New Adventure Guide to PAris & Ile-de-France give travellers a new way to experience the City of Lig

Added: (Sun Dec 05 2004)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Paris & Ile-de-France Adventure Guide, by Heather Stimmler-Hall
Hunter Publishing (USA), ISBN 1-58843-396-X
455 pages, US$19.99. Published October 2004.
Colour photos and maps.

Paris, France – October 30, 2004 - Paris is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, so there’s certainly no shortage of travel guides available. But the Paris & Ile-de-France Adventure Guide combines four essential elements in one book:

- Traditional information on history, sightseeing (including lesser-known neighbourhoods), nightlife, and where to eat, sleep, and shop on every budget.
- Outdoor activities, a trademark of the Adventure Guide Series, including cycling, in-line skating, and boating within Paris, or hiking, horse-back riding and canoeing in the countryside and forests surrounding the city.
- A unique chapter on Cultural Adventure opportunities such as cooking classes in private Parisian kitchens, drawing with artists in their ateliers, learning to tango on the banks of the Seine, or practicing French at an international Parisian salon.
- And the best places to visit within 90 minutes of Paris such as Chantilly, Fontainebleau, Versailles and Rambouillet, with full sightseeing, hotel, dining, and adventure information for each town. (chateaux, medieval villages, royal hunting grounds

For the independent adventure traveller and anyone looking for a more in-depth Paris experience.

Heather Stimmler-Hall is a professional travel writer living in France since 1995. She writes the Secrets of Paris Newsletter and the monthly Paris Destination Guide for easyJet’s in-flight magazine.