Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Paris


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Features 24 walking tours of Paris including: the markets of Les Halles the cemetery of Père-Lachaise a walk along the Seine the iconic Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro a walk through the heart of intellectual Paris in the Latin Quarter




Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Paris


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Discover Paris's most colorful neighborhoods—one step at a time. Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at the City of Light's most culturally rich areas, from famous places to lesser-known gems. Filled with color photos, easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions, and helpful commentary, this guide makes it easy to find your way around. Let Frommer's take you to: Historic Paris, from the Romans to the revolution and the backstreets of the Bastille Bohemian Montmartre, the haunt of artists such as Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso The Paris Meridian (The Da Vinci Code's "rose Line"), one-time rival to the Greenwich Meridian The iconic Eiffel Tower, the Bustling markets of Les Halles, and the banks of the Seine "Underground" Paris, from the Catacombs to the cemetery of Père-Lachaise







Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris


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11 Great Walking Tours Through the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Paris. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the sacred and the profane, the ancient and the avant-garde—everything that makes Paris unique. Among the highlights: The birthplace of Paris, the Ile de la Cité, home to two of the world's most incredible churches The bohemian Latin Quarter, with vestiges of a Roman bath among the cafe-lined cobblestone streets Sacré-Coeur and beautiful Montmartre, the village on a hill that inspired van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec St-Germain and Montparnasse, where you can see the hangouts of Picasso, Hemingway, Sartre, and Man Ray Père-Lachaise, final resting place of such celebrities as Jim Morrison, Piaf, Stein, Toklas, and Wilde With easy-to-use directions and maps—and the best places to take a break along the way It's a Whole New World with Frommer's. Formerly Frommer's Walking Tours: Paris Find us online at www.frommers.com




Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris


Book Description

11 GREAT WALKING TOURS Through the Most Colorful Neighborhoods in Paris Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Paris. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the sacred and the profane, the ancient and the avant-garde-everything that makes Paris unique. LET FROMMER'S TAKE YOU TO: * The birthplace of Paris, the Ile de la Cite, home to two of the world's most incredible churches * The bohemian Latin Quarter, with vestiges of a Roman bath among cafe-lined streets * Sacre-Coeur and the beautiful Montmartre, the village on a hill that inspired van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec * St.-Germain and Montparnasse, where you can see the hangouts of Picasso, Sartre, and Man Ray With easy-to-use directions and maps-and the best places to take a break along the way




Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris


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Walking is the best way to get to know a city intimately, exploring its neighborhoods and taking time to savor its details and hidden treasures, so follow Frommer's for an up-close-and-personal look at Paris. We've designed ten fabulous walking tours, taking in the city's most intriguing neighborhoods. Each route takes a few hours and comes complete with detailed directions, suggested refreshment stops for snacks along the way, and an accompanying map. Discover the atmospheric and the opulent, the ancient and the avante-garde -- everything that makes Paris unique. We'll introduce you to the bohemian Latin Quarter, with vestiges of a Roman bath among the cafe-lined cobblestone streets. You'll stroll past the Sacre-Couer and through beautiful Montmartre, the village on a hill that inspired van Gough, Renoir, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and you'll explore Pere-Lachaise, final resting place of Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, Marcel Proust, and Oscar Wilde. Slim and easy-to-carry, Frommer's Memorable Walks in Paris offers a wonderful way to make the city your own!




Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Rome


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Features 24 walking tours of Rome including: Vatican City the Catacombs Trastevere themed tours such as “Romantic Rome” and “Peaceful Places of the Aventine"




Frommer's 24 Great Walks in Rome


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A collection of full-color walking guides journeys to some of the world's greatest cities to take readers on twenty-four themed walking tours through diverse areas of each city, highlighting important landmarks, off-the-beaten path attractions, historic sites, and local features with easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions, anecdotes, and first-person commentary.