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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Paris: 2019

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Paris: 2019

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Summary

The ideal travel companion， full of insider advice on what to see and do， plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this iconic city。

Admire Old Masters at the Louvre， enjoy the view from the Eiffel Tower or take a trip to Versailles: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters。 Discover the best of Paris with this indispensable travel guide。

Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Paris:
- Over 40 colour maps， plus a large-scale pull-out map of the city and a map of the metro and regional express railway， help you navigate with ease
- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need
- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Paris， designed for every interest and budget
- Illustrations and floorplans show the insideof the Musée d'Orsay， Notre-Dame， the Panthéon and more
- Colour photographs of Paris's historic sights， museums， churches， parks and more
- Detailed chapters， with area maps， cover Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis; the Marais; Beaubourg and Les Halles; Tuileries Quarter; St-Germain-des-Prés; the Latin Quarter; the Jardin des Plantes Quarter; the Luxembourg Quarter; Montparnasse; Invalides and the Eiffel Tower Quarter; the Chaillot Quarter; Champs-Elysées， the Opéra Quarter; Montmartre; and beyond
- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about the city's history， famous Parisians， remarkable architecture， festivals， and world-class museums and galleries
- Essential travel tips: our expert choices of where to stay， eat， shop and sightsee， plus useful phrases， visa and health information

DK Eyewitness Travel Paris is a detailed， easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Paris。

"No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one" - The Independent

Planning a shorter break？ Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Paris guide。

About DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you， with easy-to-read maps， tips， and tours to inform and enrich your holiday。 DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher， producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries。

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Reviews

Henry Pham ，

gay

Aaron ，

Paris seems nice。

Marisa Tabizon ，

Very thorough。 Lots of good ideas and information。 I loved the organization by neighborhood and the short walking tours of each。

Daniel ，

Hands down the best Paris book out there。 I loved the 1， 3， 5 day plans they provide and the ideas for a business trip vs a family， vs a romantic couples trip。We made the most of our trip thanks to this book。

Susan White-Riggs ，

This was a good sampling of Paris， I learned a few new things too。

Kirill ，

Wish it was paperGreat guide but ebook format is not the best for travel guides so it turns out。 As a suggestion - read it on a big tablet。

Paul Weiss ，

A fabulous complement to "Top 10 Paris"！Great organization， eye-catching photography， well written narrative and superb cartography！ DK Eyewitness Travel guides have got it all but， for me， it's the photography that really separates them from the competition。 And Paris covers it all - restaurants， music， beer bars， walks， art galleries， museums， spas， architecture， palaces， hotels， cafés， theatres and churches。 And all of the information is organized by neighbourhood in the city so I can make th A fabulous complement to "Top 10 Paris"！Great organization， eye-catching photography， well written narrative and superb cartography！ DK Eyewitness Travel guides have got it all but， for me， it's the photography that really separates them from the competition。 And Paris covers it all - restaurants， music， beer bars， walks， art galleries， museums， spas， architecture， palaces， hotels， cafés， theatres and churches。 And all of the information is organized by neighbourhood in the city so I can make the most effective use of my time once I'm in a certain area。Here's my "best practices" strategy。 Read Top 10 Paris first。 Make some basic choices， get your mind wrapped around Paris geography and begin to localize your choices to certain areas。 Fine tune your choice and plan your attack day by day by reading Paris。 Familiarize yourself with some of the local customs by reading the basic country information in the back of the larger Paris guide - currency， communications， etiquette， food， beer and wine， local transportation and specialized hints like local tipping practices。Why not five stars？ Frankly， with the internet now providing so much current information， I can't see the value in attempting to include lengthy （and probably outdated） lists of hotels and restaurants in densely packed small print index lists at the back of a book like this。As a pre-planner， Paris proved itself to be invaluable。 My limited time was well spent and I felt comfortable filling my day with a thoroughly enjoyable selection of attractions that were well matched to my personal tastes and those of my traveling companion。 There was not even a single instance where we felt we were misled by the guide into choosing an event， a food， a pub， a hotel， a church， an attraction， a park or a café that was not to our liking。 And it was the ideal size to be easily carried around during our travels to keep handy as a pocket reference。 High praise， indeed。Even with the help of such an invaluable， compact and realistic guide， Paris is simply too big， too diverse and too fascinating to tour in a single week。 That said （and well you might ask）， my personal Top 10 in Paris from the perspective of a first time visitor were as follows:PanthéonMusée d'OrsayNotre-DameArc de TriompheMusée CarnavaletChateau VersaillesParc MonceauThe Left BankOpéra National de Paris GarnierAu Trappiste （an outrageously expensive beer bar）Jardin du Luxembourg（So sue me 。。。 I can't count and I couldn't hold back choosing one extra favourite destination）。 The point REALLY is， I had most of these picked out before I ever got to Paris and the descriptions were SO good that my advance choices proved to be quite correct during the reality of the city visit。 I don't think I could give higher praise to a tour book than that。 Highly recommended for all travelers， real world and armchair alike。Paul Weiss 。。。more

