France€s beauty, dazzling style, and enviable joie de vivre from dramatic coastal Brittany to the chic-rustique hill-towns of Provence star in this 28th edition of the iconic and internationally acclaimed French Country Diary.  The year promises a bounty of visual delights, from the exquisite 18th- and 19th-century toiles from the archives of the Paris fabric house Pierre Frey to the antique village of Les-Baux-de-Provence, pink-hued at sunset. Visit privileged private domains, such as the Paris apartment where every element, from furniture to dish towel, dates from the 18th century; tour a romantic seaside garden near Saint-Malo; and view an award-winning decorator€s fabulously restored chateau in the Loire Valley. Finally, essential to any sojourn in France, are the gastronomic treats, including the warm madeleines presented with afternoon tea at Avignon€s historic Hotel La Mirande and the luscious black-cherry clafoutis tart served at the handsome Bastide de Gordes in the Luberon. Enjoy 52 weeks of delicious discovery in La Belle France!