16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 178

178 Auberge de Cendrillon C (Disneyland ), 159 Cabaret Michou, 133–134 Index Au Duc des Lombards, 135 Cabarets and music clubs, Index See also Accommoda- Au Gré du Vent, 85 133–135 tions and Restaurant August, 164 Café de Flore, 11 Au Lapin Agile, 71, 133 indexes, below. Café des Deux Moulins, 47 Au Nain Bleu, 83 Café des Hauteurs, 9 Au Négociant, 120 Café Marly, 13 A Au Sauvignon, 120 Café Mollien, 13 Académie de la Bière, 121 Australia Café Pré aux Clercs, 38 Académie Française, 59 Embassy, 170 Café Zoide, 43 Accommodations, 137–150. tourist office in, 164 Canada See also Accommodations AutoEurope, 166 Embassy, 169 Index Avis, 166 tourist office in, 164 apartment rentals, 169 Azzedine Alaïa, 85 Canal de l’Ourcq, 50 bed & breakfasts Canal St-Martin, 3, 49 (B&Bs), 169 B Canova, Antonio, 31 best, 138 Babysitters, 169 Carabosse, 83 Adventureland (Disneyland Baccarat, 83 The Card Sharper (Georges Paris), 158 Bains Plus, 88 de la Tour), 28 Air Shows, Paris, 164 Balzac, Honoré de, grave Carrefour des Cascades, 97 Alain Figaret, 15, 85 of, 95 Car rentals, 166 Albert Ménès, 87 Banks, 169 Cartier, 88 Alcôve & Agapes, 169 Bar du Crillon, 121 Car travel, 166–168 Anna Lowe, 85 Bar du Murano, 121 Cathédrale de Notre-Dame, Annexe des Créateurs, 15, 85 Bar Hemingway, 121 9–10, 24, 62 Antiques and collectibles, 82 Bar Ourcq, 50 Catherine de Médici, 23 Antoine & Lili, 49 Barrio Latino, 123 Caveau de la Huchette, 123, Apartment rentals, 169 Bars, 121–123 135–136 Apollo Fountain (Versailles), gay and lesbian, 124 Cellhire, 166 154 wine, 120–121 Cellphones (mobile phones), , 7, 24 Bassin de la Villette, 50 166 Architecture, 174–176 Day, 164 Chagall, Marc, 15, 58 Artazart, 49 Bateau Concorde Atlantique, Chanel, 85 Artcurial, 82 123 Chapelle de St-Symphorien, Art galleries, 82 Bateau-Lavoir, 69 59 Art museums , 47 Charles de Gaulle airport, 166 Musée Carnavalet, 66 Bateaux-Parisiens dinner Charlie Birdy, 136 Musée d’Art Modern de cruise, 47 Chartres, Cathedral at, la Ville de Paris, 35 Baudelaire, Charles, 63, 74 160–162 Musée de Montpar- Beaujolais Nouveau, release Charvet, 15, 85 nasse, 73 of the, 165 Cherry Chau, 15 Musée des Arts Beckett, Samuel, 74 Children, families with, Décoratifs, 13 Berthillon, 3, 63 40–43, 171 Musée des Plans Bibliothèque Forney, 65 babysitters, 169 Reliefs, 22 Biennale des Antiquaires, 165 fashion and toys, 83 Musée d’Orsay, 3, 7–9 Biking, 168 Choir Screen (Chartres), 161 Musée du , 3, 13, Bizet, Georges, grave of, 95 Chopin, Frédéric, grave of, 23, 26–31, 91 Boat tours and cruises, 11 94–95 Musée National Eugène Bob Cool, 121 Christian Constant, 87 Delacroix, 58 , 96–98 Cimetière de , 71 Musée Rodin, 18, 46 Bonpoint, 83 Cimetière du Montpar- ArtsCOPYRIGHTED and entertainment, Booksellers along Quai desMATERIALnasse, 74 125–136 Grands Augustins, 38 Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, best, 126 Bookstores, 49, 83 92–95 music clubs and Boulevard du Montpar- Cinéma en Plein Air, 164 cabarets, 133–135 nasse, 74 Cité de la Musique, 50, 132 theater, 132 Budget, 166 Cité des Enfants, 50 Assemblée Nationale, 7 Business hours, 169 Cité des Sciences, 43, 50 Association des Paralysés de Bus travel, 167 Classical music, 132 France, 173 By Terry, 88 Classicism, 175 Astier de Villatte, 83 Climate, 165 ATMs/cashpoints, 169 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 179