Alexander Lightstone ，

I took the paperback version of this book to Paris in 2012。 I liked the photographs and the maps which were included。 It also described the major attractions by each geographic area， which was invaluable as my wife and I set out in one particular direction or another。 Highly recommended！

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Nicole ，

A fine travel guide to the city of lights。

Laura Hodgins ，

Like the maps and how it is divided into areas。 Feel like I got useful information。

Lauren ，

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Alisa ，

Love the Eyewitness travel guides。 Detailed and concise， excellent graphics and maps， and well thought out suggested walks and sights that will get you into the heart of a place and learn something as well。 My only issue is that the book itself is heavy to carry around all day。 The maps are great， very handy。 Will use this for future trips。

Kim Keech ，

Likes: lots of pictures， both well-known and lesser known sites detailed， good visual organization， very detailed highlights of destinations， good practical information about the basics of traveling in Paris like currency， transportation， and food。 DK guidebooks always provide terrific illustrated overhead maps and building layouts that really give you the feel for how the block/building/indoor areas appear。Now the one glaring weird thing。 Real-life Paris is arranged by arrondissements， or distr Likes: lots of pictures， both well-known and lesser known sites detailed， good visual organization， very detailed highlights of destinations， good practical information about the basics of traveling in Paris like currency， transportation， and food。 DK guidebooks always provide terrific illustrated overhead maps and building layouts that really give you the feel for how the block/building/indoor areas appear。Now the one glaring weird thing。 Real-life Paris is arranged by arrondissements， or districts。 There are 20 and they spiral out from the center of the city。 Everyone in Paris knows this and uses the information for locating places and giving directions。 （“It’s in the 11th。”） ALL other guidebooks use this system， as do maps and pocket guides。This book does NOT use arrondissements。 It’s organized by 14 sightseeing areas the publishers/writers have created themselves that do not follow arrondissements though they do overlap sometimes。 In fact， the book only refers to arrondissements three times that I could find， and those only briefly。 They don’t even use the word， which is bizarre。 It’s as though they were trying to redo Paris。 You will have to cross-reference to another map by description if you want to use the system that all Parisians and other guidebooks use。The DK method is interesting in a way， but it stands alone。 Each destination item is good in that it provides the address， phone number， website， cost， hours， Metro stop， dates open/closed。No arrondissements。 Really weird。 Otherwise wonderful， but I have to give it a 3 only because of that。 。。。more

Tim Verstraete ，

was OK but not perfect。

Megan ，

The first two-thirds of this book actually make for rather enjoyable reading。 It introduces first suggestions of how to organize stays of particular days' lengths。 Then is an overview of Paris and its history。 Next is overviews of 14 main areas of Paris and popular sites in the Greater Paris area。 These overviews go into surprising depth， which make them fun to read， even if you won't be heading to Paris any time soon。 These sections show why a printed book can offer more than the internet in tr The first two-thirds of this book actually make for rather enjoyable reading。 It introduces first suggestions of how to organize stays of particular days' lengths。 Then is an overview of Paris and its history。 Next is overviews of 14 main areas of Paris and popular sites in the Greater Paris area。 These overviews go into surprising depth， which make them fun to read， even if you won't be heading to Paris any time soon。 These sections show why a printed book can offer more than the internet in travel planning - the reader here can get a very good idea of where things are and what is available in each area， instead of scattershot offerings from foreign websites。 The latter third of the book has more practical nuts and bolts about traveling - hotels， emergency services， cell phone use， etc， that are useful for planning a trip， but make for drier reading。 。。。more

