In this richly illustrated guide, Paris residents Lisa Davidson & Liz Ayre share their inside knowledge of the City of Lights. All the fabled sights are here, from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre, with detailed information on how best to visit (purchase a museum pass, for instance, for the best price into museums). Readers will also discover a plethora of lesser known sights (secret Parisian parks & the ultra chic Avenue Montaigne among them), as well as popular excursions, including the marvellous palace of Versailles & the medieval village of Provins. ...

Travellers Paris is the ideal guide for exploring one of the best known & best loved cities in the world. This book delivers: expert advice, tracking down the best sights & experiences; detailed background on people, geography, culture & history; clear & accurate mapping for orientation at region, city & district levels; suggested walks & tours to somewhere a little different; &, impartial & dependable sleeping, eating & entertainment listings. This title is presented in full colour throughout, with over 140 photographs. It offers comprehensive coverage of the city's finest, including: the Champs Elysees, the Ile-de-la-Cite & Ile St-Louis, the Latin Quarter, the Marais, Montmartre, St-Germain-des-Pres, & Versailles. ...

The Eiffel Tower is bored...so it decides to cut loose & fly over Paris! Sailing through the night air, it glides over the Seine; a short hop away, its Opera. It weaves through the crowd & department stores, falls asleep in the sun, & wakes up to the jangling bells of Notre Dame. This beautifully crafted book, full of meticulous laser cuts, is a wonderfully imaginative introduction to Paris for young children. ...

When Vahram Muratyan began his online travel journal, ” Paris versus New York”, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzed-about sites on the Internet
- it garnered more than a million & a half page views in just a few months, & the attention of savvy online critics. Now Muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paired with witty, thought-provoking taglines that celebrate the special details of each city. ” Paris versus New York” is a heartfelt gift to denizens of both cities & to those who dream of big-city romance.
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Exploring Paris with this guide is like being taken by a friend who knows all the best restaurants, shops & attractions. It will introduce not only the famous sights but the atmosphere of the city as a whole. The beautiful mapping is uniquely easy to use because it shows the street plan as well as the look of your surroundings. The routes are in all the most interesting areas of central Paris, plus a few on the outskirts. Most are about an hour long, but can be joined together easily for longer expeditions. ...

The Paris 2013 Wall Calendar from Cavallini & Co offers 12 beautiful images of vintage Parisian souvenirs including colourful maps, posters & postcards of the City of Lights. Experience the charm of Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to the Seine & Arc de Triomphe, with a unique illustration for you to enjoy each month. The calendar is printed on Cavallini ...

The Paris 2014 Wall Calendar from Cavallini & Co offers 12 beautiful images of vintage Parisian souvenirs including colourful maps, posters & postcards of the City of Lights. Experience the charm of Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to the Seine & Arc de Triomphe, with a unique illustration for you to enjoy each month. The calendar is printed on Cavallini ...

Paris in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

The fast-track guide for the smart traveller Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider`s checklist of all you need to know about the world`s most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we`ve done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars & hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores & sites, & the most enticing architecture & design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city`s landscape & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer. ...

In thirty-two personal essays
- more than half of which are here published for the first time
- the writers describe how they

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