| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Layla Demay and Laure Watrin |
| Country of origin | France |
| Distribution | France, Belgium, Hong Kong, Quebec, South Korea, Taiwan, |
| Official website | www.lespintades.com |
Les Pintades is a French thematic travel guide book series targeted towards women. It was created by Layla Demay and Laure Watrin two French journalists. It is currently published by Hachette subsidiary Calmann-Levy.
The series began in 2004 with the publication of Pintades in New York book (Les Pintades à New York). Les Pintades has expanded to include 9 guidebooks. As per the website www.edistat.com, more than 150.000 books have been sold since Les Pintades inception.
Les Pintades also produced a travel documentary series for French paid channel Canal+.
On the Internet, Les Pintades are blogging about travel.
In 2004, Layla Demay and Laure Watrin launched the book series Les Pintades. Each book, half travel guide, half anthropological essay, provides hundreds of addresses, as well as chronicles about trends and lifestyles.
In 2007, Layla Demay and Laure Watrin joined le Club des Nouveaux Explorateurs, a travel documentary series on Canal+ French TV channel. The two journalists were the host of the series. Each episode is dedicated to a city.
(in French) Official Website : Les Pintades
(in French) Official Website : Une Vie de Pintade