National Geographic Traveler: Paris, 5th Edition

by National Geographic

Overview

The National Geographic Traveler guidebooks are in tune with the growing trend toward experiential travel. Each book provides inspiring photography, insider tips, and expert advice for a more authentic, enriching experience of the destination. These books serve a readership of active, discerning travelers, and supply information, historical context, and cultural interpretation not available on the Internet.

National Geographic Traveler Paris is the ideal companion for anyone visiting the most beautiful city in the world. Paris can be seen as a magical, timeless place where Notre-Dame, the Tour Eiffel, and the hill of Montmartre are unchanging stages for a glorious story, populated with extraordinary characters from the past. Or, we can keep our eyes firmly fixed on the present, exploring multicultural districts like Belleville, or the futuristic constructions such as the celebrated Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, the new anthropological museum. We can wander aimlessly along the streets of the Marais or the grands boulevards, follow the Seine or stroll through the corridors of the Louvre, with that idle curiosity the French call flânerie. Readers will find detailed information on the best way to visit the essential venues, and a myriad of less well-known locations, from secret Paris parks to the elegant Avenue Montaigne. The guide includes maps for walking tours around the Marais, the grand boulevards, and Montparnasse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788854416789
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	National Geographic Traveler Series
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	870,322
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

LISA DAVIDSON, an author and editor, lives in Paris. She has worked with Village France, France par Excellence, and World Media Network, and published Baboushka and Dedoushka, a nonfiction work on the Russian Revolution. At present she is working with Beaux Arts Magazine and with the Paris-based publisher Gallimard.
ELIZABETH AYRE, an author and editor, lives in Paris. She has written for International Herald Tribune, The Independent, and Village France. She has also worked on the guides France par Excellence and is the head of a European association that cares for children whose parents are in prison.
HEIDI ELLISON, an American journalist who lived in Paris for more than twenty-five years, edited the updates and the text for this new edition. She was the founder and editor of ParisUpdate.com. Over the years, her articles on travel, art, design, architecture, and fashion have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers.

Table of Contents

Traveling with Eyes Open 6

Charting Your Trip 8

History & Culture 13

Paris Today 14

History of Paris 18

The Arts 34

The Islands 45

A Walk Around the Islands 54

Quartier Latin 61

Feature: Subterranean Pans 72

St.-Germain & Montparnasse 77

Feature: Cemeteries 84

A Walk Through Montparnasse 88

Châtelet & Les Halles 91

Feature: Neighborhood Markets 100

Le Marais & Bastille 103

Feature: Streets of Paris 108

Feature: Famous Parisian Love Affairs 114

A Walk Around the Old Marais 116

The Louvre & Palais-Royal 121

Feature' Bridges & Quays of Paris 138

Champs-Élysées & 16th Arrondissement 143

Feature: Paris, Capital of Chic 150

Les Grands Boulevards 159

A Walk Along Les Grands Boulevards 164

Feature: From Medieval to Modern: Haussmann's Paris 166

Tour Eiffel & Les Invalides 169

Montmartre 185

A Walk Through Montmartre 188

Feature: Cabaret 192

Around the Périphérique 195

Feature: Parks & Gardens of Paris 204

Excursions 211

Travelwise 233

Hotels & Restaurants 240

Shopping 255

Entertainment 259

Language Guide 263

Menu Reader 263

Index 265

Credits 270

Pages 2-3: Night falls on the City of Light.

Opposite: A young visitor sails a rented boat in the Grand Bassin, Jardin du Luxembourg.