179

Clos Montmartre, 71 Eglise St-Sulpice, 58 Jardin des Tuileries, 46 Index Colette (department Eiffel, Gustave-Alexandre, 25 Jardins du Luxembourg, store), 84 , 3, 4, 25 42 Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle, 94 Embassies and consulates, Parc de Bagatelle, 98 Colonne de Juillet, 14 169–170 Parc de la Villette, 42 Comédie Française, 132 Emergencies, 170 Versailles, 154 , 23 Espace du Tourisme, 173 , 154 Courrèges, 85 Eurailpass, 167 Gays and lesbians, 65 Coysevox, Charles-Antoine, Eurolines France, 167 bars and clubs, 124 statues, 91 European B&B, 169 information and Credit cards, 170 Eurostar, 167 resources, 171 Crypts (Chartres), 162 Event listings, 170–171 Georges de la Tour, 28 Cupid Awakening Psyche Gifts, 87 (Canova), 31 F Global Refund, 172 Curie, Marie, 55 Families with children, Globus/Cosmos, 173 Currency exchange, 170 40–43, 171 Good Morning Paris, 169 Customs regulations, 170 babysitters, 169 Gothic architecture, 175 fashion and toys, 83 Grand Canal (Versailles), 154 D Fantasyland (Disneyland Grande Allée, 91 Dance clubs, 123–124 Paris), 158 Grande Epicerie, 18 Danton, 61 Fashions (clothing), 85–87 Grandes Ecuries (Versailles), Day trips and excursions, Faubourg St-Honoré, 15 155 151–162 Fauchon, 87 Grands Appartements De Beauvoir, Simone, 74 Festival of Sacred Art, 165 (Versailles), 153 Degas, 8, 71 Festivals and special events, Grand Trianon (Versailles), De Gaulle, Charles, 164–165 154 Historical, 22 Fête d’Art Sacré, 165 Grévin, 43 Déjeuner sur l’herbe Fête de la Musique, 164 Guerlain, 15 (Manet), 8 Fête de St-Sylvestre (New Guerlain CHAMPS, 88 Delacroix, Eugène Year’s Eve), 165 Guimard, Hector, 69, 176 grave of, 95 Floor Labyrinth (Chartres), Musée National, 58 162 H Department stores, 84 Florence Finkelsztajn, 87 Hall of Mirrors (Versailles), Descartes, René, 59 Flower market, 62 153 Detaille 1905, 88 FNAC, 88 Hameau de la Reine Diane du Poitiers, 23 Foire du Trône, 164 (Versailles), 154 Dining, 99–112. See also Folies Bergère, 134 Harry’s Bar, 121 Restaurant Index Food shops, 87 Haussmann, Baron Georges- best, 100 Forum Les Halles, 84 Eugène, 175–176 Diptyque, 87 Foucault’s pendulum, 55 Héloïse & Abelard., 94 Disabilities, travelers with, François I, 22, 23 Hemingway, Ernest, 173 French Open Tennis Champi- 36–39, 57 Discoveryland (Disneyland onships, 164 apartment on rue du Paris), 159 French Revolution, 9 Cardinal-Lemoine, 37 , 156–159 Frontierland (Disneyland first apartment of, 37 Drugstores, 170 Paris), 158 last apartment of, 39 Dumas, Alexandre, 55 Hemingway, Hadley, 37 Duncan, Isadora, grave of, 95 G Hemingway Bar at the Ritz, Dupleks, 49 Gabriel, Jacques-Ange, 153, 4, 15 154 Henri II, 23 E Galerie Jérôme de Henri IV, 49, 174 Ecole Nationale