Blecy Ong ，

Paris is commonly known as the foremost romantic town within the world。 Also known as the City of Lights Paris could be a fantasy destination for uncountable travelers annually。 The city is also ideal for romantic vacations offering a wide range of affordable hotels from large luxury accommodations to more intimate designer hotels。 In this book you’ll find everything you need to make the most of your trip to Paris。

Terri Lynn ，

Another gorgeous full color travel book from DK Publishing， this one a confection of a book about Paris。 This book captures the sights you'll want to experience in Paris。 Another gorgeous full color travel book from DK Publishing， this one a confection of a book about Paris。 This book captures the sights you'll want to experience in Paris。 。。。more

Duncan ，

DK is always great ！！

Dottie Suggs ，

i always like to read the Eyewintess DK books。 I feel like I can go anyplace with the confidence of knowing some history of the area。

Bomi Chae ，

I've used DK travel books to travel to England and Italy。。。 And now Paris！ They have always been easy to use due to the great visuals and how they section off the cities。 Historical information and pictures all in color is worth paying a little more for this travel book。 I've used DK travel books to travel to England and Italy。。。 And now Paris！ They have always been easy to use due to the great visuals and how they section off the cities。 Historical information and pictures all in color is worth paying a little more for this travel book。 。。。more

Mirko ，

Interesting book， very concise。 With good stories about monuments and places in Pariz， calling you to visit them

Nellie Coody ，

Very helpful。

Guido Vicentini ，

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Lily ，

A wonderful resource。 DK does lovely guides to many cities。 Perhaps too heavy for travel， but marvelous resource before and after。My copy has a 1997 publication date on it。

Josie ，

The Eyewitness Travel books are a must have for travel planning。

Amanda ，

Love the Eyewitness Travel series。 Not planning a trip to Paris but it was good for a little fantasy reading and travel :）

Natalie ，

Really good resource for the trip to Paris I took in June。 I generally buy my travel guides from this publisher because I like the full-color photos of attractions。 These photos also proved useful after the trip because I could match those photos to the pictures I took。

Joy Weese Moll ，

Starting with an introduction that includes sample 4-day itineraries and a quick history of the city， roaming through every region of Paris， and ending with all the practical stuff like where to eat and how to get around， the DK Eyewitness Travel Paris guidebook is a complete vacation in the palm of your hand。 The photographs， maps， and detailed labeled drawings of major sites， make this book a visual treat。More on my blog Book Review: Paris （DK Eyewitness Travel） Starting with an introduction that includes sample 4-day itineraries and a quick history of the city， roaming through every region of Paris， and ending with all the practical stuff like where to eat and how to get around， the DK Eyewitness Travel Paris guidebook is a complete vacation in the palm of your hand。 The photographs， maps， and detailed labeled drawings of major sites， make this book a visual treat。More on my blog Book Review: Paris （DK Eyewitness Travel） 。。。more

Mohammed Algarawi ，

This one was okay， much better than Napoli's， but not even close to Fodor's Rome。 The book was useful in some cases， but not exclusively。 It didn't provide us with anything special。 Just basic general information。 In my opinion， the book didn't do Paris justice。 A place with such rich history deserves something better。 The book would suffice if you're planning to roam places quickly。 Musée du Louvre's part was just basic and didn't give anything interesting。 We even had to buy guides from the mu This one was okay， much better than Napoli's， but not even close to Fodor's Rome。 The book was useful in some cases， but not exclusively。 It didn't provide us with anything special。 Just basic general information。 In my opinion， the book didn't do Paris justice。 A place with such rich history deserves something better。 The book would suffice if you're planning to roam places quickly。 Musée du Louvre's part was just basic and didn't give anything interesting。 We even had to buy guides from the museum itself。However， the part on Disneyland was the best thing about the book。 It listed all the rides and their average waiting time along with other useful info。One of the things I really liked about this book is the timeline that starts at the beginning of the book with Paris's major historical events， until it ends at the end of the book with events from the present。 。。。more

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