Access Paris

by Richard Saul Wurman

Henry James "Paris is the greatest temple ever built to material joys and the lust of the eyes." The city of lights exudes such richness and variety that elevates even the necessities of life to the level of high art. The streets of Paris are museums lined with splendid architecture and historic monuments, making even the simple act of walking through the city one of life's great pleasures. This luxury is greatly enhanced when one is armed with ACCESS Paris. Comprehensive, fully updated and filled with revised maps, sidebars and points of interest – ACCESS Paris's 10th Edition brings to life this city's love of grace, beauty and fine living, and allows the traveler to truly discover and know this artistic and cultural capital of a unified Europe.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a much earlier edition from a trip to Paris years ago, but I loved several things about this guidebook. First, I LOVED the graphics in the book since I am very visual. The descriptions and inclusions of all the popular spots plus some unique and unusual place sto visit kept the trip interesting.

The best feature of this book, though, is that it is designed by neighborhood, so you can easily see the highlights of what is right around you when you go to a specific area of Paris.

I long for the day when I can travel there again.

[Deb Oestreicher · Rating 4 out of 5]

A terrific and useful guide, particularly good for exploring neighborhoods, but hard to avoid out-of-date glitches, I guess. We really wanted to check out the "Maison de Vanille," but there is now a macrobiotic restaurant in its place.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 3 out of 5]

less useful than usual for this series--I love it for the States, but thought other guide books were more helpful for paris

[Karen Graves · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Access guides for their neighborhood by neighborhood maps and info. Most practical of any guide to Paris.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best tour guides I've read in a long time.