Supérieure Noir-mont, 35 statue of, 9 des Beaux-Arts, 59 Galeries Lafayette/ Hercules Salon (Versailles), E. Dehillerin, 88 Printemps, 84 153 Eglise de la Sorbonne, 54 Galerie Yvon Lambert, 35 Hermès, 86 Eglise St-Germain-des-Prés, Galignani, 83 Hertz, 166 58–59 Gallerie 27, 82 Hippodrome d’Auteuil, 98 Eglise St-Julien-le-Pauvre, Galleries, 82 Hippodrome de Longchamp, 53–54 Gardens and parks 97–98 Eglise St-Louis-en-l’Ile, 63 Bois de Boulogne, 96–98 Eglise St-Séverin, 53 Jardin d’Acclimatation, 43, 98 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 180

180 Historical Charles de L Liberty Leading the People Gaulle, 22 La Bacchantes, 120 (Delacroix), 95 Holidays, 171 La Belle Hortense, 121–122 Librairie la Bail-Weissert, 83 Index Hôpital Saint Louis, 49 The Lacemaker (Vermeer), L’, 59 Horse racing, 97–98 28–29 Liquor laws, 171 Hôtel Carnavalet, 175 La Champmeslé, 124 Lodging, 137–150. See also Hôtel Chenizot, 62 Lac Inférieur, 97 Accommodations Index Hôtel de Bethune Sully, 65 La Cité des Sciences, 43, 50 apartment rentals, 169 Hôtel de Chimay, 59 La Conciergerie, 9, 61 bed & breakfasts Hôtel de Sens, 65 Lac Supériur, 97 (B&Bs), 169 Hôtel des Invalides/ La Danse (statue), 8 best, 138 Napoleon’s Tomb, 22 La Flêche d’Or, 136 Lost property, 171 Hôtel du Nord (film), 49 La Maison des Femmes, 171 Louis IX, 23 Hôtel Lauzun, 63 La Maison Ivre, 84 Louis XIV, 22, 63, 153 Hotels, 137–150. See also Lancin, Jeanne, 13 Louis XV, 55, 154 Accommodations Index L’Arbuci, 136 Louis XVI, 154 apartment rentals, 169 La Sancerre, 120 Louis Vuitton, 86 bed & breakfasts L’As du Falafel, 14 Louvre Museum, 3, 13, 23, (B&Bs), 169 La Sorbonne, 54 26–31, 91 best, 138 Latin Quarter, 52–55 hours and tickets, 31 Hugo, Victor, 9, 61 Le Bar de L’Hôtel, 122 Luxembourg Gardens, 42, 57 Maison de, 67 Le Baron Rouge, 120 Luxor Obelisk, 7 Le Bataclan, 136 I Le Bilboquet, 136 M Ile de la Cité, 9, 61–62 Le Bon Marché, 18, 84–85 Madeleine Church, 7 Ile St-Louis, 62 Le Boudoir et Sa Philoso- Mail/post offices, 171 IMAX theater phie, 87 Main Street, USA (Disney- Geode, 50 Le Canotier du Pied de la land Paris), 158 Parc de la Villette, 43 Butte, 134 Maison de , 67 Ingres, A. D., 28 Le Cavern, 134 Man Ray, 74, 122 Insurance, 171 Le Chapeau Gris (Versailles), Manufacture Nationale de Internet access, 171 154 Sèvres, 84 Ireland L’Eclaireur, 86 , 14, 64–67 Embassy, 169–170 Le Crazy Horse, 134 Marché aux Fleurs, 62 tourist office in, 164 Le Depot-Vente de Buci- Marché aux Puces de Italian sculptures at the Bourbon, 86 St-Ouen, 82 Louvre, 31 Ledoux, Nicolas, 50 Marché Mouffetard, 37 Le Figaro, 171 Marie Antoinette, 23, 61, 154 J Le Flore en l’Isle, 11 Mercury Salon (Versailles), Jardin d’Acclimatation, 43, 98 Le Forum, 122 153 Jardin des Tuileries, 3, 7, 46 Le Fumoir, 122 Métro, 167 Jardins du Luxembourg, Le Gibus, 124 Milk, 171 42, 57 Le Lido, 134 Miller, Henry, 38, 39 Jazz clubs, 135–136 Le Louvre des Antiquaries, 82 MK2 cinema complex, 50 Jazz festivals, 164 Le Nôtre, 154 Mobile phones (cellphones), J. C. Martinez, 82 Leonardo da Vinci, Mona 166 Jean-Paul Gaultier, 