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Sacré-Cœur (Paris): 49, 115–116
S. Paul Monastery and Hospital (St-Rémy): 637–639
St. Aubin: 876
St. Bénezet Bridge (Avignon): 614–615
St. Catherine Church (Honfleur): 234–235
St. Catherine’s Tower (Dinan): 332
St-Cirq Lapopie: 512–514
St-Cyprien: market, 447
St-Denis Church (Amboise): 369
Ste. Cécile Cathedral (Albi): 522–525
Sainte-Chapelle (Paris): 48, 66–68, 122; map, 67
Ste. Madeleine Basilica (Vézelay): 893–896
Ste-Mère Eglise: 293–295
St. Etienne Cathedral (Bourges): 900–902
St. Etienne Church (Honfleur): 234
St. Francois de Sales Church (Annecy): 790
St. Genest Church (Flavigny): 887
St-Geniès: market, 447
St. Georges Church (Lyon): 920
St. Georges de Boscherville Abbey: 224
St-Jacut-de-la-Mer: 348
St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: 744
St. Jean Cathedral (Lyon): 926–927
St-Jeannet: 779–780
St. Julien-le-Pauvre Church (Paris): 65
St-Laurent-sur-Mer: 280; sleeping, 288–289
St. Leo IX Chapel (Eguisheim): 987–988
St. Louis Cathedral (Blois): 401
St. Maclou Church (Rouen): 221
St-Malo: 338–348; eating, 346–348; helpful hints, 342; map, 341; nightlife, 347; sights/activities, 342–346; sleeping, 346; tourist information, 340; transportation, 320, 340, 348
St-Malo bulldogs: 343
St-Malo Ramparts: 338, 342–344
St-Marcellin-lès-Vaison: 657
St. Martin Church (Colmar): 962
St. Michael’s Chapel (Rocamadour): 509
St. Michael’s Church (Chamonix): 811–812
St. Michael’s Church (Villefranche): 732–733
St. Michel Church (Roussillon): 670
St-Mihiel: 1057–1058
St. Nazaire Church (Carcassonne): 542
St. Nazaire Tower (Carcassonne): 542
St. Nicholas Church (Blois): 401
St-Paul-de-Vence: 775–777
St. Peter’s Cathedral (Annecy): 791
St. Peter’s Church (Mont St-Michel): 310
St. Pierre Church (Avignon): 617
St-Rémy-de-Provence: 636–642; map, 638
St. Réparate Cathedral (Nice): 703
St-Romain: 877
St. Sacerdos Cathedral (Sarlat): 452
St. Salvy Church and Cloister (Albi): 528
St. Sauveur Church (Dinan): 331–332
St. Saveur Church (Rocamadour): 509–510
St-Suliac: 334–335
St. Sulpice Church (Fougères): 353
St. Sulpice Church (Paris): 100–101
St. Thomas Church (Strasbourg): 1012–1013
St. Trophime Church (Arles): 588–589
St. Trophime Cloisters (Arles): 589–590
St. Vincent Church (Les Baux): 635
Salin de Giraud: 596–597
Salvador Dalí Theater-Museum (Figueres): 564
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Rocamadour: 507–510
Santenay: 877
Santons: 660, 700; Museum (Les Baux), 635
Saône River: 909, 914, 920; cruises, 919, 934
Sarlat-la-Canéda: 447–460; eating, 458–459; helpful hints, 450–451; maps, 449, 457; markets, 447, 450, 453–454; self-guided walk, 451–455; sleeping, 455–458; tourist information, 448; transportation, 448, 460
Satie (Erik) Museum (Honfleur): 237–238
Savigny-lès-Beaune: 873–874, 880
Saving Private Ryan (movie): 268, 280, 1144
Savoie: See Alps; Chamonix
Schweitzer, Albert: 983, 992; biographical sketch, 994; Museum (Kaysersberg), 996
Seine River: 34, 71–72, 224, 225, 228, 234, 238, 239, 368–369; beaches, in Paris, 48, 71–72; canooeing, 368; cruises, 46–47, 123
Sensation Vin (Beaune): 861–862
Sentier du Littoral (Villefranche): 733–734
Sentier Touristique de Tirepoil: 770–771
Sewers of Paris: 94
Shakespeare and Company (Paris): 65
Shopping: clothing sizes, 1145; hours, 1073–1074; Paris, 117–120; VAT refunds, 1079. See also specific destinations
Sightseeing: best three-week trip, 20–23; designing an itinerary, 18–19, 22–24; maps and navigation tools, 1080; must-see destinations, 12–14; planning tips, 1080–1081; reservations, 27, 1081; worth-it destinations, 15–16. See also specific sights and destinations
Sigolsheim: 997
Silk, in Lyon: 929–932
SIM cards: 1115
Sisteron: 678
Skiing, in Chamonix: 832
Sleep code: 1083
Sleeping: 1083–1093; booking sites, 1086; budget tips, 25–26, 1083–1084; reservations, 25–26, 27, 1090–1091; types of accommodations, 1084–1093. See also specific destinations
