"If
you want to know more about France’s capital without the doorstop-heavy
books, then 30-Second Paris will be right up your street." - Living
France
Think you know Paris? Why is it called the City
of Lights? Where are the capital’s vineyards? What heritage did Hector
Guimard bestow on the city? How many bridges cross the Seine? Step away
from the grands boulevards and chic boutiques and satisfy your
curiosity. Written by experts who live and breathe Paris, this volume
gets you under the skin of the city to reveal its true beating heart. In
just half a minute – the time it takes to read a topic – 30-Second Paris takes
you on a tour without the tourists, revealing Paris and its environs in
all its contemporary as well as its historic glory, divulging its
quintessential quartiers, famous residents and residences, monuments and
museums, cemeteries and squares, markets and fashion meccas, open
spaces and entertainment arenas.