86 Lisa, 23, 30, 31 Mona Lisa, 23, 30, 31 Jeu de Paume, 65 Le Pantalon, 122 Monet, 8 Jewelry, 88 Le Paradis Latin, 134–135 Money matters, 172 Jewish, 66 Le Rex, 123 Monorail (Orly Val), 166 Jewish community, 65 Les Catacombes, 74 Montmartre, 4, 17, 47, 68–71 Juveniles, 120 , 4, 11, 39 , 71 Les Grandes Eaux Musicales, , 72–74 K 164 , 74 Le Showcase, 123 Morrison, Jim, 94 Keith Prowse, 133, 173 Les Mots à la Bouche, 171 Moulin Radet, 69 Kids, 40–43, 171 L’Esprit Jazz Festival, 164 , 71, 135 babysitters, 169 Les Taxis Bleus, 168 Musée Carnavalet, 66, 175 fashion and toys, 83 Le Sunset/Le Sunside, 136 Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Kiosque Théâtre, 133, 173 Le Tango (La Boite à Judaïsme, 66 Kitchen and bathroom Frissons), 124 Musée d’Art Modern de la products, 88 L’Etoile, 123 Ville de Paris, 35 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 181

181

Musée de la Mode, 13 Opera, 132 , 9, 61 Index Musée de la Publicité, 13 Opéra, 14–15 Portal of St. Anne, 10 Musée de l’Armée, 22 Opéra Bastille, 132 Portal of the Last Musée de Montmartre, 70 Opéra Comique, 132 Judgment, 10 Musée de Montparnasse, 73 Opéra Garnier, 15, 132–133 Portal of the Virgin, 10 Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 13 Opéra National de Paris, 15 Porte Dauphine, 176 Musée des Beaux Arts de Orly airport, 166 Potager du Roi (Versailles), Chartres, 162 Orsay Museum, 3, 7, 9 155 Musée des Plans Reliefs, 22 Ott, Carlos, 15 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, 165 Musée d’Orsay, 3, 7–9 Outdoor activities, 89–98 Proust, Marcel, 66 Musée du Louvre, 3, 13, 23, grave of, 95 26–31, 91 P Pubs and bars, 121–123 hours and tickets, 31 Paine, Thomas, 23 Musée National d’Histoire , 153–154 Q Naturelle, 42 Palais de Justice, 23 Quai des Grands Augustins, Musée National du Moyen Palais de Tokyo, 4, 34 booksellers along, 38 Age-, 54 Palais du Luxembourg, 57 Quai Valmy, shopping on, 49 Musée National Eugène Panthéon, 55, 175 Queen, 124 Delacroix, 58 Parc de Bagatelle, 98 Musée Rodin, 18, 46 Parc de la Villette, 42–43, R Music and tickets, 88 49, 50 Rail Europe, 167 Music clubs and cabarets, Paris Air Shows, 164 Rainfall, average, 165 133–135 Paris Auto Show, 165 Renaissance architecture, 175 Pariscope, 170 Renoir, 8 N Paris Info, 173 RER regional trains, 167 Napoleon, 9, 24, 50 Paris Jazz Festival, 164 Restaurants, 99–112. See Tomb of, 22 Parks and gardens also Restaurants Index The Nave (Chartres), 161–162 Bois de Boulogne, 96–98 best, 100 Neighborhood walks, 51–74 Jardin d’Acclimatation, Richelieu, Cardinal, tomb the islands, 60–63 43, 98 of, 54 Latin Quarter, 52–55 Jardin des Tuileries, 46 Robespierre, 61 The Marais, 64–67 Jardins du Luxem- Rock en Seine, 164 Montmartre, 68–71 bourg, 42 Rococo architecture, 175 Montparnasse, 72–74 Parc de Bagatelle, 98 Rodin, Auguste St-Germain-des-Prés, Parc de la Villette, 42 Musée Rodin, 18, 46 56–59 Versailles, 154 statues, 91 New Bell Tower (Chartres), Passeport Versailles, 155 Rogers, Richard, 34 162 Passports, 172 Romanesque architecture, New Morning, 136 Pei, I. M., 