Sleeping Beauty castle (Ussé): 424
Smartphones: 28, 1113–1115. See also Apps
Sorbonne (Paris): 66
Sorgue River: 667–668
Souillac: market, 447
Spain: day trip, 564
Special events: 1139–1141. See also specific destinations
Stained Glass Center, International (Chartres): 194–195
Stein, Gertrude: 113
Strasbourg: 1004–1017; eating, 1015–1016; helpful hints, 1005–1008; history of, 1009; map, 1006–1007; planning tips, 1004; sights/activities, 1008–1014; sleeping, 1014–1015; tourist information, 1004; transportation, 1004–1005, 1017
Strasbourg Archaeological Museum: 1011
Strasbourg Cathedral: 1008–1011, 1014
Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport: 1005
Strasbourg Historical Museum: 1012
Strasbourg Museum of Fine Arts: 1011
Suzette: 662
Switzerland: car travel, 784; hiking, 832–833; Martigny, 811, 834
Sword of Roland: 509
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Taittinger (Reims): 1038
Taizé: 907–908
Talloires: 796
Tanners’ Quarter (Colmar): 958
Tapisserie de Bayeux: 250–251
Taxes: VAT refunds, 1079
Taxis: 1127; Lyon, 918; Nice, 691; Paris, 42–44, 124–125; to/from airports, 160–162; tipping, 1078, 1079. See also specific destinations
Téléphériques: See Gondolas, in Chamonix
Telephones: 1113–1115
Temperatures, average monthly: 1146
TGV trains: 1117, 1120, 1122–1123; map, 1118–1119; Paris, 163, 164, 167
Théâtre Antique (Roman Theater): Arles, 587–588; Lyon, 917, 923–926; Orange, 644–646
Théâtre des Jacobins (Dinan): 329
Theft alerts: 29, 31, 1072, 1134; Nice, 687; Paris, 36
Time zones: 1073
Tintin (comic strip): 411
Tipping: 1078
Tobacco stands (tabacs): 1116; Paris, 38
Tollbooths, about: 1135
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris): 105–106
Tonnellerie Francois Frères (St-Romain): 877
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri: 88; Museum (Albi), 525–528
Tour Bidouane (St-Malo): 343
Tour de Madeloc: 563–564
Tour du Mont Blanc: 810, 828–829
Tour Eiffel (Paris): 48, 90–94, 123; tickets, 27, 90–91
Tour guides: 28. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 1072. See also specific destinations
Tourist scams, in Paris: 36–37
Tourist trains: See Petit train
Tour Jeanne d’Arc (Rouen): 224
Tour Métallique (Lyon): 920
Tour Montparnasse (Paris): 102
Tour Philippe-le-Bel (Villeneuve): 619–620
Tours: Rick Steves, 1137. See also specific destinations
Tours-sur-Marne: 1042
Train stations, in Paris: 162–167; map, 163
Train travel: 1117–1125; baggage check, 1124; best three-week trip, 22–23; budgeting, 25; coping with strikes, 1123; general tips, 1124–1125; glossary of terms, 1124; map, 1118–1119; Paris, 41, 162–167; reservations, 27, 1122–1123, 1125; schedules, 1117; tickets, 1121, 1125. See also specific destinations
Tranchée des Baïonnettes (Verdun): 1056
Trans Côte d’Azur: 683, 692–693, 724
Transportation: 1116–1136; budgeting, 25; budget tips, 26; map, 1118–1119; pre-booking, 27. See also Boat cruises; Buses; Car travel; Train travel; and specific destinations
Travel advisories: 1071
Travel insurance: 28, 1073, 1130
Travel tips: 1071–1074
Treverien: 333
Triangle of Friendship (Chamonix): 811
Trianon Palaces (Versailles): 170, 173, 183–185
Trip costs: 25
Trocadéro (Paris): 123
Troglodyte houses (Amboise): 372
Trophée des Alpes: 739
Truffles: 118–119, 445–446, 450, 454
Tuileries Garden (Paris): 72
Turckheim: 982–983
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Uber: 1127; Lyon, 918; Nice, 691; Paris, 42, 124–125, 160, 161
Unicorn tapestries: 49, 97, 100
Unterlinden Museum (Colmar): 963–968
Ussé Château: 424
Utah Beach: 289–295; maps, 262–263, 291
Utah Beach Landing Museum: 292–293
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Vacqueyras: 663
Vaison-la-Romaine: 571, 648–658; eating, 656–657; helpful hints, 649–651; map, 650; sights/activities, 651–654; sleeping, 654–655; tourist information, 648–649; transportation, 649, 657–658
Valle d’Aosta, Italy: 834–835, 841
Vallée Blanche (Alps): 817, 819
