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Lonely Planet Paris (City Guide) [Kindle Edition]

Steve Fallon (Author), Nicola Williams (Author)

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If you have to choose one book to take to Paris, the Lonely Planet: Paris guide will cover all your bases. Whether you're camping, planning to splurge on a chic hotel, picnicking, or set on haute cuisine, this book gives you thousands of options. Also included is a useful 12-page overview of Parisian architecture, detailed entertainment information, notes on day trips to nearby châteaux and villages, plus 20 pages of detailed city maps, including the Metro. --Kathryn True

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Best for curious and independent-minded travelers' --Wall Street Journal

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 20815 KB
Print Length: 444 pages
Publisher: Lonely Planet (6 Sep 2010)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0042FZW0W
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #80,249 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #65 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Travel > Guidebook Series > Lonely Planet

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114 of 118 people found the following review helpful

An excellent guide to avoid the pitfalls of tourism 18 Jun 2001

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Format:Paperback

I bought this book recently to take my girlfriend for a weekend trip to Paris.

Time was of the essence and we wanted to get in as much of the city as we could in the 2 short days.

This guide was well laid out, covers all of the areas of Paris, gives you an informed opinion as well as historic facts and points of interest of the city.

I found that our entire weekend was packed with interesting facts, suggestions and reasons to visit different sites, all thanks to a little guidance from the book.

Want a decent seafood resturant in Little Italy? A cheap cafe near the Sacre Cour? or want to book a Champagne meal at the Moulin Rouge? This guide gave you names, streets, maps opening and closing times, metro maps, where to buy theatre tickets and prices as well as the all essential "Things to avoid", even down to how much we should expect to pay for a taxi from the airport.

The next time I take a leasure trip abroad, I will definately check Lonely Planet has a guide to it first.

Better than having a local showing you round.....and you won't need to buy them a drink either!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Do not even think about buying this guide. 15 Mar 2011

By perks

Format:Paperback

This is the worst Lonely Planet book ever. The way in which information is listed is difficult to follow and appears inconsistent. The main map is also difficult to handle as it has to be cut away from the book and then folds out to triple the size you actually need. The other smaller maps within the book also appear to have a system all of their own that I failed to fathom throughout my entire trip. I am an experienced traveller, and have always found other Lonely Planet guides to be user friendly and accurate. I wouldn't normally write a negative review, and especially towards this company, but I was so disappointed by this book I feel compelled to warn other travellers to avoid it.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

It is okay... 12 May 2010

By A. Rhawi Dantas

Format:Paperback

I should have taken the other reviews into consideration before buying this guide but since I had Lonely Planet China, and it was AWESOME, I thought I would give it a try.

The guide is divided by neighborhoods, which dont tell much if it's your first time in Paris, so I was forced to make a list of all the things I wanted to do in that neighborhood, one by one. Each neighborhood has a "highlights" and its useful if you do the same way as I did.

There is just enough information about the sights and nice restaurant listing, I found few nice restaurants. I dont think much more information should go in a guide. For that you can print wikipedia pages or search for some information on net before leaving.

If only I could go back in time I would have bought another guide or this one used.

Included map is very nice. If you have a Nokia phone I recommend downloading the off-line maps for Paris also.

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Unmanageable and unfriendly

I find little to recommend in this guide to my favourite city:: the print is small; it is overloaded with photographs as if intended for armchair reading; it is densely packed with... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Doc Barbara

Good, but scour it heavily for ideas BEFORE you go!!

This is a large book, that may tip your hand luggage allowance over your limit!! It is packed with information, tips and suggestions. Read more

Published 4 months ago by C. Swain

First class

The book fitted our needs perfectly. The city is handily split into different neighbourhoods and the details on each attraction are very informative. Read more

Published 6 months ago by David Wilson

Superb and thorough

Thorough and complete, although prices for museum entries have increased a bit since publication. Good size to carry around and I liked the detachable map for easy navigation. Read more

Published 8 months ago by L. Common

perfect guide for Paris

This guide never left my side for our short stay in Paris. It was great. A map to pull-out and use was a god-send. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Wither

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Very good, informative. Not good at illustrating price ranges though. Must compare info with somewhere I know well e.g. London

Published 11 months ago by MR PETER ROE

Paris Guide

Very helpful guide book, not to big to fit in bag.
Used it to find places to eat and good description. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Pedro54

Useful and packed with information

I've been using the guide to plan our vacation, and find the guide useful (as expected). One challenge has been how to plan an itinerary.

Published 12 months ago by abeb1900

VERY DISAPPOINTING

Very difficult to use; very disappointing. Very unexpected; maybe the most frustrating travel book I've ever had to use. Read more

Published 14 months ago by UK ACADEMIC

Average

The content of the guide was useful enough - it listed plenty of quirky places to go that were off the beaten track, and this helped to make my visit to Paris a lot more memorable... Read more

Published on 6 April 2010 by N. J. Dent

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