Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Step into Paris as a 19th-century traveller, when the city was a revelation rather than a routine destination. The past feels unexpectedly close. In this classic travel guidebook to Paris city and environs, Karl Baedeker maps every stage of the journey, from the well-trodden routes London to Paris to the great arcs of historic Europe travel routes leading onwards to the Rhine and Switzerland. Written as a practical historical travel handbook and vintage tourist guide, it captures hotels, promenades, railways, river crossings and views as they were first experienced by a new age of independent travellers.More than a curiosity, this Baedeker travel guide has become a reference for travel historians and an atmospheric companion for armchair travellers who want to imagine 19th century Paris travel in authentic detail. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For enthusiasts of vintage Europe travel guidebook writing, for students of tourism and urban history, and for anyone drawn to the romance of Rhine and Switzerland travel as it was once advertised to the world, it is both a window onto the past and a handsome addition to any serious library.
