Good Reads

Read up before you go: Guides

Plan your trip by reading some good guides for Paris, France, Europe, etc.  Here are a few suggestions (check to see if your local public library has a copy-- many have e-books available!):

• First rate British guides:  Rough Guide Paris and Rough Guide France

• DK Eyewitness Guides to Paris and France, have a visual layout which is very appealing.  

• Michelin Guides come in two colors and contents: Green for cultural content by region and the annual Red guide of hotels and restaurants

• Rick Steves’ well-known guide for France

More info on sites FOR visitS

Here are some links to give you more information about places we'll be visiting this year!

Places / Sites

• Giverny

• Provins

• Colmar

Museums

• Louvre Museum

• Musée d'Orsay

Other Sites/Museums Worth Visiting

Art Museums

• Musée de Cluny (Medieval France)

• Centre Pompidou (20-21st Century Art)

• Musée de l'Orangerie (Impressionist Art)

• Musée Rodin (sculpture)

Science & History Museums

• Palais de la Découverte (Science)

• Musée des Arts et Métiers (technology)

• Grande Galerie de l'Évolution (natural history)

Churches and Cathedrals

• Basilique du Sacre Coeur

Cemeteries, Tombs and Catacombs

• A Guide to Parisian Cemeteries

• Catacombs (artistic display of human remains)

• Basilique Cathédrale de Saint-Denis (tombs of French Kings)

• Père Lachaise Cemetery

• Montmartre Cemetery

Other

• Disneyland Paris

• Carnival Arts Museum