23 175 Newspapers and magazines, Père-Lachaise cemetery, Rosebud, 122–123 172 92–95 Rose Window (Sainte- New Year’s Eve (Fête de Perfume and makeup, 88 Chapelle), 23 St-Sylvestre), 165 Petits Appartements Rose Windows (Chartres), 161 New Zealand, Embassy, 170 (Versailles), 153 Rossini, Gioacchio Nightlife, 113–124 Petit Trianon (Versailles), 154 Antonio, 94 best, 114 Pharmacie Les Champs, 170 Royal Portal (Chartres), 161 dance clubs, 123–124 Pharmacies, 170 Rue de l’Abbaye, 58 pubs and bars, 121–123 Piaf, Edith, 49 Rue des Abbesses, 69 wine bars, 120–121 grave of, 95 , 65 Nodus, 86 Piano, Renzo, 34 Rue des Saules, 71 North Portal (Chartres), 161 Picasso, Pablo, 38, 69, 71 Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche, 53 North Rose Window, 10 , 9, 24 Rue Jacob, 59 Notre-Dame, Cathédrale de, , 14, 67 Rue St-Louis-en-L’Ile, 62 9, 24, 62 , 7 Rue St-Sulpice, 57–58 Nouveau Casino, 123–124 , 66–67 Rue Tholoze, 47, 69 , 70 O Place St-Michel, 53 S Poilâne, 58, 76, 87 Octagonal “Bassin,” 91 Sacré Coeur, 17, 71 Police, 172 Office du Tourisme, 173 view from the, 47 Pompadour, Madame de, 154 Officiel du Spectacle, 170 Safety, 172 The Pompidou Centre, 14, 34 Olympia, 133 Sainte-Chapelle, 9, 23, 61 Open Café & Café Cox, 124 , 46 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 182

182 St-Germain-des-Prés, 11, T W 56–59 Taxes, 172 Wagg, 124 St-Germain-des-Prés, Taxi G7, 168 Walking, 168 Index Eglise, 58 Taxis, 168 Walt Disney Studio Park. St-Germain-des-Prés Telephones, 172–173 (Disneyland Paris), 159 architecture, 175 Temperature, average daily, Weather, 165 St-Jean-de-Montmartre, 69 165 Websites, 165 St-Julien-le-Pauvre, Eglise, 53 Theater, 132 West Rose Window, 10 St-Louis-en-l’Ile, Eglise, 63 Théâtre des Champs- Wilde, Oscar, 95 St-Pierre-de-Montmartre, 70 Elysées, 133 Willi’s Wine Bar, 120–121 St-Séverin, Eglise, 53 Tickets, 88, 173 Wine bars, 120–121 St-Sulpice, Eglise, 58 Tipping, 173 Winged Victory of Samoth- Salon de l’Agriculture, 165 Toilets, 173 race, 29 Sartre, Jean-Paul, 74 Toklas, Alice B., 39, 57 Satellite, 88 Tomb of the Unknown Y Seasons, 164 Soldier, 24 Yves Saint Laurent, 86 Seberg, Jean, 74 Toulouse-Lautrec, 71 Segway Tours, 169 Tour de France, 164 Z Seine, boat trips along the, 47 Tour Eiffel, 3, 4, 25 Zadig & Voltaire, 86–87 Seine River, 3 Tourist offices, 164, 173 Zenith concert hall, 50 cruises, 4 Tours, 173 Senior travelers, 172 Trafalgar, 173 Sephora, 15 Train travel, 167 Accommodations Sévigné, Mme de, 66 Transportation, 167–169 Concorde St-Lazare, 144 Shakespeare & Company, Travel Assistance Interna- Four Seasons Hotel George 37–38, 83 tional, 171 V, 144 original site of, 39 Travelex, 171 Galileo Hôtel, 144 Shopping, 75–88 Traveling to Paris, 166 Home Latin Hôtel, 144 antiques and col- Truffaut, François, 71 Hôtel Abbatial St-Germain, lectibles, 82 Tuileries Gardens, 3, 7, 46 144 art galleries, 82 The Turkish Bath (Ingres), 28 Hôtel Balzac, 144 best, 76 Hotel Bel-Ami, 144–145 bookstores, 83 U Hôtel Bellevue & Chariot children’s fashion and d’Or, 145 United Kingdom toys, 83 Hôtel Bonséjour, 