Michelin Green Guide Languedoc Roussillon Tarn Gorges

We are renting a house in the Languedoc region of France and I found, as always, the Michelin Green Guide to be extremely helpful. Each grandchild has been given an area to research and the excitement is now building! Even some of the very smallest towns are included. We happily welcome the lodging and restaurant recommendations - something we haven't always found in the Green Guides.

I like the new (relatively) size of the Michelin guides, including this one for Languedoc/Rousillon. The list of towns and cities worth seeing is excellent and I also liked the inclusion of some places to eat and sleep. You can't beat the Michelin guides for information about the rural and provincial areas of France and other countries. The only changes I'd like to see are more information about restaurants and a larger--fold out--map of the subject region. Since Michelin is in the business of selling maps and guides, I doubt that they will undercut their other products with that kind of innovation. In any event, the green guide is the best planning tool and trip guide you can have.

This guide was perfect for me because it's the only guide I've seen that covers both the Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon, exactly the areas I will soon be visiting. It's true that it leaves out parts of Languedoc, including Nîmes and Arles, but since I wasn't going there it wasn't an issue for me. (The reason for this may be that they condensed the French versions of the guides- FYI, you can view the French version of the Guide Vert Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon for free on Google Books, with the full text and photos). The information is in-depth without being overwhelming, and has enough photographs to give you a sense of each area without weighing down this slim book. I also do like the star ratings. The only thing I didn't like is that it's organized alphabetically - I would have preferred if it were done by location, but that's just my personal preference. For this reason, it was helpful for me to have a good map of the area (not the one one in the book, not detailed enough) while I flipped through.

this was a great book, very informative and easy to use, actually passed it on to another traveler when i was finished who was admiring it