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 Dewey Decimal Number: 914.43610484 EAN: 9780764563300 Edition: 4th ISBN: 0764563300 Label: Frommers Manufacturer: Frommers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 182 Publication Date: 2001-03 Publisher: Frommers Studio: Frommers Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: There are a million ways to see Paris: by taxi, by bus, from the numerous tourist boats that ply the Seine. But for a truly intimate experience of the City of Light, you can't do better than walk. Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris packs a lot of Paris into its pages with 11 walking tours that cover the city's most colorful neighborhoods. There's the Latin Quarter, of course, and Montmartre, that hilly enclave of artists and radical thinkers. There's Ile de la Cité where the spires of Notre Dame soar and even Père-Lachaise, where luminaries such as Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, and Oscar Wilde found their eternal rest. The book is divided into themes: Medieval Paris, Royal Paris, and Artistic and Literary Paris. A short section at the front gives an overview of the whole city and its neighborhoods, along with a map showing all the walking tours. At the start of each tour, there's a chart giving the starting and ending places, the length of time it takes to complete the tour, and the best and worst times to do it. Written directions are backed up with maps, and there's a historical gloss on every site you'll visit. With this little book, you'll get some gentle exercise, see parts of the city visitors on wheels might miss, and learn something about the history, the culture, and the geography of one of Europe's oldest and most glorious cities. Product Description: Walking is the best way to get to know a city intimately, exploring its neighborhoods and taking time to savor its details and hidden treasures, so follow Frommer's for an up-close-and-personal look at Paris. We've designed ten fabulous walking tours, taking in the city's most intriguing neighborhoods. Each route takes a few hours and comes complete with detailed directions, suggested refreshment stops for snacks along the way, and an accompanying map. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the ancient and the avante-garde -- everything that makes Paris unique. We'll introduce you to the bohemian Latin Quarter, with vestiges of a Roman bath among the cafe-lined cobblestone streets. You'll stroll past the Sacre-Couer and through beautiful Montmartre, the village on a hill that inspired van Gough, Renoir, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and you'll explore Pere-Lachaise, final resting place of Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, Marcel Proust, and Oscar Wilde. Slim and easy-to-carry, Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris offers a wonderful way to make the city your own! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Frommer's Memorable Walks in ParisI enjoyed this guide book because of its practicality. It is small enough to carry and consult while walking. And it organizes things to see in a logical manner. Rather than going to see the Louvre you can see many interesting, notable sites on the way to and from the Louvre as well. I especially recommend this guide for first time visitors to Paris, a city I grew to love, in part due to this book's information. Rating:  - Experiencing Paris by foot.Paris is a perfect city to explore by foot and by public transportation. Divided into historical, artistic and literary themes, and using black-and-white maps (and no photographs), this basic-but-comprehensive guide offers eleven walking tours (each about three hours in length) that cover the city's most most interesting neighborhoods, including the intellectual Latin Quarter, artsy Montmartre, the Ile de la Cité on which Notre Dame is situated, the Marais district, St-Germain-des-Pres, and even ... Read More Rating: - Very useful, and interestingThe Frommer's book has many walks in popular areas, with interesting and not overwhelming historical, architectural, snacking, and sightseeing notes. Especially good for the first or second-time visitor, or someone who needs a refresher course on Paris. Rating: - The tour guide's best friend!I took a group to Paris and used this book as my bible. All the books have the basic facts, but this one takes you down the side streets the other books pass by. I also like to tell all the tales of the city from the factual to the gruesome. This book helped me do that. If you're looking to explore Paris beyond just the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre you'll adore this book! 
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