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Books to read, audiobooks to listen to, podcasts, and videos — sorted by media and place.

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  1. video 🇫🇷 Paris

    The Rise and Fall of Versailles

    by BBC documentary series

    Three-part drama-documentary on the kings, queens, and intrigues that built Versailles — and the revolution that brought it down.

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    Building the Eiffel Tower

    by NOVA / PBS

    PBS documentary on how Gustave Eiffel's team designed and assembled the tower in just over two years — and how it almost wasn't built at all.

  3. ebook 🇫🇷 Paris

    DK Top 10 Paris

    by DK Eyewitness

    DK's pocket guide to Paris — every chapter is a ranked top-10 list, so you can scan for what matters and skip the rest.

  4. audiobook 🇫🇷 Paris

    Marie Antoinette

    by Antonia Fraser

    Antonia Fraser's lavish portrait of France's most misunderstood queen.

  5. ebook 🇫🇷 Paris

    Marie Antoinette

    by Antonia Fraser

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    Marie Antoinette

    by Directed by Sofia Coppola (2006)

    Sofia Coppola's 2006 film with Kirsten Dunst, adapted from Antonia Fraser's biography and shot on location at Versailles.

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    Napoleon

    by Directed by Ridley Scott (2023)

    Ridley Scott's 2023 epic, with Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine, from the coronation to Waterloo.

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    Paris: Champs-Élysées Walk

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A guided stroll down Paris's grand avenue, from the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde.

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    Paris: Historic Walk

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    Rick Steves' free audio walk through the oldest heart of Paris: Notre-Dame, a loop of the Île de la Cité, the Latin Quarter, and Sainte-Chapelle.

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    Paris: Louvre Museum Tour

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A highlights tour of the Louvre's greatest hits, from ancient Greece to the Mona Lisa.

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    Paris: Orsay Museum Tour

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A guided walk through the Musée d'Orsay's Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces.

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    Paris: Père Lachaise Cemetery

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A guided wander through Paris's famous garden cemetery and the graves of Chopin, Wilde, Morrison and more.

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    Paris: Rue Cler Walk

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A gentle, foodie stroll down a classic Parisian market street near the Eiffel Tower.

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    Paris: Versailles Palace Tour

    by Rick Steves Audio Europe

    A guided tour of the State Apartments and Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

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    Queen Marie Antoinette

    by History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday

    Two-part biography of Marie Antoinette — her Habsburg childhood, her marriage into the Bourbon court, and her path to the guillotine.

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    The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris (before the fire)

    Smarthistory · 5:54

    from Notre-Dame in eight centuries

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    The French Revolution — OverSimplified

    by OverSimplified

    The whole French Revolution in two breezy, stick-figure-animated YouTube videos. Best 50 minutes you'll spend on it.

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    The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29

    CrashCourse · 11:52

    from The French Revolution

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    The Napoleonic Wars — OverSimplified

    by OverSimplified

    Napoleon's military career in two stick-figure-animated YouTube videos. From the coup of 18 Brumaire to Waterloo and St Helena.