Passport's Regional Guides of France
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A guide to the Ile de France, which includes Versailles, Fontainebleu, Chartres and of course, Disneyland and the Berry, and to the south of Paris, where there is a little known areas with quiet unspoilt rolling countryside and provincial towns and monuments such as Borges Cathedral and Noirlac Abbey. If you are travelling without a car, this guide will tell you how to get around using the public transpoirt network. There is also information on walking, cycling, horse riding and other sporting activities. Articles on food and wine, and ideas for where to do your shopping, and "themed itineraries" which follow in the footsteps of local painters, writers and composers are given as well as suggestions for where to go if you are travelling with children.
This is a guide to ten walks round central Paris which describes key sights, both old and new. Vivienne Menkes-Ivry has lived for years in Paris, and points out the hidden gardens and enticing small shops, the picturesque squares and little-known back streets. For each walk she suggests restaurants and tea rooms, cafes and wine-bars suitable for a quick lunch or a more leisurely meal en route. The author also suggests visits to the outskirts and includes recommended hotels and restaurants, museums and places of interest as well as information on transport and entertainment.