Fodor's Paris 2023

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to walk to the top of the Eiffel Tower, explore the Louvre, or stroll down the Champs-Élysées, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Paris are here to help! Fodor’s Paris guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor’s Paris travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
• MORE THAN 15 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Paris’s Best Museums”, “Paris’s Best Churches”, “What to Eat and Drink in Paris”, “What to Buy in Paris”, and more
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, and more
• SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Louvre” and “Versailles”
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• FRENCH LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Champs-Élysées, Notre-Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre, Musée d’Orsay, Sacré-Coeur, Versailles, and more.

Planning on visiting the rest of France? Check out Fodor’s Fodor’s Essential France and Fodor’s Provence & the French Riviera.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640975330
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2022
Series:	Full-color Travel Guide
Edition description:	36th ed.
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	106,995
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budgets in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Paris 7

20 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 16

Paris Today 18

What to Eat and Drink in Paris 20

What to Buy in Paris 22

Best Museums in Paris 24

Best Churches in Paris 26

Best Parks and Gardens in Paris 28

Under-the-Radar Paris 30

An Art Lover's Guide to Paris 32

Paris with Kids 34

What to Read and Watch 36

2 Travel Smart 39

Know Before You Go 40

Getting Here and Around 42

Essentials 51

Best Tours in Paris 59

On the Calendar 60

Helpful French Phrases 64

Great Itineraries 66

Contacts 68

3 Île De La Cité and Île St-Louis 69

Neighborhood Snapshot 70

Île de la Cite 71

Île St-Louis 78

4 Around the Eiffel Tower 81

Neighborhood Snapshot 82

5 The Champs-Élysées 103

Neighborhood Snapshot 104

6 Around the Louvre 129

Neighborhood Snapshot 130

7 Les Grands Boulevards 169

Neighborhood Snapshot 170

8 Montmartre 197

Neighborhood Snapshot 198

9 The Marais 213

Neighborhood Snapshot 214

10 Eastern Paris 243

Neighborhood Snapshot 244

Bastille, Bercy, Nation, and Around 245

Oberkampf and Charonne 255

Canal St-Martin and République 262

Belleville to La Villette 272

11 The Latin Quarter 277

Neighborhood Snapshot 278

12 St-German-Des-Prés 293

Neighborhood Snapshot 294

13 Montparnasse 319

Neighborhood Snapshot 320

14 Western Paris 331

Neighborhood Snapshot 332

15 Side Trips from Paris 341

Welcome to Side Trips from Paris 342

Planning 345

Versailles 348

Rambouillet 363

Chartres 364

Giverny 368

St-Germain-en-Laye 371

Rueil-Malmaison 373

Auvers-sur-Oise 374

Chantilly 376

Senlis 379

Compiègne 380

Disneyland Paris 382

Château de Vaux-le-Vicamte 384

Barbizon 385

Courances 387

Fontainebleau 387

Index 390

About Our Writers 399

Maps

Île de la Cité and Île St-Louis 72-73

Around the Eiffel Tower 86-87

The Champs-Élysées 106-107

Musée du Louvre 140

Versailles 352

Around the Louvre 132-133

Les Grands Boulevards 172-173

Montmartre 202-203

The Marais 218-219

Bastille, Bercy, Nation, Oberkampf, and Charonne 248-249

Canal St-Martin, République, and Belleville to La Villette 264-265

The Latin Quarter 282

St-Germain-des-Prés 298

Montparnasse 324

Western Paris 336

Western Île-de-France 350

Eastern Île-de-France 378

Paris Metro and RER 400

Editorial Reviews

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