Full Description
Baedeker; the most famous and cherished travel brand in the world. This superb full-color, illustrated guide features 3D laminated cut-outs to show you the key sights in perspective and a large, fully-indexed, pull-out map. Additional detailed maps and plans can also be found throughout the guide, clearly pin-pointing the best places to stay and the top places to eat and drink. At the heart of the guide is a wealth of comprehensive information written by experts on the sights and top attractions, in an easy-to-read A-Z format. Also included are practical travel tips covering accommodation and food and drink for all budgets, entertainment, sport, transport and health; not to mention some insider tips for saving money or having a unique travel experience. There is also a variety of recommended tours covering the best routes available, to ensure you get the most from your destination. The plastic wallet allows you to keep the guide and map together and ensures that both will survive in all weather. Baedeker - setting a new standard in 21st century travel guide publishing.
Contents
BACKGROUND; The Beauty on the Seine; Facts; Population, Politics, Economy; City History; Beginnings of the City; New Splendour and Struggles for the Capital; The "Second Rome"; Revolution and Empire; Into the Modern Age; Haussmanns Legacy; From the Splendour of the Belle Epoque to the Chaos of War; Post-War Years; Arts and Culture; Famous People; Moments; PRACTICALITIES; Accommodation; Arrival, Before the Journey; Children in Paris. Cinema; Circus; Electricity; Emergency; Entertainment; Hot Jazz, Tango and Afro-Beat; Etiquette and Customs; Festivals, Holidays, Events; Food and Drink; Health; Information; Language; Literature; Media; Money; Museums; Post and Communications; Prices, Discounts; Shopping; The Old Days under Glass; Chic Paris; Sport and Outdoors; Theatre, Concerts, Opera; Love and Pain; Time; Tours,Guides; Transport; Travellers with Disabilities; When to Go; TOURS; Getting Around in Paris; Tour 1: From ancient Lutetia to a vibrant cosmopolitan city; Tour 2: Rive Gauche: artists and scholars; Tour 3: Fashionable rendezvous and glamorous shopping; Tour 4: Trendy quarters with an exotic character; Trips; SIGHTS FROM A bis Z; Arc de Triomphe; Arenes de Lutece; Bastille; Belleville; Bercy; The Once and Future 13th Arrondissement; Bibliotheque Nationale de France F. Mitterrand; Bois de Boulogne; Bois de Vincennes; Bourse; Catacombes; Centre Pompidou / Beaubourg; Champ de Mars; Champs-Elysees; Chatelet; College de France; Conciergerie; La Defense; Disneyland Resort Paris; A Dream Factory; Ecole Militaire; Egouts de Paris; Faubourg Saint-Germain. Faubourg Saint-Honore; Forum des Halles, Les Halles; Galerie des Gobelins; Grand Palais; Hotel de Ville; Ile de la Cite; Ile Saint-Louis; Institut du Monde Arabe; Invalides, Hotel des Invalides; Jardin des Plantes; Louvre; Luxembourg; Madeleine; Marais; Monnaie, Hotel des Monnaies; Montmartre; Sketches of the Demi-Monde; Montparnasse; Paris - A Moveable Feast; Musee Carnavalet; Musee d'Orsay; Musee de la Mode et du Textile; Musee de la Publicite; Musee des Arts et Metiers; Musee Guimet; Musee Jacquemart Andre; Musee Marmottan Monet; Musee National du Moyen Age; Musee Picasso; Trailblazer of Modern Art; Musee du Quai Branly; Musee Rodin; Notre Dame; 3D: Notre-Dame; Opera Garnier; Palais Bourbon, Assemblee Nationale; Palais de Chaillot; Palais de Justice; Palais de Tokyo; Palais Royal; 3D: Pantheon; Pantheon; Pavillon de l'Arsenal; Petit Palais; Place de la Concorde; Place des Vosges; Place Vendome; Quartier Latin; Rue de Rivoli; Rue Mouffetard; Sacre-Coeur; Saint-Denis; Sainte-Chapelle; Saint-Etienne-du-Mont; Saint-Eustache; Saint-Germain-des-Pres; The Rogue Baker; Saint-Germain-l' Auxerrois; Saint-Sulpice; Seine; Sorbonne; Theatre Francais. Tour Eiffel, Eiffel Tower; Magician in Iron; Tuileries, Jardin des Tuileries; UNESCO; Val-de-Grace; Versailles; 3D: Chateau de Versailles; La Villette; Index; List of maps and illustrations; Photo credits; Publisher's information.
