Frommer's Paris from $80 a Day 2001

by Pientka, Cheryl A.; Gaviria, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780764561634
• ISBN10: 0764561634
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Frommer

Summary

From the Mona Lisa to sidewalk cafes to the Eiffel Tower, Paris leads the world in style and cuisine. Budget-conscious travelers will always have Paris, thanks to this thoroughly rewritten, comprehensive handbook. Full-color, fold-out map.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	viii
The Best of Paris from $80 a Day	1	(8)
Frommer's Favorite Affordable Experiences	2	(1)
Best Affordable Hotel Bets	3	(2)
Best Affordable Restaurant Bets	5	(4)
The Top 10 Things People Are Talking About in Paris	6	(3)
Planning Your Trip: The Basics	9	(44)
The $80-a-Day Premise	9	(1)
Fifty-Five Money-Saving Tips	10	(5)
Visitor Information	15	(1)
Entry Requirements & Customs	15	(3)
Money	18	(2)
The French Franc, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound	19	(1)
When to Go	20	(6)
Paris Calendar of Events	21	(5)
Health & Insurance	26	(2)
Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	28	(6)
Getting There	34	(19)
Planning Your Trip: An Online Directory	39	(14)
Getting to Know the City of Light	53	(19)
Orientation	54	(10)
Arrondissements in Brief	57	(7)
Getting Around	64	(8)
Fast Facts: Paris	67	(5)
Affordable Places to Stay	72	(30)
Right Bank	73	(15)
Left Bank	88	(12)
Hostels & Dorms	100	(2)
Great Deals on Dining	102	(51)
Eating Like a Parisian	102	(4)
Restaurants by Cuisine	106	(2)
The Best of the Budget Chains	108	(1)
Right Bank	109	(21)
Bistrot! Bistrot!	120	(8)
Boulangeries & Patisseries	128	(2)
Left Bank	130	(14)
The Best Cafes	144	(4)
Cheap Streets---the Lowdown	145	(3)
Tea Salons (Salons de Thes)	148	(2)
Wine Bars	150	(3)
Seeing the Sights	153	(69)
Paris's Top Attractions for Free---or Almost	154	(4)
Attractions by Type	158	(1)
The Top 10 Sights to See	159	(12)
Some Louvre Tips	162	(8)
Great Spots for Getting That Panoramic Shot	170	(1)
Ile de la Cite & Ile St-Louis	171	(5)
Place Dauphine	174	(2)
Henri IV: The Vert Galant	176	(1)
The Louvre, Tuileries & Les Halles (1er Arrondissement)	176	(5)
Adieu, l'Orangerie---For Now	178	(3)
Baron Haussmann: The Man Who Transformed Paris	181	(1)
The Opera, Bourse & the Grands Boulevards (2e, 9e & 10e Arrondissements)	181	(4)
The Marais, Beaubourg & Bastille (3e, 4e & 11e Arrondissements)	185	(8)
The Champs-Elysees & Environs (8e & 17e Arrondissements)	193	(3)
Montmartre (18e Arrondissement)	196	(3)
Trocadero & Le Seizieme (16e Arrondissement)	199	(3)
The Latin Quarter (5e & 6e Arrondissements)	202	(4)
St-Germain-des-Pres (6e & 7e Arrondissements)	206	(3)
Shakespeare & Co.	207	(2)
The Eiffel Tower & Invalides (7e Arrondissement)	209	(3)
Montparnasse (6e, 14e & 15e Arrondissements)	212	(2)
Farther Afield	214	(2)
Parks & Gardens	216	(3)
Especially for Kids	219	(1)
Organized Tours	220	(2)
Paris Strolls	222	(16)
The Marais	222	(4)
Montmartre	226	(4)
The Literary & Artistic Left Bank	230	(3)
The Latin Quarter	233	(5)
Shopping	238	(12)
The Shopping Basics	238	(1)
The Best Shopping from A to Z	239	(11)
Paris After Dark	250	(14)
The Performing Arts	251	(3)
Saving Money on Tickets	252	(2)
The Club & Music Scene	254	(6)
City Spectacles	255	(5)
The Bar Scene	260	(4)
A Bar Crawl in Trendy Menilmontant	262	(2)
Side Trips from Paris	264	(14)
Versailles	264	(4)
A New Leaf	268	(1)
Fontainebleau	268	(2)
Chartres	270	(3)
Disneyland Paris	273	(3)
Giverny---In the Footsteps of Claude Monet	276	(2)
Appendix A: Paris in Depth	278	(11)
1 History 101	278	(8)
Dateline	279	(7)
2 Parisian Art	286	(1)
3 Recommended Reading	287	(2)
Appendix B: A Glossary of Useful French-Language Terms	289	(4)
Index	293	(12)
General Index	293	(10)
Accommodations Index	303	(1)
Restaurant Index	303	(1)
Cafe Index	304	(1)
Tea Salon Index	305	(1)
Wine Bar Index	305