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Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here.
- Ways to Explore the City of Light from the top of La Tour Eiffel to the infamous catacombs.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
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Synopsis
Explore the City of Light like the locals do with this updated, authoritative guide that helps travelers plan the perfect trip no matter what their budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
About the Author
As a team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have produced numerous titles for Frommer’s, including best-selling guides to Italy, France, the Caribbean, England, and Germany. Porter, a former bureau chief of the Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer. His most recent releases are The Secret Life of Humphrey Bogart and Katherine the Great, the latter a close-up of the private life of the late Katherine Hepburn. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of the New York Times and is today the president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What’s New in Paris.
1. The Best of Paris.
2. A Traveler’s Guide to Paris’s Art & Architecture (Reid Bramblett).
3. Planning Your Trip to Paris.
4. Suggested Itineraries.
5. Getting to Know the City of Light.
6. Where to Stay.
7. Where to Dine.
8. Exploring Paris.
9. Strolling Around Paris.
10. Shopping.
11. Paris After Dark.
12. Side Trips from Paris.
Appendix A: Paris History 101.
Appendix B: Glossary of Useful Terms.
Index.