Product Description

This book combines all of Angelika Taschen s recommendations for Paris hotels, shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars into one volume, ensuring visitors a wealth of ideas and a guarantee that their Parisian sojourn will never have a dull moment. From the ultra-hot Colette fashion concept store to Tom Ford s secret hideaway to Hemingway s favorite brasserie, all of the best insider tips are gathered together between these covers so that when you hop out from under yours, you ll have plenty of exciting things on your agenda.

Highlights include:

Decorative ceramics shop Astier de Villatte
The ultra-modern Comme des Garçons perfume and candle boutique
Ladurée, the best macaroons in the city
Ma Bourgogne restaurant on the beautiful Place des Vosges
Classic bistro Allard that has hardly changed in 70 years
Left bank restaurant La Palette, a favorite of Picasso and Braque
Brasserie Lipp, where Hemingway ate the eat herrings he wrote about in A Moveable Feast
The ultra-luxurious Ritz hotel on elegant Place Vendôme
The cozy and cute Hôtel Bourg Tibourg in the Marais
Hôtel Verneuil in St. Germain-des-Prés opposite the former residence of Serge Gainsbourg
The quintessentially French Hôtel Duc de Saint-Simon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12162 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-01
• Original language: German, English, French
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

About the Author
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.

About the photographer:
Swiss-born Vincent Knapp (1957-2007) lived and worked in Paris for over two decades as a free-lance photographer, notably for Conde Nast magazines such as Architectural Digest, Vogue, and The World of Interiors.

Customer Reviews

Great coffeetable book plus great gift
Being from 3.5 hours outside of Paris I have been many many times and this book makes you relive your trips all over again. Even if you have never been there and don't intend on going this makes for a great coffee table book. It contains beautiful photos of hotels, restaurants and shops. It's also a great gift for someone who just moved or bought their own place. I recommend the author to anyone. Angelika Taschen has many great books. A+

Beautiful book
For those of you who have been to Paris or contemplating going, this is a beautiful pictorial of the city, its hotels and must see spots.