Lonely Planet Best of Paris 2020

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781787015432
• eBook ISBN: 9781788686631

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Best of Paris is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Promenade down the Champs Elysees, lose yourself in the Louvre and work your way through a feast of food and wine - all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Paris and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Best of Paris: Full-colour maps & images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, art, architecture, politics, cuisine, customs, etiquette Covers Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees, Louvre & Les Halles, Montmartre, Le Marais, Menilmontant, Belleville, Bastille, Latin Quarter, St-Germain & Les Invalides, Montparnasse, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Best of Paris is filled with inspiring and colourful photos, and focuses on Paris's most popular attractions for those wanting to experience the best of the best. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all the country? Check out Lonely Planet's France guide. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain

Top Experiences

Eiffel Tower

Arc de Triomphe

Notre Dame

Musée du Louvre

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

Musée d’Orsay

Musée Rodin

Jardin du Luxembourg

Cruising the Seine

Centre Pompidou

Église St-Eustache

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Street Markets

Day Trip: Château de Versailles

Musée National du Moyen Age

Jardin des Tuileries

Sainte-Chapelle

Les Catacombes

Musée Jacquemart-André

Day Trip: Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet

Palais Garnier

Walking Tour: Seine-Side Meander

Hôtel des Invalides

Jardin des Plantes

Walking Tour: Paris’ Covered Passages

Discovering Paris’ Street Art

Musée National Picasso

Cooking & Wine-Tasting Courses

Top Experiences

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TOP EXPERIENCE

Eiffel Tower

Paris today is unimaginable without its signature spire. Originally only constructed as a temporary 1889 Exposition Universelle exhibit, it went on to become the defining fixture of the city’s skyline.

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yDon’t Miss

Views of the tower from the Jardins du Trocadéro outside Palais de Chaillot.

8Need to Know

MAP GOOGLE MAP ;

%08 92 70 12 39; www.toureiffel.paris; Champ de Mars, 5 av Anatole France, 7e; adult/child lift to top €25/12.50, lift to 2nd fl €16/8, stairs to 2nd fl €10/5;

hlifts & stairs 9am-12.45am mid-Jun–Aug, lifts 9.30am-11.45pm, stairs 9.30am-6.30pm Sep–mid-Jun;

mBir Hakeim or RER Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel

5Take a Break

At the tower’s two restaurants, snack bars, macaron bar or top-floor Champagne bar.

oTop Tip

Head here at dusk for the best daytime vistas and glittering night-time city views.

Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, the Tour Eiffel was built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair). It took 300 workers, 2.5 million rivets and two years of nonstop labour to assemble. Upon completion the tower became the tallest human-made structure in the world (324m or 1063ft) – a record held until the completi...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Paris
• This Year in Paris
• Need to Know
• Top Days in Paris
• Hotspots For…
• What’s New
• For Free
• Family Travel
• Top Experiences
• Dining Out
• Treasure Hunt
• Bar Open
• Showtime
• Active Paris
• Rest Your Head
• In Focus
• Paris Today
• History
• Architecture
• Arts
• Directory A–Z
• Language
• Behind The Scenes
• Paris Maps
• Our Writers