Berlitz Pocket Guide Paris (Travel Guide eBook)

Description

Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Paris 

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Paris, from top attractions like the Louvre, Centre Pompidou and Eiffel Tower, to hidden gems, including the museums of the Marais and the cemetery of Montparnasse. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this thrilling city. 

·       Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Paris 
·       Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame and the Musée d'Orsay and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions    
·       Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
·       Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
·       Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
·       Inspirational colour photography throughout
·       Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Travel
• France
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9781785731976
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Paris, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Paris, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Paris are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Paris. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Paris’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Paris
Introduction
Geography
The River
Paris Ambience
Population
A Brief History
The Capetians
English Rule and Religious Conflict
The Revolution
First Empire
The Restoration
Second Empire
Third and Fourth Republics
Fifth Republic
From the 1968 Riots to Mitterrand’s Presidency
Paris Today
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Île de la Cité
Notre-Dame
The West Front
Palais de la Cité
Palais de Justice
The Conciergerie
Sainte-Chapelle
Other Attractions on the Île de la Cité
Île St-Louis
The Louvre, Tuileries & Concorde
Palais du Louvre
Musée du Louvre
Lower-Ground and Ground Floors
First and Second Floors
Additional Museums
Palais-Royal
The Tuileries
Jeu de Paume and Musée de l’Orangerie
Place de la Concorde
The Grands Boulevards
Palais Garnier
Madeleine
Place Vendôme
Beaubourg, Les Halles & the Marais
Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville
Centre Pompidou
Les Halles
The Marais
A Cluster of Museums
Place des Vosges
Jewish Quarter
Bastille & Eastern Paris
Bastille
Eastern Paris
Champs-Élysées, Trocadéro & West
Champs-Élysées
Arc de Triomphe
Trocadéro
Western Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Around Monceau
Montmartre & Pigalle
Sacré-Cœur
Place du Tertre
Pigalle
La Villette
Latin Quarter & St-Germain-des-Prés
The Latin Quarter
The Sorbonne
Musée National du Moyen Age – Thermes de Cluny
Panthéon
Rue Mouffetard
Institut du Monde Arabe
Jardin des Plantes
St-Germain-des-Prés
Académie Française
Musée Delacroix and St-Sulpice
Jardin du Luxembourg
Odéon
Around the Eiffel Tower
Musée d’Orsay
Assemblée Nationale
Musée Rodin
Les Invalides
The Eiffel Tower
Musée du Quai Branly
Montparnasse
La Défense
Excursions
Versailles
Fontainebleau
Malmaison
Vaux-le-Vicomte
Giverny
Disneyland Paris
What To Do
Shopping
What to Buy Where
Markets
Sports
Spectator Sports
Participant Sports
Entertainment
Theatre
Opera and Ballet
Jazz, Pop and Rock
Cabarets
Clubs and Bars
Children
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Classic to Contemporary
Where to Eat
Fine Dining
Global Cuisine
Eating Out with Children
Reading the Menu
To Help you Order
Menu Reader
Restaurants
The Islands
The Right Bank
Louvre and Tuileries
The Grands Boulevards
Beaubourg, Marais, Bastille and East
Champs-Élysées and Trocadéro
Western Paris
Montmartre and the Northeast
The Left Bank
Latin Quarter and St-Germain-des-Prés
Around the Eiffel Tower
Montparnasse
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (see also Hotel Listings click here)
Airports
B
Bicycle Hire (Rental)
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Camping
Car Hire (Rental)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and Consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting There (see also Airports)
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care (see also Emergencies)
L
LGBTQ Travellers
Lost Property
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Hours
P
Police (see also Emergencies)
Post Offices
Public Holidays
T
Telephones
Time Differences
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
Travellers with Disabilities
V
Visas and Entry Requirements
W
Websites
Y
Youth Hostels
Recommended Hotels
The Islands
The Right Bank
Louvre and Tuileries
The Grands Boulevards
Beaubourg, Marais and Bastille
Western Paris
Montmartre
The Left Bank
Latin Quarter and St-Germain-des-Prés
Around the Eiffel Tower
Montparnasse
Dictionary
English–French
French–English


Paris’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Centre Pompidou
The inside-out museum showcases art from 1905 to the present day. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
Ming Tang-Evans/Apa Publications

Arc de Triomphe
Built to celebrate Napoleon’s victories, it dominates the Champs-Élysées. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Eiffel Tower
Built for the 1889 World Fair, it is still the most potent symbol of Paris. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
Ming Tang-Evans/Apa Publications

The Marais
Atmospheric streets, museums, trendy bars, and some of the city’s finest architecture. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Jardin du Luxembourg
The perfect Parisian park. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
Ming Tang-Evans/Apa Publications

The Louvre
Once the home of kings, now home to the world’s most outstanding art collection. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
Ming Tang-Evans/Apa Publications

Montmartre
Artistic heritage, lively bars and some of the most romantic streets in the city. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Ming Tang-Evans/Apa Publications

Place des Vosges
One of Paris’ most lovely squares. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
Ilpo Musto/Apa Publications

Notre-Dame
A monument to Catholicism and the skill of the great Gothic architects. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #1