i.this condensed guide to paris helps readers to make the most of a short stay. it features: details on how to see this glamorous city, by bicycle, bus or boat; coverage of musuems, big or small, from the louvre to edith piaf; and an all-important shopping guide, from flea markets to haute couture.
ii.this informative and savvy guide captures the best that paris offers in a practical, easy to use format. concise coverage helps visitors plough through the plethora of sights. features museums big and small, from the louvre to edith piaf and a broad scope of listings to tickle tout le monde, whether they're toting baguettes or briefcases.
1.concise coverage helps visitors plough through the plethora of sights
2.museums big and small, from the louvre to edith piaf
3.broad scope of listings to tickle tout le monde, whether they're toting baguettes or briefcases
4.mapped walking tours to get travellers on their feet, and bus tours to sweep them off their feet
5.day trips to versailles, chartres and monet's home at giverny
paris
city (pop., 1999: 2,125,246; metro. area, 9,644,507), river port, capital of france. it is now located on both banks of the seine river. the original settlement from which paris evolved, lutetia, was in existence by the late 3rd century bc on an island in the seine. lutetia was captured and fortified by the romans in 52 bc. during the 1st century ad the city spread to the left bank of the seine. by the early 4th century it was known as paris. it withstood several viking sieges (885–87) and became the capital of france in 987, when hugh capet, the count of paris, became king. the city was improved during the reign of philip ii, who formally recognized the university of paris c. 1200. in the 14th–15th centuries its development was hindered by the black death and the hundred years' war. in the 17th–18th centuries it was improved and beautified. leading events of the french revolution took place in paris (1789–99). napoleon iii commissioned georges-eugène haussmann to modernize the city's infrastructure and add several new bridges over the seine. the city was the site of the paris peace conference, which ended world war i. during world war ii paris was occupied by german troops. it is now the financial, commercial, transportation, artistic, and intellectual centre of france. the city's many attractions include the eiffel tower, notre-dame de paris, the louvre, the panthéon, pompidou centre, and the paris opera, as well as boulevards, public parks, and gardens.
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