Contents
BACKGROUND ENJOY 12 Facts PARIS 13 Population and Politics 14 Infographic: Facts and 62 Accommodation Figures 63 Bonne nuit! 17 Economy 66 Special: 18 Welcome to With Charme and Everyday Life! Character! 22 City History 78 Children in Paris 23 Creation of a World City 79 Excitement, Fun and Play 28 Infographic: Haussmanns Legacy 82 Entertainment 83 Long Nights 36 Arts and Culture 84 Special: 37 The Beauty on the Seine Laissez-nous danser! 52 Famous People 98 Food and Drink 54 Special: Capturing the 99 hart de vivre Moment 100 Typical Parisian Dishes 102 Special: The World of the Head Chefs 104 Special: Brasseries and Bistros 118 Holidays • Festivals • Events 119 To the Rythm of the Capital 124 Museums 125 Unsurpassed Treasures 134 Shopping 135 Elegant, Feminine & Stylish 136 Special: Parisian Chic 138 Infographic: Exclusive Club 140 Special: TOURS Nostalgia with a Glass Ceiling 160 Tours Through Paris 164 Getting Around in Paris 150 Sightseeing 165 Tour 1: Royal Paris 151 Conquer the City! 167 Tour 2: Rive Gauche: 152 Special: Artists and Scholars Getting Around 168 Tour 3: Fashionable Sustainably Rendezvous and Glamorous Shopping 170 Tour 4: In the Footsteps of the French Revolution 172 Excursions
SIGHTS FROM A TO Z______176 Arc de Triomphe - Place de l'Etoile 177 Bastille 178 Infographic: Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite 184 Batignolles 185 Belleville 221 Invalides - 188 Bercy Hotel des Invalides 190 Bois de Boulogne 224 Jardin des Plantes 194 Canal Saint-Martin 226 Louvre 196 Centre Pompidou - 244 Luxembourg Beaubourg 245 Madeleine 199 Champs-Elysees 247 Marais 201 Chätelet - Les Halles 252 Montmartre 203 Chinatown 256 Special: Sketches of the 204 Conciergerie Demimonde 205 La Defense 258 Montparnasse 207 Disneyland Paris 259 Special: »Paris - 210 Faubourg Saint-Honore A Moveable Feast« 211 Fontainebleau 262 Musee Carnavalet 212 Grand Palais 263 Musee d'Orsay 213 Grands Boulevards - 269 Musee du Quai Branly Opera Gamier 270 Musee Jacquemart Andre 216 Hotel de Ville 270 Musee National du 217 Ile de la Cite Moyen Age 219 lie Saint-Louis 272 Musee National 220 Institut du Monde Arabe Picasso Paris 273 Musee Rodin PRACTICAL 275 Notre-Dame INFORMATION 278 3D: Gothic Masterpiece 282 Palais Bourbon 346 Arriving • Planning the 283 Palais de Chaillot - Trip Trocadero 349 Electricity 284 Palais de Justice 349 Emergency 285 Palais de Tokyo 350 Etiquette 286 Palais Royal 350 Health 288 Pantheon 351 Information 290 3D: France's National 352 Language Temple of Glory 356 Literature 292 Petit Palais 358 Money 293 Pigalle 358 Media 294 Place de la Concorde 359 Post and Communications 296 Place de la Republique 360 Prices and Discounts 297 Place des Vosges 360 Time 298 Place Vendöme 360 Transport 299 Quartier Latin 362 Travellers with Disabilities 301 Rue de Rivoli 363 When to Go 302 Sacre-Coeur 303 Saint-Denis 364 Index 305 Sainte-Chapelle 370 Maps and Illustrations 307 Saint-Eustache 371 Photo Credits 308 Saint-Germain-des-Pres 372 Publishers Information 311 Special: 374 Paris Curiosities Queen of Bakers 312 Seine 314 Infographic: The Capital's Lifeline 317 Sorbonne 319 Tolbiac • Bibliotheque Nationale de France 321 Tour Eiffel - Eiffel Tower 322 Infographic: The Iron lady 326 Tuileries • Jardin des Tuileries 328 Versailles 332 3D: The Sun King's Residence 337 La Villette 341 Vincennes