Fodor's Paris 2026

Whether you want to walk to the top of the Eiffel Tower, explore the Louvre, or stroll down the Champs-Élysées, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Paris are here to help! Fodor’s Paris guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful colour photos. 

Fodor’s Paris travel guide includes:

• An illustrated ultimate experiences guide to the top things to see and do
• Multiple itineraries to effectively organise your days and maximise your time
• More than 36 detailed maps and a newly improved and updated free pull-out map to help you navigate confidently
• Colour photos throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• Honest recommendations from locals on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more
• Photo-filled 'BEST OF' features on 'Paris’s Best Museums', 'Paris’s Best Churches', 'What to Eat and Drink in Paris', 'What to Buy in Paris', and more 
• Trip-planning tools and practical tips including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• Historical and cultural insights providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, and more
• Special features on 'The Louvre' and 'Versailles' 
• Local writers to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• French language primer with useful words and essential phrases
• Up-to-date coverage on: The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Champs-Élysées, Notre-Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre, Musée d’Orsay, Sacré-Coeur, Versailles, and more.

Planning on visiting the rest of France? Check out Fodor’s Essential France and Fodor’s Provence & the French Riviera.