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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 map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
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 map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Experience Paris............8
Paris Today............10
Paris Planner............12
What's Where............14
Paris Top Attractions............16
Paris Like a Local............18
Paris with Kids............20
Artists and Writers of the Left Bank............22
Great Itineraries............24
Real Parisian Experiences............26
Making the Most of Your Euros in Paris............27
Free & Almost Free............28
Paris Museums, an Overview............30
Romantic 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............209
Nightlife Planner............210
Chapter 15: Performing Arts............233
Performing Arts Planner............234
Chapter 16: Shopping............245
Shopping Planner............246
Champs-Elysées and Av. Montaigne Spotlight............248
Rue St-Honoré Spotlight............250
Canal St-Martin Spotlight............252
Le Marais Spotlight............254
Rive Gauche Spotlight............256
Accessories: Bags, Scarves, Gloves, and More............259
Antiques............261
Beauty............261
Books............263
Clothing: Children's............265
Clothing: Discount............266
Clothing: Men's and Women's............267
Clothing: Vintage............271
Clothing: Women Only............272
Department Stores............280
Food and Wine............282
Home Decor............285
Jewelry............287
Lingerie............289
Markets............290
Perfume............292
Shoes............294
Shopping Arcades............295
Toys............296
Chapter 17: Where to eat............297
Where to Eat Planner............300
Best Bets for Paris Dining............302
St-Germain and Montparnasse Spotlight............304
Quartier Latin, Les Gobelins, and the Islands Spotlight............306
Marais, Bastille, Nation Spotlight............308
Montmartre, Canal St-Martin, Northeast Paris Spotlight............310
Champs-Elysées and Western Paris Spotlight............312
Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides Spotlight............314
Louvre, Les Halles, and the Opéra Spotlight............316
Restaurants............318
Chapter 18: Where to stay............369
Where to Stay Planner............372
Best Bets for Paris Lodging............374
Hotels ............375
Chapter 19: Side trips from Paris............413
Side Trips from Paris Planner............414
Understanding paris............433
Books and Movies............434
Vocabulary............437
Menu Guide............443
Travel Smart............449
Index............476
About Our Writers............488
PARIS IN FOCUS
The Seine............33
Notre Dame............45
La Tour Eiffel............56
Musée du Louvre............90
C'est Super Chic: How Not to Look Like an American in Paris............110
Gilt Trip: A Tour of Versailles............418
MAPS
What's Where............14-15
A Good Walk............23
Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis............40
La Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides............52
Musée Rodin............63
The Champs-Elysées............66
The Faubourg St-Honoré and Les Halles............80
Jardins des Tuileries............87
Les Grands Boulevards............106
Montmartre............122
Le Marais............134
Centre Georges Pompidou............143
Canal St-Martin, Bastille, and Oberkampf............152
Quartier Latin............168
St-Germain............180
Jardin du Luxembourg............187
Musée d'Orsay............189
Montparnasse............194
Western Paris............202
Nightlife in Paris............211
Shopping in Paris............247
Dining in Paris............299
Dining and Lodging Atlas............360-368
Paris Environs............416
Paris Today............10
Paris Planner............12
What's Where............14
Paris Top Attractions............16
Paris Like a Local............18
Paris with Kids............20
Artists and Writers of the Left Bank............22
Great Itineraries............24
Real Parisian Experiences............26
Making the Most of Your Euros in Paris............27
Free & Almost Free............28
Paris Museums, an Overview............30
Romantic 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............209
Nightlife Planner............210
Chapter 15: Performing Arts............233
Performing Arts Planner............234
Chapter 16: Shopping............245
Shopping Planner............246
Champs-Elysées and Av. Montaigne Spotlight............248
Rue St-Honoré Spotlight............250
Canal St-Martin Spotlight............252
Le Marais Spotlight............254
Rive Gauche Spotlight............256
Accessories: Bags, Scarves, Gloves, and More............259
Antiques............261
Beauty............261
Books............263
Clothing: Children's............265
Clothing: Discount............266
Clothing: Men's and Women's............267
Clothing: Vintage............271
Clothing: Women Only............272
Department Stores............280
Food and Wine............282
Home Decor............285
Jewelry............287
Lingerie............289
Markets............290
Perfume............292
Shoes............294
Shopping Arcades............295
Toys............296
Chapter 17: Where to eat............297
Where to Eat Planner............300
Best Bets for Paris Dining............302
St-Germain and Montparnasse Spotlight............304
Quartier Latin, Les Gobelins, and the Islands Spotlight............306
Marais, Bastille, Nation Spotlight............308
Montmartre, Canal St-Martin, Northeast Paris Spotlight............310
Champs-Elysées and Western Paris Spotlight............312
Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides Spotlight............314
Louvre, Les Halles, and the Opéra Spotlight............316
Restaurants............318
Chapter 18: Where to stay............369
Where to Stay Planner............372
Best Bets for Paris Lodging............374
Hotels ............375
Chapter 19: Side trips from Paris............413
Side Trips from Paris Planner............414
Understanding paris............433
Books and Movies............434
Vocabulary............437
Menu Guide............443
Travel Smart............449
Index............476
About Our Writers............488
PARIS IN FOCUS
The Seine............33
Notre Dame............45
La Tour Eiffel............56
Musée du Louvre............90
C'est Super Chic: How Not to Look Like an American in Paris............110
Gilt Trip: A Tour of Versailles............418
MAPS
What's Where............14-15
A Good Walk............23
Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis............40
La Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides............52
Musée Rodin............63
The Champs-Elysées............66
The Faubourg St-Honoré and Les Halles............80
Jardins des Tuileries............87
Les Grands Boulevards............106
Montmartre............122
Le Marais............134
Centre Georges Pompidou............143
Canal St-Martin, Bastille, and Oberkampf............152
Quartier Latin............168
St-Germain............180
Jardin du Luxembourg............187
Musée d'Orsay............189
Montparnasse............194
Western Paris............202
Nightlife in Paris............211
Shopping in Paris............247
Dining in Paris............299
Dining and Lodging Atlas............360-368
Paris Environs............416
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