Nuts-and-bolts information to plan your trip, plus our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Architecture of Paris, France
An excellent site with articles, pictures, and links on many of the city's landmarks. www.greatbuildings.com/places/paris.html
Edible Adventures in Paris
Canadian-born Rosa Jackson is one of the top English-language restaurant critics in Paris and runs Edible Paris as well as a blog on her latest finds. www.rosajackson.blogspot.com
Living the Sweet Life in Paris
Musings on Paris and its sugary delights by expat dessert fiend and cookbook author David Lebovitz. www.davidlebovitz.com
Mairie de Paris
Paris City Hall's source on events and future projects; the English version tells how the city is run, how to study in Paris, and much more. www.paris.fr (French); www.v1.paris.fr/en/ (English)
Paris, A Roman City
A guided tour, with remarkable visual re-creations, through the town the ancient Romans knew as Lutetia. www.paris.culture.fr/en/
ParisInfo
Run by the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau; check out everything that's happening before you go. http://en.parisinfo.com/
Paris Notes
Advice on Parisian etiquette, hotels, restaurants, and a superb collection of Web links. www.parisnotes.com/index.html
Paris Update
Weekly newsletter put out by a savvy band of expat Paris insiders with reviews, interviews, and current happenings. www.paris-update.com
Paris Voice
A webzine for English-speaking residents of the city, with feature articles and listings. www.parisvoice.com/
Local Media:
Le Parisien
Paris's own daily paper lives in the shadow of the big national dailies, but it will tell you more of what's happening locally. www.leparisien.fr
Pariscope
The weekly with all the listings for films, concerts, and everything else. Cinema info online at www.premiere.fr.
Le Figaro
The old solid, middle-of-the-road national paper with extensive Paris listings on Wednesdays; also see its excellent culture guide and restaurant reviews. www.figaroscope.fr
International Herald Tribune
Still published in Paris, and still retaining something of the old American expat ambience of decades ago. Some Paris listings and articles of local interest. www.iht.com
Lylo
New and alternative, a free bimonthly with listings, information on restaurants, and much else. Also online at www.lylo.net.
Paris Live Radio
The capital's first English-language radio station. On 963 AM and soon on FM. www.parislive.fm
France 24
France's new 24-hour cable news station with one channel in English; has a definite air of being government-run, but some excellent reporting. www.france24.com