145 Embassy and department stores, 84 Hôtel Britannique, 145 Consulate, 169 fashions (clothing), Hôtel Caron de Beaumar- insurance, 171 85–87 chais, 145 tourist office in, 164 food shops, 87 Hôtel Chopin, 145 United States gifts, 87 Hôtel Costes, 145 Embassy and consulate, jewelry, 88 Hôtel de Crillon, 145–146 169 kitchen and bathroom, Hôtel de la Place des tourist office in, 164 88 Vosges, 146 music and tickets, 88 Hôtel de Lutèce, 146 perfume and makeup, V Hôtel du Bourg Tibourg, 146 88 Vanessa Bruno, 86 Hôtel Duc de St-Simon, 146 Sir Winston, 123 Van Gogh, Vincent, 8, 71 Hôtel du Louvre, 146 Smoking, 172 VAT (Value Added Tax; TVA Hôtel-Duo, 146 Sorbonne, 54 in French), 172 Hôtel du 7th Art, 146–147 South Portal (Chartres), 161 Vedettes du Pont Neuf, 11 Hôtel Elysées Ceramic, 147 Special events and festivals, Vegetarian restaurants, 108, Hôtel Ermitage, 147 164–165 110 Hôtel Langlois, 147 Spring, 164 Venus de Milo, 28 Hotel Lenox, 147 Square du Vert Gallant, 24 Vermeer, Johannes, 29 Hôtel Littré, 147–148 Square Tino Rossi, 135 Versailles, 152–155 Hôtel Luxembourg Parc, 148 Stein, Gertrude, 39, 69, 73, Viaduc des Arts, 46, 82 Hôtel Meurice, 148 95, 108 Vieux Quartier (Old Quarter; Hôtel Ritz, 148 Stella Cadente, 49 Chartres), 162 Hôtel Royal St-Honoré, 148 Stendhal, 71 Village Disney (Disneyland Hôtel St-Louis, 148 Studio 28, 69 Paris), 159 Hôtel Saintonge, 148 Village St-Paul, 82 Hôtel Sully St-Germain, 149 Village Voice Bookshop, 83 Hôtel Victoires Opéra, 149 Visitor information, 164 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 183

183

La Tour Notre Dame, 149 Café Mollien, 30 Le , Photo Le Bristol, 149 Chartier, 4, 108 69–70 Le Petit Châtelet, 149–150 Chez Georges, 108 Le Petit Flore, 110

L’Hôtel, 150 Chez Savy, 108 Le Petit Marché, 110 Credits Murano Urban Resort, 150 Ciel de Paris, 73 Le Potager du Marais, Park Hyatt Vendôme, 150 Closerie des Lilas, 108 110–111 Pavillon de Paris, 150 Fable de la Fontaine, 108 Le Restaurant, 111 Plaza Athénée, 150 Foody’s Brunch Café, 108 Le Saint-Hilaire (Chartres), Terrass Hôtel, 150 La Cigalle-Récamier, 109 162 Timhôtel Le Louvre, 150 La Closerie des Lilas, 74 Les Elysées du Vernet, 111 La Coupole, 74 Les Papilles, 55 Restaurants La Méditérranée, 58 L’Hôtel du Nord, 49 Altitude 95, 25 La Poule au Pot, 109 Ma Bourgogne, 111 Ambassade d’Auvergne, 106 L’As du Falafel, 66 Mon Vieil Ami, 111–112 Angélina, 106 La Table de Babette, 109 Pitchi Poi, 112 Au Dauphin, 106 La Tour d’Argent, 109–110 Restaurant Plaza Athénée Aux Lyonnais, 106 Le Châlet du 8ème, 110 (Alain Ducasse), 112 Benoit, 106–107 Le Dôme, 74 Taillevent, 112 Brasserie Flo, 107 Le Grand Véfour, 110 Un Zèbre à Montmartre, 17 Brasserie Zimmer, 107 Le Jules Verne, 25 Vin des Pyrénées, 112 Breakfast in America, 107 Le Lasserre, 110 Willi’s Wine Bar, 112 Photo Credits

