We'll be leaving Paris to drive a bit around the countryside. I looked into getting the detailed maps from Michelin while still here, but it seems that 1. the ones I want are not always available, and 2. that's just extra weight I won't need until I get there, and 3. they're published in France so I figure I should be able to get them. Anyone have a suggestion where I could find them? I'm staying just south of the Luxembourg Gardens, but, of course, we'll be all over the city.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33840 posts
Any petrol station, any supermarché, the same sort of places you would buy maps at home.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10625 posts
Smart you are to get them in France b/c.... There is a bookstore still between Luxembourg Gardens and Boulevard St. Germaine. It's Gilbert Joseph, not Gilbert Jeune. It's the one with the BLUE awnings, near rue Racine. I've bought a lot of maps and travel guides there over the years. it's confusing because the original store founded by the father in 1886 was split by the two sons in 1929.
The yellow one is Gilbert Jeune and has yellow awnings and is near the Seine. The blue one is Gilbert Joseph and is blue. In our family we've been going to "chez Gilbert" since we were students and just know where we are going without describing which one. We don't pay attention to the color of the plastic bags as we reuse them all year. Anyway, here at Gilbert Joseph, on the Boulevard St. Michel, a couple of blocks from the Luxembourg Gardens, across from the Sorbonne, you'll find every Michelin map you could possibly imagine and then even more. And every book, music, game, etc.