Paris (Globetrotter Travel Guide)

by Melissa Shales (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

  Designed for the visitor wanting to experience the best of Paris in a limited time period, this travel guide is written with the first-time visitor in mind. It recommends worthwhile sights and places of interest to visit using a three-star grading; advises on where to stay, eat and shop, and suggests enjoyable excursions and the best way to travel around.;An introduction profiles Paris's history, people, and places. This is followed by descriptions of what to see and do in the popular tourist areas. The text contains travel tips, information panels, maps and charts which should enable visitors to make the most of the time available.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which includes Travel Guides, Maps and Road Atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The Packs are excellent value, including both a guidebook and a softcover version of the fold-out Globetrotter map of the region, in a printed plastic wallet. The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that Paris has to offer. This travel book surpasses other guides in that it incorporates essential information in an easy-to-carry and easy-to-read format that is attractive and useful at the same time. It provides a visitor with an invaluable introduction to Paris by concisely highlighting the city's 'must see' areas in a practical and user-friendly format, thus encouraging the tourist to make the most of his/her available time. All the essential information you need to get around an unfamiliar city is compacted into useful and practical 'At-a-Glance' sections at the end of each chapter. The fold-out map of Paris is ideal for tourists and visitors. In addition to the main town plan of Paris, it features 2 area maps, 9 town plans and 2 airport maps.