Paris Shopping Companion

Author(s): Susan Swire Winkler

Travel Guides

It has been said that even those who hate shopping love to do it in Paris. Indeed, of all the ways to explore the Paris, shopping is by far the most pleasant and civilised way to get to know the city. This is the perfect book for the traveller who wants to make the most of what Paris has to offer. While certainly a travel guide, it provides personal guidance from someone who knows how to look at each establishment from a French point of view and practical advice on the best buys at each shop. Containing maps of the major shopping areas, the book is organised to encourage shopping forays neighbourhood by neighbourhood. It describes the merchandise of a wide array of Paris business offering unique goods and services, from clothing to linens, jewellery and accessories to books, stationery, food, collectibles and much more. Packed with practical information, it will be useful for anyone who travels to Paris, regardless of the budget.


Product Information

Susan Winkler was fascinated by Paris as a young girl. With experiences as a student abroad in Paris and as a graduate student in French literature, a fashion journalist and an importer of French linens for her own shop, she looks at Paris with an eye to what is uniquely French. Caroline Lesieur is a VIP Personal Guide and a native of Paris.

General Fields

  • : 9781581825121
  • : Cumberland House Publishing,US
  • : Cumberland House Publishing,US
  • : 0.349
  • : 18 April 2006
  • : 230mm X 150mm X 20mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Susan Swire Winkler
  • : Paperback
  • : 4th Revised edition
  • : 381.10944361
  • : 224
  • : illustrations & maps