p viii: © Bob Krist/eStock Photo; p 3, bottom: © Walter Bibikow/Index Stock Imagery; p 4, bottom: © Image Source Ltd./Index Stock Imagery; p 5: © B&Y Photography/Alamy; p 7, bottom: © Andy Myatt/Alamy; p 8, bottom: © Fotos and Photos/Index Stock Imagery; p 9, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 10, bottom: © Keith Levit Photography/Index Stock Imagery; p 11, top: © Andre Jenny/alamy; p 11, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 13, bottom: © Dave Bartruff/Index Stock Imagery; p 14, top: © Eitan Simanor/Alamy; p 15, bottom: © Dallas & John Heaton/SC Photos/ Alamy; p 17, bottom: © Scott Christopher/Index Stock Imagery; p 18, top: © AA World Travel Library/Alamy; p 18, bottom: © Renaud Visage/Age Foto- stock/SuperStock; p 19: © Cosmo Condina/Alamy; p 22, top: © eye35.com/ Alamy; p 22, bottom: © Michael Booth/Alamy; p 23, bottom: © Thomas Craig/ Index Stock Imagery; p 24, top: © Thomas M. Raguso/Index Stock Imagery; p 24, bottom: © ThinkStock LLC/Index Stock Imagery; p 25, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 25, bottom: © Fabrizio Cacciatore/Index Stock Imagery; p 28, top: © Peter Willi/SuperStock; p 28, bottom: © SuperStock, Inc./SuperStock; p 29, top: © SuperStock, Inc./SuperStock; p 30, top: © Scott Christopher/Index Stock Imagery; p 30, bottom: © SuperStock, Inc./Super- Stock; p 31, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 34, bottom: © Riccardo Sala/AGE Fotostock; p 35, top: © Directphoto.org/Alamy; p 35, bot- tom: © Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/Alamy; p 37, top: © Kalpana Kartik/Alamy; p 37, bottom: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images; p 38, top: © Christine Widdall/ Alamy; p 38, bottom: © Stockfolio/Alamy; p 39, bottom: © Ray Roberts/ Images-of-France/Alamy; p 42, top: © Dallas & John Heaton/SC Photos/Alamy; p 42, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 43, top: © Elfi Kluck/ Index Stock Imagery; p 46, top: © Bryan F. Peterson/Corbis; p 46, bottom: © CLEO Freelance/Index Stock Imagery; p 47, top: © Ian Dagnall/Alamy; p 49, bottom: © Michel Houet/Belpress/Andia/drr.net; p 50, top: © Glenn Harper/ Alamy; p 51: © John Lawrence/Getty Images; p 53, top: © Walter Bibikow/Jon Arnold Images/Alamy; p 53, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 54, top: © Matthew X. Kiernan/Strata Art; p 54, bottom: © SuperStock, Inc./ 16_384350-bindex.qxp 10/17/08 11:01 PM Page 184

184 SuperStock; p 55, top: © HIRB/Index Stock Imagery; p 55, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 57, top: © HIRB/Index Stock Imagery; p 57, bot- tom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 58, top: © Directphoto.org/

Credits Alamy; p 59, bottom: © Olivier Cirendini/Lonely Planet Images; p 61, bottom: © Art Kowalsky/Alamy; p 62, top: © Peter Barritt/Alamy; p 62, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 63, top: © Directphoto.org/Alamy;

