Carcassonne for that book, for example.

You don't need a Green Guide for the Languedoc if you are going to stop mainly in Albi and Carcassonne. That's my point: The France Green Guide may suffice for such areas, and I would argue that the blue pages of that guide would suffice for museum information regarding Paris.