Lonely Planet Croatia

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
• Published by: Lonely Planet Publications
• Edition: 3rd Edition March 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1740594878
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1740594875
• Book Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 10.6 ounces

Product Review
Lonely Planet guidebooks are, quite simply, like no others.' --New York Times
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Imagine sunning yourself on the idyllic islands of the Dalmation coast and marvelling at the tumbling cascades in Plitvice National Park. Picture yourself wandering the marble streets of medieval Dubrovnik and exploring Diocletian's Palace in Split. Whether it's the unspoilt landscapes or rich cultural heritage that inspires you - connect with this, the original guide to Croatia.

• GET UNDER THE SKIN of this emerging country with in-depth history and culture chapters

• REST EASY - our Croatia expert finds the best beds from welcoming coastal pensions to rural farmhouses

• DINE AL FRESCO on fresh seafood or Istrian truffles, Italian-inspired pizza or Hungarian goulash with comprehensive eating listings

• GET AROUND with detailed maps and itineraries of Croatia's many islands and inland delights

• TALK THE TALK - our practical language guide helps you chat to the locals - zivjeli!

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Croatia (Paperback) like all travel guides, you can find something that is not there in 'lonely planet croatia'... i will be traveling croatia this summer and have had the advantage of using several guidebooks in my planning... they all have their pros and cons, so a review of any of them must necessarily discuss these: the pros: the maps and city plans are substantially better than in the competitors' guidebooks... lonely planet is one of the few cheap-o style travel guidebooks that gives you information on at least a few hotels that are not youth hostels, dives or other forms of bottom-barrel accommodation; in other words, they at least give you a few mid-range and expensive options if you wish to go that way... all the essentials are there, with great suggestions on places to sleep, eat and visit the cons: as with ALL of the backpacker/youth travel guidebooks (LP, rough guide, let's go and company), the information on sights/monuments/museums, etc., is SEVERELY lacking... there is just the most basic of information on the history of the sights that you have gone so far to see... which makes it necessary to buy another book, pay an expensive guide or some such thing... (for instance, you will rarely read detailed descriptions of the artwork to be found in a church and are often left wandering about saying 'this is so beautiful, i wonder what it is...i wish the guidebook would tell me more!') i know this would make the guidebooks huge, but even 50% more information would be wonderful so as to have a little bit more of a grip on what you are looking at after taking a 12-hour ferry ride across the adriatic to get there! which is why, despite its quality, i always felt the need to take another guidebook along, just in case...using my usual technique of tearing out just the pages i would need from each book