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Released: 2009-09-28
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- BRAND NEW - FULL-COLOR GUIDE!
- Our authors, longtime Paris experts, show you the highlights. They hit the city's many classic attractions, including its best museums (from the Louvre to the Fragonard Musee du Parfum). They also describe major churches, historical and architectural highlights, literary landmarks and beautiful Parisian parks and gardens.
- Paris prides itself on being the world's culinary capital. Our authors explore all the cuisines Paris has to offer--from regional cuisine of Alsace and Basque, to haute dining and nouvelle cuisine, to finding the perfect Parisian pastry, to family friendly restaurants.
- Detailed listings show you the best places to shop in Paris, from small antiques shops and vintage clothing stores to open-air galleries and art markets, food markets and cutting-edge designer boutiques.
- The guide also includes side trips to Versailles, Giverny (long-time home of Monet), Chartres and Disneyland Paris.
- PLUS: Hundreds of color photos, foldout map and detailed maps throughout, as well as exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information
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Discover The Best of Paris
Content from Frommer's Paris 2010
Discovering the City of Light and making it your own has always been the most compelling reason to visit Paris. If you’re a first-timer, everything, of course, will be new to you. If you’ve been away for awhile, expect changes: Taxi drivers may no longer correct your fractured French, but address you in English—tantamount to a revolution. More Parisians have a rudimentary knowledge of the language, and France, at least at first glance, seems less xenophobic than in past years. Paris, aware of its role within a united Europe, is an international city. Parisians are attracted to foreign music, videos, and films, especially those from America. Though Paris is in flux culturally and socially, it lures travelers for the same reasons as always. You’ll still find such classic sights as the Tour Eiffel, Notre-Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré-Coeur, and all those atmospheric cafes, as well as daringly futuristic projects such as the Grande Arche de La Défense, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, the Cité de la Musique, and the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand. Don’t forget the parks, gardens, and squares; the Champs-Elysées and other grand boulevards; and the river Seine and its quays. Paris’s beauty is still overwhelming, especially at night, when it truly is the City of Light.
Paris's Top Destinations by Category
Content from Frommer's Paris 2010
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Paris's Top Destinations by Category
 The Most Unforgettable Travel Experiences |  The Best Splurge Hotels |  The Most Unforgettable Dining Experiences |
 The Best Things to Do for Free (or Almost) |  The Best Museums |  The Best Neighborhoods for Getting Lost |
Product Details
Frommer's Paris 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete)
- Paperback: 10 pages
- Publisher: Frommers; 2009-09-28
- Label: Frommers
- Studio: Frommers
- ISBN: 0470470674
- Sales Rank in Books: #254523
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:  Frommer's Hits The Sweet Spot On Paris, By This review is from: Frommer's Paris 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?) Strap on the reading glasses, sorry this is a long review. I happen to love Paris and France. I lived there for two years long ago, and have visited many times. This past summer, 2009, we vacationed in Paris. I have opinions about Frommer's guide.
The Reader's Digest version - this is an excellent guide to Paris. It is probably one of the best written I've seen in a very long time. It is not as beautiful as the Paris (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE); there are few guide books as beautiful as this one. It's not as American as Rick Steves, who does write very practical guide books. It's not on the cheap side like Lonely Planet. To me, this book hits a sweet spot, includes luxury, middle of the road, and inexpensive. If there was one criticism, the photography / images are not nearly as beautiful as I'd like. Some of the page layouts...Read more 16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:  "Though Paris is in flux culturally and socially, it lures travelers for the same reasons as always.", By CodeMaster Talon (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Frommer's Paris 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?) There just has to be a better way. That's what I kept thinking as I went through this guide to Paris. There has to be a better guidebook than this for the most delightful city on earth. Representing the dying genre of printed trip planners (even Fodor's has swtiched focus to their website, since a lot of us do all booking and planning online) Frommer's Paris 2010 guide is dull, unimaginative and occasional downright misleading (I've stayed at Familia-Hotel and I would not describe the owners as "dynamic"). If you only buy one guidebook, this should not be it.
Annoyances in this guide include an bland history of France (why not a guide to getting along with the French instead?), warnings that are too soft (a single line about taxi scams, while personal experience will teach you that unless you know exactly where you are going and a good idea of how you should get there Paris taxis should be avoided at all costs) and a uninspired list of lodgings. Paris has never been...Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:  Excellent reference but most tourists can do better, By This review is from: Frommer's Paris 2010 (Frommer's Color Complete) (Paperback) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?) This is the best general-purpose, English-language guide with annual updates for the business traveler or short-term resident (such as a student). For a vacation, an American will do better with Fodor's Paris (for first-timers), Michelin Green (for experienced Parisian visitors) or Rick Steves' Paris 2010 (for experienced travelers on their first trip to Paris).
This book is bulkier than the others, and not as well-organized for finding things on the fly. It's a book you can spend some time reading before the trip, and keep in...Read more |
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