A strong case can be made that Paris leads the world's other cities in art and cuisine, in architecture and history, in music and sculpture, in philosophy and political ferment, in nearly every other area on interest to the visitor. It has to be seen and experienced, and with the euro dipping in value, now is an ideal time to make a visit come true.Written by longtime Paris residents Anna E. Brooke and Margie Rynn, Frommer's EasyGuide to Paris is a portable tribute to the C...

Margie Rynn, author of our Easy Guide to Paris, came to Paris sixteen years ago for a short, touristic stay, never left, met and married a Frenchman, started a French family, and then, for most of those sixteen years, has been writing fascinating guidebook recommendations for other Americans attracted to Paris. She has a major following among Frommer's readers, and her guidebooks enjoy a heavy sale. This particular one has been thoroughly updated and revised for use in 2016, for v...

A resident of Paris for over thirteen years, Margie Rynn calls her adopted city "the pulsing heart of the French nation....worthy of all the superlatives that have been heaped upon it for centuries". It is also a place that every North American is determined to visit at some point in their lives, and that intense yearning has made this Easy Guide a massive best-seller in its premier edition, that has now been freshly revised for 2015. It contains new discoveries and adventures, all well co...

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method of approaching a particular destination; the best choices for accommodations and meals; the best ways to maximize the enjoyment of your stay. Because it is "quick to read, light to carry", it is called an...

Selling for a lower price than any similar guidebook, and deliberately limited to a short 256 pages, this EasyGuide is an exercise in creating easily-absorbed travel information. It emphasizes the authentic experiences in each destination:the most important attractions, the classic method of approaching a particular destination; the best choices for accommodations and meals; the best ways to maximize the enjoyment of your stay. Because it is "quick to read, light to carry", it is called an...

Four long-time residents of France have here combined their talents to compress the highlights of that nation into one, 256-page volume: Paris, Normandy, The Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera. Since most visitors confine their trips to three-or-so of these five areas, and rarely visit other lesser parts of France, this compact, $10.95 book will be regarded as just the right thing, a fortunate purchase. Our authors are French enthusiasts, and share Thomas Jefferson's belief that...

It was Thomas Jefferson who reputedly said that "every man has two countries, his own and France". The five authors of our Easy Guide to that country (each dealing with the area of their specialty) obviously share Mr. Jefferson's viewpoint, so heartfelt and positive is their reaction to the major highlights of France and the single best options for lodgings, meals, sightseeing, shopping, and more. Like all of Frommer's guides, the emphasis here is on preferences, the stro...

The 800-plus pages of this four-color book mark a milestone in European travel writing. It was Arthur Frommer who first set off an avalanche of travel to Europe, and whose subsequent writings and commentary have constantly expanded that market. And now Arthur Frommer has himself edited (and written personal introductions to) this definitive guidebook to every major nation of the continent. It contains his own insightful (and often controversial) advice and his views are supplemented by the...