KnopfGuide:Paris

"Combinesthebeautyofacoffee-tabletomewiththehardfactsandcompactsizeofatraditionalguidebook."--VogueAcityofincomparablebeauty,cultureandhistory,ParishasenchantedwritersfromBalzactoHemingwayandartistsfromMonettoPicasso.Parisistheplacetravelersreturntoyearafteryear--torevisitfavoritecafes,museums,parksandpalaces,totakeintheartandarchitecture,fragranceandcouture,musicandcuisine.Discoverthe"cityoflights."SamplethesightsandsoundsofParis,fromthegloriouslyrestoredMaraisdistricttohistoricLeftBankstreetswiththeirirresistibleantiqueshops.Visittheplacesyouhavealwaysheardabout:thePantheon,burialsiteofVoltaire,HugoandRousseau;Notre-Dame,masterpieceofGothicarchitectureandhauntofthefictionalQuasimoto;theParisOpera,withitsglitteringchandeliersandresplendentceilingpaintedbyChagall.Goundergroundandexplorethefamouscatacombsorventureouttothecelebratedsitesnearby,includingVersailles,Vaux-le-ViocomteandChantilly.DiscovertheromanceofPariswithdetaileditinerariestoguideyouthroughoneofEurope'smostbelovedcities.