Release of the Michelin Green Guide to France’s Pays de La Loire region
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Release of the Michelin Green Guide to France’s Pays de La Loire region
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Category: Europe - France - Gourmet restaurants -
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-02-21
In response to reader demand, Michelin has published its first Green Guide to the Pays de la Loire
With the support of the Pays de La Loire region, the Michelin guide editors – all travel experts – have searched the region up and down looking for interesting and original sites for their readers. The guide reflects the region's sustained focus on enhancing its tourist infrastructure, with a growing number of cycling routes and the development of the Loire estuary, and features the many artistic treasures of Nantes, Angers and other leading cities.
The MICHELIN Pays de la Loire Green Guide is divided into ten micro-regions, with two in each department: Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and Sarthe. This division allows readers to plan several short stays in the region.
On the inside front cover, readers can see the micro-regions in a glance with a selection of the most beautiful sights, each rated from one to three stars (“interesting”, “worth a detour” and “worth the trip”). A Michelin hallmark, the stars are determined according to clearly defined criteria and awarded in complete independence by the guides’ authors. These universal criteria focus in particular on the site’s historical or cultural importance, as well as its beauty and the pleasantness of the visit.
One of the sites to receive a higher rating in this edition of the guide is the Fontevraud Abbey, which was awarded a third star following a remarkable site enhancement program. Other featured attractions include Nantes (one star) the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire estuary art circuit (two stars), the Nantes-Brest Canal (one star) and the Terra Botanica garden in Angers (one star).
The guide contains three sections:
Organizing the trip, which provides useful information for both before and during the trip, with local holidays, festivals, and recreational activities.
Understanding the destination, which focuses on traditions, trades and dishes that are specific to the region as well as on its history and architecture.
Discovering the destination, which explores the different micro-regions, including detailed itineraries, and provides a very well-furnished list of restaurants, overnight accommodations, shops and leisure activities, organized by price so that all travelers will find something to suit their budget.
Véritable conseiller pour réussir son voyage et mine Offering expert advice and a wealth of information to help readers make the most of their trip, the Michelin Pays de la Loire Green Guide comprises:
509 pages
610 restaurants, hotels and guesthouses
55 maps and town plans.
10 micro-regions (Nantes and the northern estuary; the southern Loire estuary; the Vendée coast; the, Poitevin marsh and Vendée hedged farmland; Angers, the Anjou Bleu region and the Mauges; the Saumur and Baugé regions; Laval and southern Mayenne; upper Mayenne and the Coëvrons country; Le Mans and the valley of the Sarthe; and the valley of the Loir.
48 recommended itineraries, including the rugged coast and the Petit Poitou marsh, the Saumur region, the Mayenne valley, the Sarthe valley and the Saint Gilles Croix de Vie region.
A list of places to see and things to do for the entire family, including museums and leisure activities as well as nature outings.
In 2012, the Michelin Green Guide collection in French comprises 28 guides to the regions of France, 7 “zoom” guides, 63 guides to destinations in Europe and around the world, and 38 weekend and short-stay guides.
The Michelin Pays de la Loire Green Guide will be released on February 20, 2012. Priced at €14.90, it will be available in bookstores.
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