Paris's Best Kept Secrets book - Flame Tree Publishing

Henry James said: “Paris is the greatest temple ever built for material pleasures and the desire of the eyes.” Known as the City of Light, Paris is famous for its beautiful city plan, architecture, museums, bridges, cathedrals, parks, shops, flea markets, sidewalk cafes, wide and luxurious boulevards, elegant cuisine, and numerous monuments. Once confined to the island in the middle of the Seine, Île de la Cité in Paris, founded over 2000 years ago, quickly expanded to both banks of the river – the “Rive Droit” (right bank) and the “Rive Gauche” (left bank). The right bank is known for being the commercial heart of the city, while the left is home to the University of Paris and everything intellectual and artistic. Paris has also been renowned for its romantic and mysterious aura and has served as the backdrop for many novels (Americans, The Three Musketeers, and Maigret stories) and films (Last Tango in Paris, Ratatouille). This magnificent new book from the popular Secrets series is divided into several geographical sections, from the Louvre and the Champs-Élysées, through Les Halles, Le Marais, and Bastille, to Montmartre and beyond. It’s a great read for armchair travelers and anyone interested in the history and secrets of the world’s great cities.

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