Around and About Paris By Thirza Vallois For the REAL Lovers of Paris . . . Contents and Excerpts Volume 1 on this page Volume 2 on this page Volume 3 on this page Around and About Paris Never before has there been a guide for the visitor on foot that is so far reaching, so comprehensive,so detailed or so deeply researched. Around and About Paris is the perfect companion, written by someone who has known Paris inside out for over thirty years. Entertaining and informative, Around and About Paris will show you both the Paris that flirts and flaunts itself and the hidden Paris that lies behind windows, within courtyards, around street corners and even under the cobblestones. It will enlighten you about the past, present and future of what you see - the history, the tensions, the developments, the schemes. And it will show you the gems - the places that have universal appeal simply because of their supreme beauty. Paris is a collection of arrondissements, each having its own history and distinctive character. Around and About Paris is published in three volumes, each covering several arrondissements, in numerical order, for ease of reference and because this accurately represents the way the city grew. Each chapter consists of an introduction that sets the scene for your explorations of the arrondissement and a section outlining where to walk and what you will learn and experience along the way. If you wish to follow the walks described - or even if you are an armchair traveller - reading Around and About Paris is the next best thing for experiencing the delights and disasters of that eternal city. Paris the magnificent, city of romance and drama, of triumph and tragedy, of farce and grandeur, of crime and passion. Above all, Paris the city of contradictions, of myths and of change. Throughout the ages, Paris has exerted an endless fascination on visitors and residents, who have longed to know and understand her. Volume 1: From the Dawn of Time to the Eiffel Tower Arrondissements 1 - 7 Read the Introduction to Around and About Paris 1st Arrondissement Les Halles From Place du Châtelet to the Square du Vert-Galant From the Samaritaine to the Palais-Royal From the Louvre Westwards 2nd Arrondissement East of rue Montmartre West of rue Montmartre 3rd Arrondissement The Marais du Temple Saint-Martin-des Champs 4th Arrondissement The Arsenal From the Bastille to the heart of the Marais From the Centre Georges Pompidou to the Hôtel de Sens et d'Aumont The Islands 5th Arrondissement From Place Saint-Michel to the Sorbonne From the Pantheon Eastwards The Val-de-Grâce Read an extract from the 6th Arrondissement 6th Arrondissement From Place Saint-Michel to the Institut de France Saint-Germain-des-Prés To Saint-Sulpice and the Luxembourg Around Montparnasse 7th Arrondissement Faubourg Saint-Germain (the East) Faubourg Saint-Germain (the West) From Les Invalides to the Eiffel Tower Volume 2: From the Guillotine to the Bastille Opera Arrondissements 8 - 12 8th Arrondissement From Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe From Place Saint-Augustine to the place des Ternes 9th Arrondissement The Grand Boulevards and thereabouts Heading North towards Montmartre 10th Arrondissement From the Gare du Nord to the Porte Saint-Denis East of rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin 11th Arrondissement From Place de la Bastille and back again 12th Arrondissement Through Faubourg Saint-Antoine to Place Félix Ebou´ From place de la Nation to the Cimetière de Picpus From Bercy to the Basin de l'Arsenal Vol 3: New Horizons - Haussmann's Annexation Arrondissements 13 - 20 13th Arrondissement From Place d'Italie to the Cite Florale "Chinatown" La Salpetriere 14th Arrondissement From "Carrefour Vavin" (Place Pablo-Picasso) to rue Daguerre From Place Denfert-Rochereau north From Place Ferdinand-Bruont to Parc de Montsouris 15th Arrondissement From Montparnasse to La Ruche 16th Arrondissement Around Auteuil Through Passy to Chaillot Read an extract from the 17th Arrondissement 17th Arrondissement From Place des Ternes to Boulevard Berthier La Plaine Monceau From Epinettes to Batignolles 18th Arrondissement Montmartre La Goutte-d'Or 19th Arrondissement From Belleville to Pre-saint-Gervais Les Buttes-Chaumont and thereabouts La Villette 20th Arrondissement From Bagnolet through Charonne to le Pere-Lachaise Belleville and Menilmontant Epilogue Index Home | Lectures & Book Signings Around & About Paris - Contents & Excerpts Around & About Paris - Reviews Romantic Paris - Contents & Excerpts Bookstores & Bookshops | Letter from Paris 2005 | About Thirza Vallois | Links Email Thirza Vallois thirzavallois@iliadbooks.demon.co.uk URL http://www.thirzavallois.com/ WebFrance International Home | Paris In Sites Newsletter | Paris Insider Guides | Castles, Bed & Breakfast, Manors | Hotels & Apartments | Books & Multimedia | Education & Culture | Health & Beauty | Language Learning | Paris | Professional Services - B to B | Travel & Leisure in Paris and France | Awards for WFI Sites | List of All WFI Sites | Created by WebFrance International