Details
Paris in a series of waterproof and tear-resistant, pocket street maps with their handy 10x10cm format cleverly concealing a collection of plans and road maps, plus a wealth of tourist information.
On one side is a street plan at 1:20,400 approx. covering an area between the Marmottan Monet Museum in the west to the Père Lachaise cemetery, and from Montmartre to the bottom of the Luxembourg Gardens. The plan shows all the city’s famous landmarks and other places of interest as well as numerous hotels. The index lists only main streets.
On the reverse is a street plan of La Défence, a map of the city’s outer suburbs including Versailles, and a map of a wider area for day trips, extending out to Chartres, Fontainebleau, Compiègne, Disneyland, etc. Also included is a map showing the numbering system of the arrondisements and diagrams with the metro/RER network and access to the city’s two international airports.
Two illustrated panels have descriptions of main sites in the city, and further panels provide information on the city’s history and its main districts, listings of museums and galleries, historic places and other sights.
About the Pocket-Pilot series:
Each title contains a street plan of the city, enlargements and/or insets covering areas of particular tourist interest, brief descriptions of main sights and various districts, suggestions for day trips accompanied by road maps, a diagram of metro or other public transport network, plus extensive tourist information with public holidays and festivals, access to airports, climate chart, listings of main sites and places of interest, history, typical dishes, etc. All the text is in English.