Vandenesse-en-Auxois: 883–884
Van der Weyden, Roger: 856–857
Van Gogh, Vincent: 87–88, 619; in Arles, 578, 582; self-guided walk, 582–593; in St-Rémy, 637–639
VAT refunds: 1079
Vedettes du Pont Neuf (Paris): 46–47
Vegetarians: 1102
Vélib’ Bikes (Paris): 45
Vence: 777–781
Vence Museum: 779
Venus de Milo: 76–77
Vercingétorix: 884, 885, 886, 970
Verdun: 16, 1046–1049; maps, 1020–1021; planning tips, 1018; sleeping and eating, 1048–1049; tourist information, 1047; transportation, 1018–1019, 1047, 1049
Verdun Battlefields: 1046–1048, 1049–1057; background, 1051–1052; driving tour, 1052–1057; eating, 1050–1051; map, 1050; transportation, 1051
Verdun Memorial Museum: 1054
Verrerie d’Art de Kaysersberg: 994
Versailles: 169–185; map, 174–175; orientation, 173, 176–177; planning tips, 172–173; transportation, 170–172
Versailles Château: 48, 169–170, 177–181; map, 179; orientation, 173, 176–177; self-guided tour, 177–181
Versailles Gardens: 169–170, 173, 176–177, 181–183; spectacles in, 176–177; transportation, 182
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (Reims): 1039
Vézelay: 892–897
Victoire de Samothrace: 77
Victory Monument (Verdun): 1048
Vieil-Armand WWI Memorial (Cernay): 982
Vienne River: 416, 417; canoeing, 416, 423–424; cruises, 416
Vierville-sur-Mer: 281, 284; sleeping, 288–289
Vieux Bassin (Honfleur): 228, 232, 240; eating, 242–243
Vieux Colmar: See Old Town
Vieux Lyon: 914, 917, 926–930; eating, 939; maps, 928, 940–941; nightlife, 937; sleeping, 937–938
Vieux Nice: 686, 692, 698–703; eating, 714–715; maps, 688–689, 716–717; self-guided walk, 698–703; sleeping, 714–715
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild (Cap Ferrat): 741–743
Village des Martyrs (Oradour-sur-Glane): 495–497
Village Détruit de Fleury (Verdun): 1054–1055
Villa La Leopolda (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 738
Villa Masséna (Nice): 694–695
Villandry: 423, 433–435; eating, 426, 435
Villandry Château: 361, 433–435
Ville Basse (Carcassonne): 534, 545
Ville-Basse (Vaison-la-Romaine): 648, 654; eating, 656–657; sleeping, 655
Villefranche-sur-Mer: 676, 677, 690, 726–738; map, 730–731
Villefranche-sur-Mer Citadel: 733
Villefranche-sur-Mer Harbor: 729, 732; eating, 735–736
Villefranche-sur-Saône: 944
Ville-Haute (Vaison-la-Romaine): 648, 653–654; eating, 656; sleeping, 655
Villeneuve Château (Vence): 779
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon: 619–620
Vineyards: See Wine and vineyards
Visitor information: 1072. See also specific destinations
Vitteaux: 891
Volnay: 875
Vosne-Romanée: 881
Vougeot: 881–882
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Walking: See Hiking
Watchman’s home (Bayeux): 253
Way of the Cross (Rocamadour): 503, 507, 508, 509
Western Emerald Coast: 348–352
Wilde, Oscar: 113
Wine and vineyards: 1112–1113; Beaujolais, 910, 919, 944–945; Bordeaux, 498–499; Côtes du Rhône, 571, 646, 654, 658–664; Languedoc-Roussillon, 518–519, 538, 546, 562, 563–564; Loire Valley, 363, 375, 378, 411, 420, 422–423; Lyon, 910; Paris, 153; Provence,: guided tours, 573–575; Riviera, 685; savoring tactics, 1110–1111; vocabulary, 1111. See also Alsatian wines; Burgundy wines; Champagne
Wine Road (Alsace): See Route du Vin
Winged Victory of Samothrace: 77
Winters, Richard: 291–292
World War I: 95, 532, 946, 994, 1003, 1030, 1068; Verdun Battlefields, 1046–1048, 1049–1057; Vieil-Armand WWI Memorial (Cernay), 982
World War II: 95–96, 245, 253, 584, 950, 983, 1003, 1028, 1068; Deportation Memorial (Paris), 63–64; Holocaust Memorial (Paris), 112; Kaysersberg, 994, 996, 997; Museum of the Surrender (Reims), 1031; Normandy Memorial Museum (Bayeux), 255; Resistance and Deportation History Center (Lyon), 917; Village des Martyrs (Oradour-sur-Glane), 495–497. See also D-Day beaches
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Yachts of Antibes: 766
Yves Brayer Museum (Les Baux): 635
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Zellenberg: 1001