Photo p 63, bottom: © David Martyn Hughes/Images-of-France/Alamy; p 65, bottom: © Glenn Harper/Alamy; p 66, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 66, bottom: © Oliver Knight/Alamy; p 67, top: © Ian Dagnall/Alamy; p 67, bottom: © Popperfoto/Alamy; p 69, top: © Jean Schweitzer/Images-of-France/Alamy; p 69, bottom: © CLEO Freelance/Index Stock Imagery; p 70, top: © Chris Bal- lentine/Alamy; p 70, bottom: © HIRB/Index Stock Imagery; p 71, top: © Shaun Higson/Alamy; p 71, bottom: © Walter Bibikow/Index Stock Imagery; p 73, top: © Dallas & John Heaton/SC Photos/Alamy; p 73, bottom: © Ray Roberts/ Images-of-France/Alamy; p 74, top: © Andrzej Gorzkowski/Alamy; p 74, bot- tom: © Culliganphoto/Alamy; p 75: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 76, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 82, bottom: © Neil Setchfield/ Alamy; p 83, top: © Per Karlsson/BKWine.com/Alamy; p 84, bottom: © Alex Segre/Alamy; p 85, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 85, bottom: © Hugh Threlfall/Alamy; p 86, top: © guichaoua/Alamy; p 87, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 88, top: © Eric Fougere/VIP Images/ Corbis; p 89: © VSL/allOver photography/Alamy; p 91, bottom: © David Pre- ston/Images-of-France; p 94, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 95, top: © Kolvenbach/Alamy; p 95, bottom: © Glenn Harper/Images-of- France/Alamy; p 97, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 98, bot- tom: © Directphoto.org/Alamy; p 99: © Aux Lyonnais; p 100, bottom: © Tom Bourdon/Alamy; p 106, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 106, bot- tom: © Aux Lyonnais; p 107, top: © James McConnachie/Rough Guides/Alamy; p 107, bottom: © Breakfast in America; p 108, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 109, top: © Petter Oftedal/Alamy; p 109, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 110, bottom: © Owen Franken/drr.net ; p 111, top: © Alfred/Sipa/AP Images; p 111, bottom: © Joe Viesti/V1/drr.net; p 112, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 113: © David Noton/Getty Images; p 114, bottom: © allfive/Alamy; p 120, bottom: © Directphoto.org/ Alamy; p 121, top: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 122, top: © Alfred/ Sipa/AP Images; p 123, bottom: © Philippe Levy; p 124, bottom: © James McConnachie/Rough Guides/Alamy; p 125: © AM Corporation/Alamy; p 126, bottom: © Mark Harme/drr.net; p 132, top: © Antony Nettle/Alamy; p 132, bottom: © Directphoto.org/Alamy; p 134, top: © Gonzalo Azumendi/AGE Foto- stock; p 135, top: © Eric Robert/VIP Production/Corbis; p 136, bottom: © David Brabyn/Corbis; p 137: © Four Seasons Hotel George V; p 138, bottom: © Park Hyatt Vendôme; p 144, bottom: © Four Seasons Hotel George V; p 145, top: © Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais; p 146, top: © Directphoto.org/Alamy; p 147, bottom: © Hôtel du Louvre; p 148, bottom: © Hôtel Langlois; p 149, top: © Courtesy Hotel Ritz Paris; p 151: © Doug Scott/AGE Fotostock; p 153, top: © Robert Holmes/Corbis; p 153, bottom: © Keith Levit Photography/Index Stock Imagery; p 154, top: © Keith Levit Photography/Index Stock Imagery; p 155, bottom: © Kindra Clineff/Index Stock Imagery; p 158, bottom: © Doug Scott/AGE Fotostock; p 159, top: © Doug Scott/AGE Fotostock; p 161, top: © Florian Monheim/Bildarchiv Monheim GmbH/Alamy; p 161, bottom: © Thomas Craig/Index Stock Imagery; p 162, top: © Bertrand Collet/Alamy; p 163: © Bill Bachmann/Alamy