Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day

by Fitzpatrick, Siobhan; Rynn, Margie; Fitzgerald, Siobhan; Pientka, Cheryl A.

• ISBN13: 9780764565403
• ISBN10: 0764565400
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Frommer

Summary

Frommer2s is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. Our acclaimed $-a-Day series is not for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who2ve outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Each guide is loaded with detailed listings for mom-and-pop motels, B&Bs, comfortable guesthouses, good-value bistros, and ethnic restaurants. You2ll find a bargain-hunter2s shopping guide, affordable fun after dark, and complete sightseeing coverage, including the best things to do for free (or almost). Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they2ve done the legwork for you, and they2re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. Every Frommer2s $-a-Day Guide is up-to-date, with dozens of color maps and exact prices for every single expense, so you can accurately plan each day2s budget. Frommer2s knows that affordable travel doesn2t have to mean making sacrifices. It2s about having fun and getting a great deal! Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), and personally researched by a local journalist, Frommer2s Paris from $80 a Day is your key to discovering the real heart of the City of Light. We2ll take you to street markets, affordable cafes, neighborhood bistros, and the best excursion areas. We2ll also recommend dozens of hotel bargains that make this otherwise high-priced city affordable for anyone. A complete sightseeing guide is supplemented with an entire chapter of detailed walking tours, plus special experiences that only a local would know. You2ll even get a handy glossary of French phrases and a free color fold-out map!

Table of Contents

List of Maps	viii
What's New in Paris	1	(2)
The Best of Paris from $80 a Day	3	(7)
Frommer's Favorite Affordable Experiences	4	(1)
Best Affordable Hotel Bets	5	(2)
Best Affordable Restaurant Bets	7	(3)
Planning an Affordable Trip to Paris	10	(36)
The $80-a-Day Premise	10	(1)
Fifty-Five Money-Saving Tips	11	(5)
Visitor Information	16	(1)
Entry Requirements & Customs	17	(174)
Money	191
The World's Greatest Financial Merger The Euro	20	(1)
The French franc, the U.S. Dollar, the British Pound & the Euro	21	(1)
When to Go	22	(7)
Paris Calendar of Events	23	(6)
Health & Insurance	29	(1)
Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	30	(6)
Getting There	36	(5)
Planning Your Trip Online	41	(2)
Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	42	(1)
Useful Websites for Planning Your Trip to Paris	43	(3)
Paris, Je t'Adore	44	(2)
Getting to Know the City of Light	46	(22)
Orientation	47	(12)
Arrondissements in Brief	50	(9)
Getting Around	59	(9)
Fast Facts: Paris	63	(5)
Accommodations You Can Afford	68	(33)
Right Bank	70	(15)
Left Bank	85	(13)
Hostels & Dorms	98	(3)
Great Deals for Dining	101	(45)
Eating Like a Parisian	102	(3)
Cheap Streets: The Lowdown	104	(1)
Restaurants by Cuisine	105	(2)
The Best of the Budget Chains	107	(1)
Right Bank	108	(16)
Left Bank	124	(12)
The Best Cafes	136	(4)
Tea Salons (Salons de Thes)	140	(2)
Wine Bars	142	(1)
Patisseries & Boulangeries	143	(3)
Seeing the Sights	146	(74)
Suggested Itineraries	146	(1)
Attractions by Type	147	(4)
The Top 10 Sights	151	(13)
Paris's Top free (or Almost) Attractions	152	(3)
Some Louvre Tips	155	(8)
Great Spots for Getting That Panoramic Shot	163	(1)
Ile de la Cite & Ile St-Louis	164	(5)
Place Dauphine	167	(2)
The Louvre, Tuileries & Les Halles (1e Arrondissement)	169	(5)
Baron Haussmann: The Man Who Transformed Paris	174	(1)
The Opera, Bourse & the Grands Boulevards (2e, 9e & 10e Arrondissements)	174	(5)
The Marais, Beaubourg & Bastille (3e, 4e & 11e Arrondissements)	179	(7)
The Champs-Elysees & Environs (8e & 17e Arrondissements)	186	(5)
Montmartre (18e Arrondissement)	191	(3)
Trocadero & Le Seizieme (16e Arrondissement)	194	(5)
Eastern Paris (12e, 19e & 20e Arrondissements)	199	(4)
The Canals of Paris	203	(1)
The Latin Quarter (Se & 6e Arrondissements)	203	(5)
St-Germain-des-Pres (6e & 7e Arrondissements)	208	(3)
An American Bookseller in Paris	210	(1)
The Eiffel Tower & Invalides (7e Arrondissement)	211	(3)
Montparnasse (6e, 14e & 15e Arrondissements)	214	(3)
Organized Tours	217	(3)
Paris Strolls	220	(15)
Walking Tour 1: The Marais	220	(4)
Walking Tour 2: Montmartre	224	(3)
Walking Tour 3: The Literary & Artistic Left Bank	227	(4)
Walking Tour 4: The Latin Quarter	231	(4)
Shopping	235	(12)
The Shopping Basics	235	(1)
The Best Shopping from A to Z	236	(11)
Paris After Dark	247	(15)
The Performing Arts	248	(3)
The Club & Music Scene	251	(6)
The Bar Scene	257	(5)
A Bar Crawl in Trendy Menilmontant	260	(2)
Side Trips from Paris	262	(14)
Versailles	262	(4)
Fontainebleau	266	(2)
Chartres	268	(3)
Disneyland Paris	271	(3)
Giverny--In the Footsteps of Claude Monet	274	(2)
Appendix A: Paris in Depth	276	(11)
History 101	276	(8)
Dateline	276	(8)
Parisian Art	284	(1)
Recommended Reading	285	(2)
Appendix B: A Glossary of Useful French-Language Terms	287	(4)
Index	291	(1)
General Index	291	(11)
Accommodations Index	302	(1)
Restaurant Index	302	(1)
Cafe Index	303	(1)
Tea Salon Index	304	(1)
Wine Bar Index	304