Art/Shop/Eat Paris: Second Edition

by Delia Gray-Durant

Overview

Relaunched in a new contemporary look at a competitive price-point, the art/shop/eat pocket guides combine a great look with the thoroughness of research expected from a Blue Guides publication, making them the perfect choice for the weekend or short break tourist. 

This intelligently planned series divides each city up into 4-5 districts centred on a key sight – for example the Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and the Vatican in the case of Rome – and gives ideas for a perfect day in that part of town: the main sights and one or two quirkier ones too, the best places to eat or have a coffee, and some original shopping ideas, presented in an uncluttered and navigable format that respects the reader's intelligence.

A good 50% of the book is dedicated to the art and history of the place, distinguishing these useable little books from many guides which are little more than practical information listings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781905131211
Publisher:	Blue Guides Limited of London
Publication date:	12/17/2007
Series:	Art/Shop/Eat
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	4.40(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Delia Gray-Durant, who has lived and worked in Paris, is ideally placed to present Paris accessibly to the independent visitor, familiar with not only its great monuments but also its most intimate corners.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Ten things to do 2

About this guide 5

PRACTICALITIES
Transport 7
Entertainment 8
Shops 8
Food & drink 9
Where to stay 13

History 20

Louvre & Champs Elysées
Map 24 & 25
Musée du Louvre 27
Musée des Arts Décoratifs 40
Musée du Petit Palais 42
In the area 45
Eat 51
Shop 56

Pompidou, Beaubourg & Marais
Map 63
Pompidou Centre 64
Musée Carnavalet 69
Musée Picasso 73
In the area 75
Eat 78
Shop 80

Notre-Dame & Latin Quarter
Map 84
Notre-Dame de Paris 86
Sainte-Chapelle 89
Musée Nat. du Moyen Age 90
In the area 93
Eat 98
Shop 104

Eiffel Tower & Musée D’Orsay
Map 108–109
Eiffel Tower 111
Musée D’Orsay 112
Musée du Quai Branly 117
In the area 119
Eat 124
Shop 127

Glossary 130

Index 137