Michelin launches new city guides for time-pressed tourists

Michelin is launching a new series of travel guides to help tourists quickly discover destination cities.

The "Map & Guide" line comprises pocket-sized, 25-page guides designed to help people quickly pinpoint locations and attractions. The books are divided into neighborhoods, with each represented by a single-fold atlas-quality map.

Information about major attractions is supplemented by Michelin travel editors' favorite restaurants, cafes, bars, shopping and nightlife spots. Destinations currently include Barcelona, London, New York, Paris, Rome and Venice.

The Map & Guide range is available in bookstores for $9.95.