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| City Walks: Paris: 50 Adventures on Foot | 
 enlarge | Author: Christina Henry De Tessan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 95838
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Cards
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0811838439
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
UPC: 765145104241
EAN: 9780811838436
ASIN: 0811838439
Publication Date: July 2004
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Product Description
Paris is a perfect city to explore pied, and this deck is designed for just that. On each card you'll find an illustrated map and on the flip side insider info on where to eat, drink, stop, and shop. With these 50 self-guided walking adventures you can explore historic sites, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Mus e du Louvre, as well as uncover lesser-known gems, from open-air markets and intimate cafes to small museums with world-class art. Choose any card, and Paris is yours for the taking.
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 Love the cards August 6, 2008
We just came back from Paris and it was a wonderful trip thanks to the City Walks Cards! My husband and I would choose about two cards in the morning and have a perfect day of walking around different areas of Paris. Then we would come back to our hotel, rest a bit, and for the afternoon go for another walk. These cards and a book with pictures are really all you need to have a great time.
I wish we had NY City Walks cards when we stopped in NY and stayed there for a few days, because we ended up walking a whole lot and not really feeling like we explored the city as well as we did Paris.
Next time we take a trip I will make sure to buy the "City Walks" cards for that city (and hope that they have them).
This box of cards and a Metro map are really all you need July 21, 2008
I used these cards on a visit to Paris a few weeks ago, and I have to say that I found them much more beneficial than the several guide books that I also had. Each day I would just pick the area I wanted to explore, take out the cards from this pack from that area, and use them as a general starting point to explore the area.
There is a really interesting selection. All of the main "touristy" areas are covered, but what I found much more interesting were the slighlty more off the beaten track walks. They help you discover some of the "other" sides to Paris.
Each card has a map on one side, and a written guide on the other which includes notable sights, shops, cafes etc as well as the suggested start point Metro station.
The only thing that might have been added was a Metro map.
I was very pleased with this product and I will use the City Walks for other cities that plan to visit in the future.
 Great size and not the usual info April 10, 2008
I liked the size of these cards - they were easy to carry around and refer to. I also liked the fact that they don't just cover the usual spots. There are some nice out of the way streets and locations to explore in this deck.
sometimes handy walking cards April 9, 2008
Having just returned from a visit to Paris, we found these cards to be marginally helpful and interesting to us. Each of the 50 cards contains a map on one side and text on the other, and each walk contains information of historical and architectural interest as well as some merchant and restaurant suggestions. this sounds good on paper, and I found the cards to be useful when planning our days, but by necessity the text was really short on facts and too long on merchants. I think this could be useful but if you really want a walking tour, you'd be better off getting something more lengthy and detailed. the cards are handy for throwing in your pocket, but not all streets are marked.
Double check streetnames and directions November 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These cards give you great ideas for exploring different neighborhoods and places to stop along the way. But you need to be careful that the directions are correct. I went through about 20 cards (combined walks each day). And each day there was a card with a slight, but important, error in it: the path on the map was drawn incorrectly, street names were incorrect, or the written direction said to go down a street when really you needed to go up the hill. They're useful and I recommend them, but just make sure you have another map with you in case you get a bit lost. But getting lost can be half the fun of exploring a new city.
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