Fodor's Paris 2010
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Paris!•Updated annually, Fodor’s Paris provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.•Fodor’s Paris features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Paris.•Experience [destination] like a local! Fodor’s Paris includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering the Louvre, Paris’s quintessential museum; the best ways to explore the Seine; tips on Parisian style; and much more!•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.•Full-color pullout mapVisit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Chapter 1: Experience Paris............8Paris Today............10Paris Planner............12What's Where............14Paris Top Attractions............16Paris Like a Local............18Paris with Kids............20Artists and Writers of the Left Bank............22Great Itineraries............24Real Parisian Experiences............26Making the Most of Your Euros in Paris............27Free & Almost Free............28Paris Museums, an Overview............30Romantic Paris............32 Chapter 2: Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis............39 Chapter 3: La Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides............51 Chapter 4: The Champs-Elysées............65 Chapter 5: The Faubourg St-Honoré and Les Halles............79 Chapter 6: Les Grands Boulevards............105 Chapter 7: Montmartre............121 Chapter 8: Le Marais............133 Chapter 9: Canal St-Martin, Bastille, and Oberkampf............151 Chapter 10: The Quartier Latin............167 Chapter 11: St-Germain............179 Chapter 12: Montparnasse............193 Chapter 13: Western Paris............201 Chapter 14: Nightlife............209Nightlife Planner............210 Chapter 15: Performing Arts............233Performing Arts Planner............234 Chapter 16: Shopping............245Shopping Planner............246Champs-Elysées and Av. Montaigne Spotlight............248Rue St-Honoré Spotlight............250Canal St-Martin Spotlight............252Le Marais Spotlight............254Rive Gauche Spotlight............256Accessories: Bags, Scarves, Gloves, and More............259Antiques............261Beauty............261Books............263Clothing: Children's............265Clothing: Discount............266Clothing: Men's and Women's............267Clothing: Vintage............271Clothing: Women Only............272Department Stores............280Food and Wine............282Home Decor............285Jewelry............287Lingerie............289Markets............290Perfume............292Shoes............294Shopping Arcades............295Toys............296 Chapter 17: Where to eat............297Where to Eat Planner............300Best Bets for Paris Dining............302St-Germain and Montparnasse Spotlight............304Quartier Latin, Les Gobelins, and the Islands Spotlight............306Marais, Bastille, Nation Spotlight............308Montmartre, Canal St-Martin, Northeast Paris Spotlight............310Champs-Elysées and Western Paris Spotlight............312Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides Spotlight............314Louvre, Les Halles, and the Opéra Spotlight............316Restaurants............318 Chapter 18: Where to stay............369Where to Stay Planner............372Best Bets for Paris Lodging............374Hotels ............375 Chapter 19: Side trips from Paris............413Side Trips from Paris Planner............414 Understanding paris............433Books and Movies............434Vocabulary............437Menu Guide............443 Travel Smart............449 Index............476 About Our Writers............488 PARIS IN FOCUSThe Seine............33Notre Dame............45La Tour Eiffel............56Musée du Louvre............90C'est Super Chic: How Not to Look Like an American in Paris............110Gilt Trip: A Tour of Versailles............418 MAPSWhat's Where............14-15A Good Walk............23Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis............40La Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides............52Musée Rodin............63The Champs-Elysées............66The Faubourg St-Honoré and Les Halles............80Jardins des Tuileries............87Les Grands Boulevards............106Montmartre............122Le Marais............134Centre Georges Pompidou............143Canal St-Martin, Bastille, and Oberkampf............152Quartier Latin............168St-Germain............180Jardin du Luxembourg............187Musée d'Orsay............189Montparnasse............194Western Paris............202Nightlife in Paris............211Shopping in Paris............247Dining in Paris............299Dining and Lodging Atlas............360-368Paris Environs............416
