Product Description

The eternally beautiful grande dame of European cities, Paris boasts an unrivalled range of world-class visitor attractions. But it never rests on its laurels: several old favourites have been revamped and renewed, while the opening of the spectacular Musee du Quai Branly in autumn 2006 confirmed that no-one does museums quite like the Parisians. Paris is at once a city actively in step with its time - excellent public transport system, major architectural projects on the horizon, vibrant and innovative arts - and as resonant with romance and history as ever: the flagstones the guillotine once stood on are still in situ, the palace of kings that houses the world's largest museum, the Louvre, is as glorious and grandiose as ever.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18402 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
If you want a local insight...opt for the Time Out guides - they're always written by local experts. --Easy Living, March 09 issue

"Time Out's dance through the streets of Paris is probably the finest guide to the capital money can buy" --Everything France

Review
These guides take you underground, under the skin of various cities. Fun and insiderish.


"Brimming with local knowledge and expertise"

Review
"remains indispensable to those of us who like...to have more than one finger on the pulse"

Customer Reviews

Not pleased
I had in my possession a copy of the Rough Guide which was brilliant. Every restaurant it recommended was outstanding and every place was a treasure. But then I lost it. This Time Out book tempted me away. That was such a mistake. I cannot fault it's guides on all other subjects, but the restaurant guides were seriously misguided. Places they said were great were nothing short of average. It really let me down on what should have been a very special weekend away.
It could also learn from the Rough Guide's free pull out map which was very handy indeed.

Out and about in Paris
I took this book as my guide for my first trip to Paris in June 2006.

A handy (handbag) sized book with plenty of information and plenty of colour pictures. The street and metro maps are indispensible. Top tips guided us to excellent restaurants.

Minor criticisms - which would be common to all such publications - cannot be comprehensive due to size limitations, and despite being a new annual edition, some details such as prices are already out of date.

It's like having a friend who lives there
The Time Out guides have a quality of their own, best summed up by saying it's like having a friend who lives there. Every guide book has a good list of attractions, restaurants, hotels and so on. The Time Out guides go one better: they rate them in the language a friend might use. 'Don't bother, it's over-priced and over-rated.' Or: 'Don't miss this. It's the one the locals go to rather than the tourist trap over the road.' Using Time Out guides I've avoided being ripped off by private car parks in Crete, found the best flamenco bar in Seville (where entry is free) and now the modestly priced hotel in Paris where Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso and their mates used to hang out. (Was the cigarette burn in the carpet left there by Pablo, we wondered?) There are penty of good guides. Time Out guides are the best.