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| Rick Steves' Paris 2008 (Rick Steves) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Rick Steves, Steve Smith, Gene Openshaw
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $17.95
Buy New/Used from $11.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (96 reviews)
Sales Rank: 67741
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1566918634
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.43610484
EAN: 9781566918633
ASIN: 1566918634
Publication Date: September 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just about the perfect guidebook for Paris November 19, 1999
142 out of 147 found this review helpful
I say just about perfect because a few additions would make this the only guidebook you will ever need for Paris. As a recently relocated American expat in London, my wife and I just took our first weekend trip to Paris (by train) with this book and the Fodor's Gold guide. If you like to walk, the walking tours are superb, Rick Steve's commentary, history, directions, anecdotes, and humor are all excellent. His guided tours of museums, churches, and other sites are all very interesting. The book also includes short trips outside the city, such as Versailles. I anticipate using this book many more times (you can only see so much in a weekend), and to make it perfect I would implore the editors to add a Paris Metro/RER map and a proper map of the city (the only maps in this edition are localized hand-drawn maps for each walk, making it difficult to guage the overall scale of the city and where things are located in relation to each other). These were the only two things that were invaluable in the Fodor's guide. Certainly it's easy enough to pick those up in the city, but I have always found it more convenient to study maps ahead of time, and have them all in one place. Overall, however, this is the one guidebook to Paris that no visitor to the city should be without.
 Buy this book! September 26, 1999
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I took this giude and several others with me to Paris a few weeks ago. To my surprise, this was the book I carried with me every day. His suggestions on the metro orange card and museum cards saved me many hours of waiting in lines and money for entrance fees. The walking tours are excellent. My only quibble was his suggestion to arrive late at Versailles -- one actually needs a whole and very active day to do it justice. But -- anyone going to Paris who needs a guidebook needs this one!
It pays for itself May 14, 1999
We just returned from Paris. We used this book continously, even when we found ourselves a little overwhelmed by other readers following the course. Where this book is particularly useful is at the many sites that can be appreciated only by paying for an English language guidebook. My wife bought a book at Versailles only to hear me read more detail and history from Rick's book.Beware. Rick has a cult following. If you stay at the Leveque or eat at one of his restaurant recommendations, prepare to be surrounded by Rick Steves groupies. But, buy this book and save yourself time, money and effort around Paris.
Extremely helpful, fun guide to Paris! April 30, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We just visited Paris for the first time and this book was an invaluable guide! It has wonderful general information along with step-by-step guides for tours and walks through Paris. Of all the information I read for our trip, this was by far the best help. Our copy is dog-eared from continual use throughout our stay. Without doubt this guide helped us maximize our time and see the best of Paris!
A Must Read for Paris Newbies April 19, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this book to be invaluable for travelling in Paris for the first time. My travel companion and I used it constantly for everything from finding a good hotel to locating art treasures in the Louvre. I didn't agree with everything Rick says (I thought it was worth it to go all the way to the top of the Eiffel tower, for example) but I think this book was well worth what I paid for it. His guides are the best.
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