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The French Tourist Office has branches in many major international cities.

The main office is near the Pyramides metro station. It is well stocked with brochures, and has hotel and tour reservation services, a bureau de change and a shop.

This tourist facility serves Paris and the wider Ile de France region. It has a good range of brochures, especially for outside Paris, and can book tours and accommodation.

Two official sites are the state tourist office (www.paris.org) and the city tourist office (www.paris-touristoffice.com), both of which have vast amounts of information and links in French and English. Many major attractions such as the Musée du Louvre (www.louvre.fr) also have their own sites.

If you are able to read French, this free, weekly magazine, found in certain central Paris metro stations, is a good source of information about current events and attractions in the city.

These two events guides can be bought at newspaper stands and are ideal if you want more general information about current exhibitions.

This monthly magazine is published by the American Church and aimed at US residents in Paris. Available from English-language bookshops, it is a good source of information on what is happening in the city. It also has a website www.parisvoice.com

This monthly mailing available via the linked website (www.paris-anglo.com) is sent out in English to visitors, residents and anyone interested in what’s going on in Paris. It covers exhibitions, politics, restaurant openings and closings and offers a question-and-answer service.

Public libraries are found all over Paris and all of them are free to enter. Most have selections of newspapers and magazines, as well as notices that may be useful to visitors. Only Paris residents, however, can borrow material.

Foreign newspapers are available on the day of publication in many newsagents. The International Herald Tribune is published from Paris. French-speakers can also keep in touch with world events via France’s national publications such as Le Monde or Le Figaro , or the city’s own paper, Le Parisien .