Are there any Paris walking guides I should add to my collection?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 596
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Are there any Paris walking guides I should add to my collection?
After 25+ visits to the city, I don't need any of the general guides, but I am always interested in finding new places (or interesting takes on familiar places) in this endlessly fascinating city. So, the discovery of lesser known but still informative guides is high on my list. Here's what I currently have, and would be most appreciative of any suggestions for others. Thanks.
Walking Paris (Gilles Desmons)
The Paris Mapguide (Michael Middleditch)
Walks Through Lost Paris (Leonard Pitt)
Walks in Hemingway's Paris (Noel Riley Fitch)
Parisians' Paris (Bill Gillham)
The Flaneur (Edmund White)
Wandering Paris (Jill Butler)
The Historic Restaurants of Paris (Ellen Williams)
The Impressionists Paris (Ellen Williams)
Quiet Corners of Paris (Jean-Christophe Napias)
Discover Paris by Metro (RATP)
Unexplored Paris (Rodolphe Trouilleux)
Forever Paris (Christina Henry de Tessan)
Paris Through the Ages (Arthur Gillette - collection of 9 pamphlets)
An Hour From Paris (Annabel Simms - not the city itself, of course, but one of my favorites for the surrounding area)
Walking Paris (Gilles Desmons)
The Paris Mapguide (Michael Middleditch)
Walks Through Lost Paris (Leonard Pitt)
Walks in Hemingway's Paris (Noel Riley Fitch)
Parisians' Paris (Bill Gillham)
The Flaneur (Edmund White)
Wandering Paris (Jill Butler)
The Historic Restaurants of Paris (Ellen Williams)
The Impressionists Paris (Ellen Williams)
Quiet Corners of Paris (Jean-Christophe Napias)
Discover Paris by Metro (RATP)
Unexplored Paris (Rodolphe Trouilleux)
Forever Paris (Christina Henry de Tessan)
Paris Through the Ages (Arthur Gillette - collection of 9 pamphlets)
An Hour From Paris (Annabel Simms - not the city itself, of course, but one of my favorites for the surrounding area)
#2
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 621
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
After 25 visits I assume you handle reading French, so I'll suggest my favorite Gallimard, Secret Paris. The old edition I have is out of print but available at amazon.com for less than five dollars. Worth it for the illustrations alone
#3
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 624
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 596
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, courtesy of an email alert from The New York Review of Books, here is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for: the soon-to-be-published Curiosities of Paris (https://smile.amazon.com/Curiosities...ities+of+paris). I've already pre-ordered my copy!
#6
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,853
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You might also check out -
<i>The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps</i> by Eric Hazan
<i>Footprints in Paris: A Few Streets, a Few Lives</i> by Gillian Tindall
<i>A Walking Tour Paris: Sketches of the City's Architectural Treasures</i> by G.Byrne Bracken
<i>The Companion Guide to Paris</i> by Anthony Glyn
<i> Permanent Parisians: An Illustrated, Biographical Guide to the Cemeteries of Paris</i> by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall
<i>Pariswalks</i> by Alison and Sonia Landes
<i>Bloom's Literary Places: Paris</i> by Mike Gerrard
<i>Paris: A Literary Companion</i> by Ian Littlewood
<i>Metrostop Paris</i> by Gregor Dallas
<i>The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris</i> by John Baxter
<i>The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps</i> by Eric Hazan
<i>Footprints in Paris: A Few Streets, a Few Lives</i> by Gillian Tindall
<i>A Walking Tour Paris: Sketches of the City's Architectural Treasures</i> by G.Byrne Bracken
<i>The Companion Guide to Paris</i> by Anthony Glyn
<i> Permanent Parisians: An Illustrated, Biographical Guide to the Cemeteries of Paris</i> by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall
<i>Pariswalks</i> by Alison and Sonia Landes
<i>Bloom's Literary Places: Paris</i> by Mike Gerrard
<i>Paris: A Literary Companion</i> by Ian Littlewood
<i>Metrostop Paris</i> by Gregor Dallas
<i>The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris</i> by John Baxter