Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 1284 pages
- Published by: Lonely Planet
- Edition: 5th Edition March 1, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1741045916
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1741045918
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.1 x 2 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Product Review
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Lonely Planet for honesty, history, irreverence and budget.' --Esquire
Product Description
Party in Tallinn or pose in Cannes; hike the Curonian Spit; be seduced by the Aya Sofia in Istanbul or simply learn the art of the Spanish siesta. Your European Adventure starts here with the most detailed guide available, featuring more than forty countries, 200 maps and insider tips to help you to go further, stay longer and pay less for the ultimate European grand tour.
Grand Turismo - Itineraries to aid your planning and splurge features to help you decide where to splash out, whether it be a night in an ice hotel or haute cuisine in Paris.
Be In The Know - with a detailed Directory and dedicated language chapter, plus look out for our author picks highlighting the best of the best.
Time Is Of The Essence - A Year in Europe helps you find out what's happening when, from the best music and sporting events to where to chase the northern lights.
Do The Right Thing - travel ethically and lightly with advice from our unique Responsible Travel section and make a positive difference along the way.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Europe On A Shoestring (Paperback)
... but I find the Lonely Planet guides to be better than most. Obviously this book covers a very large area, so it goes for breadth rather than depth. If you want to explore a country outside the major cities, get a local guide. This book contains a good amount of details about major Western countries- specifically Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. If you are planning on travelling through the Balkans, Eastern Central Europe, the Baltics or Scandinavia, you should know that this guide only provides information about the major cities and tourist centers, and will not guide you away from the beaten path. Also, be aware that the book does not include Belarus or the Ukraine. Lonely Planet provides excellent maps, directions to attractions, and instructions for using the local transport (very useful), along with a language guide. Their advice regarding where to go and what to see, along with what to stay away from, is usually quite good. The main problem with this book is price inaccuracies. Naturally, prices change, so it is to be expected that the restaraunt, hotel and attraction prices cited in the guide may not be entirely accurate, but a person should be able to take it as truth when a guide says that ________ is the cheapest place to get food/accomodation/internet access... Lonely Planet misses a lot of budget traveler's gems and focuses mainly on expensive things in city centers. If you take the metro/bus/whatever a few stops away from the center in most of these towns, you can find hostels/restaraunts/internet cafes which are much cheaper than those listed in the book. It's worth the ten extra minutes of travel time if you truly need to travel "on a shoestring."
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