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Paris City Guide Introduction - Paris, France

Intro to Paris

Who can resist the miles of treasures inside the Louvre? The chic, winding streets of boutiques? The treasures of Paris are relentless: the Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge, the gargoyles of Notre Dame, the quaint cafés of Ile St-Louis, and the Tuileries and Luxembourg Gardens are only the most obvious.

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Paris essentials

Expect to Spend: Paris

What can you expect to shell out in Paris for a hotel? For a restaurant meal? Stick with us, kids. We'll give you the lowdown. We'll even toss in some quick dining tips and dispense a few notes on tipping and haggling. » read more

Getting Around Paris

Check out our fleshed-out Paris metro and bus guide here. We include information about metro schedules, suburban trains, tickets, and the Paris Visite card. Then, without skipping a beat, we turn to a dissection of Parisian taxis. All for you, dear Cheapos. » read more

Getting Into Paris

Paris has three airports, and we'll tell you how to get to and from each of them by bus, regional train, and airport shuttle. Paris has six train stations, each of which is well-linked within the metro and regional train networks. We'll explain everything carefully, don't worry. » read more

Paris Budget Tips

We've got a bunch of tips for keeping it cheap in Gay Paree. We'll tell you how to get in touch with the tourist office, run through the cost of admission to major museums, make some suggestions for free sights and activities, and throw in some additional useful tips. » read more

Paris Car Rentals

Though Paris is a massive city, you likely will not need a car to traverse it. Whether you'll want a car to visit the region is a different matter, however. We'll tell you what you can expect to pay for a three-day economy car rental. » read more

Paris feature stories

Our Favorite Cheap Hotels in Paris

We all have favorites in life, and hotel reviewing is no different. Read our editors' picks for their favorite hotels in Paris, in categories such as "Best Super Cheapo" and "Best Location." » read more

Our Favorite Guidebooks

Like everyone else, we rely on guidebooks to help us make sense of the places we visit. Here, we review our favorite Paris guidebooks and share what specifically we like about each of them. » read more

Paris Art Museums: Admission charges and discounts

A quick outline of admission charges for the city's most popular art museums, including tips for saving.» read more

Paris City Guide Introduction

Who can resist the miles of treasures inside the Louvre? The chic, winding streets of boutiques? The treasures of Paris are relentless: the Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge, the gargoyles of Notre Dame, the quaint cafés of Ile St-Louis, and the Tuileries and Luxembourg Gardens are only the most obvious.» read more

Paris Day Trips

You might never want to leave Paris again, but if you do hunger for a quick day trip break, we've got a few suggestions: Monet's garden retreat of Giverny, the dramatic cathedral city of Chartres, and the royal palace of Versailles. » read more

Paris Food Stuffs: Best places for cheap and yummy eats

A brief rundown of some of the best food options when traveling in Paris, including picks for our favorite restaurants. » read more

Paris Hotel Overview

The Paris Tourism Office boasts that the city’s hotels are less expensive than those in New York and London, and it certainly seems easier to secure budget sleeps in Paris than in either of those other cities, despite the proliferation of trendy designer boutique hotels and luxury palaces.» read more

Paris Links

We think you should be strolling the banks of the Seine (or dreaming about it) instead of hunting for travel-friendly websites, so we've done the dirty work for you. Here are our favorite Paris links. Visit them, but don't forget to come back to us. If you don't, we might cry.» read more

Paris On The Cheap

Judith Mahoney Pasternak divulges her Paris top secrets here, in a EuroCheapo exclusive. Read about Judith's dining and transportation suggestions, her favorite historical spot, her favorite charming spot, and her favorite multipurpose park in the City of Light. » read more

Paris: Cheap Tickets to Opera and Concerts

We love Paris. We love classical concerts and operas. And we love saving money. Thus, we combined our loves and put together a list of five ways to do culture in Paris à la cheapo.» read more

People We Love: Judith Mahoney Pasternak

Judith Mahoney Pasternak is the author of A Parent's Guide to Washington, D.C. (Mars 2002), A Parent's Guide to New York City (2001), and Timeless Places: Paris (MetroBooks 2000) a coffee-table book. Additionally, she's published books on country music, jazz, Dolly Parton, and Beethoven. » read more

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