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Text © 2015 by Rick Steves and Steve Smith. All rights reserved.
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Paris Métro map © 2015 by La Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP).
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eISBN: 978-1-63121-314-4
ISBN 978-1-63121-187-4
ISSN 1084-4406
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Managing Editor: Jennifer Madison Davis
Editors: Glenn Eriksen, Tom Griffin, Katherine Gustafson, Suzanne Kotz, Cathy Lu, John Pierce, Carrie Shepherd
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Editorial Intern: Chelsea Wing
Researchers: Mary Bouron, Tom Griffin, Cameron Hewitt, Kristen Michel, Virginie Moré
Contributor: Gene Openshaw
Maps & Graphics: David C. Hoerlein, Sandra Hundacker, Lauren Mills, Mary Rostad
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Editor: Jamie Andrade
Associate Editor: Maggie Ryan
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Cover Design: Kimberly Glyder Design
Maps & Graphics: Kat Bennett, Mike Morgenfeld
Photo Credits
Front Cover: Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy © Arco Images GmbH/Alamy
Title Page: Pont du Gard, © Rick Steves
Front Color Matter: here, Collioure, © Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli
Additional Photography: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Abe Bringolf, Mary Ann Cameron, Julie Coen, Rich Earl, Barb Geisler, Cameron Hewitt, David C. Hoerlein, Michaelanne Jerome, Lauren Mills, Virginie Moré, Gene Openshaw, Paul Orcutt, Rhonda Pelikan, Michael Potter, Carol Ries, Steve Smith, Robyn Stencil, Rick Steves, Gretchen Strauch, Rob Unck, Laura VanDeventer, Dorian Yates, Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art/PD-US0). Photos are used by permission and are the property of the original copyright owners.
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