If you want to get to know this country beyond Paris, the next best thing to visiting is to read these best books about France.| www.offbeatfrance.com
A grand tour of the Memorial Charles de Gaulle and La Boisserie in Colombey les Deux Eglises, home of France's great 20th-century leader.| www.offbeatfrance.com
Napoleon Bonaparte: two centuries after his death, the man remains controversial in France. Here's why.| www.offbeatfrance.com
Here's what a day in the life of Louis XIV at Versailles was like (he couldn't even go to the bathroom alone).| www.offbeatfrance.com
This is an uncomplicated guide to visiting the D Day beaches in Normandy, especially for the first time.| www.offbeatfrance.com