Synopses & Reviews
The cultural hearts of the world's most glamorous cities, rendered with the quality research that readers expect from a Blue Guides publication.From the Louvre Museum to the Pompidou Centre and to sights off the beaten track, this guide explores the City of Light in a compact and usable format. Recommendations on where and what to eat in one of the world's culinary capitals are included alongside great shopping ideas. Color throughout; 12 maps and plans, 20 photographs.
Synopsis
This intelligently planned series divides each city up into 4-5 districts centred on a key sight - for example the Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and the Vatican in the case of Rome - and gives ideas for a perfect day in that part of town: the main sights and one or two quirkier ones too, the best places to eat or have a coffee, and some original shopping ideas, presented in an uncluttered and navigable format that respects the reader's intelligence.
A good 50% of the book is dedicated to the art and history of the place, distinguishing these useable little books from many guides which are little more than practical information listings.
About the Author
Daniel Nolan is a journalist and editor from Manchester, England. He now lives in Budapest, Hungary, where he combines his work for Blue Guides with his role as an editor of Hungarian political news.