Lonely Planet Germany (Germany, 2nd ed) - Softcover

Andrea Schulte-Peevers; Anthony Haywood; Lonely Planet; Jeremy Gray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864427883 ISBN 13: 9780864427885

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 2000

Synopsis

Whether you plan to hike through the Bavarian Alps, enjoy the wines of the Rhineland, check out Berlin's vibrant nightlife, or escape to the tranquility of the North Frisian Islands, this comprehensive guide will help make you make the most of your trip.

Features: 110 maps, including 10 pages of colour maps of Berlin; comprehensive coverage of Germany's rich history & culture; extensive entertainment guide to the best pubs, clubs, beer halls & theatres in the country; invaluable language guide; and complete guide to national parks & outdoor activities.

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Review:

It's an enormous place with overwhelming tourist options. Smack in the middle of Europe, Germany's got the Bavarian Alps, windswept North Sea islands, the Black Forest and the castle-dotted Rhine. And there's Berlin, a city where you could easily spend all your vacation and not see a tenth of what it has to offer. Germany has history aplenty, an enormous variety of museums, cosmopolitan sophistication and rural quaintitude, camping, beer gardens, and music of all kinds. In short, Germany is the kind of place where a guidebook makes all the difference.

Lonely Planet covers the country diligently and entertainingly, leaving nothing out. With maps of all 16 states, over 35 city maps, and a fold-out transportation map to Berlin, the daunting becomes comfortable. There are the background chapters on history, government, climate and ecology, the people, the arts, society and language, and a big fat chapter covering all the necessary details of visas, money, Web sites, electricity, festivals, health, and accommodations for special needs, plus how to get there and how to get around once you've arrived. Then for every city and burg, Lonely Planet provides the stuff a traveler needs to know, all about where to stay, eat, sight see, shop, and play. And scattered in and among the guiding text are little nuggets of interest, telling the stories of witches and warlocks, Bertolt Brecht, Marlene Dietrich, and the sad tale of Queen Caroline. Not prohibitively large, Lonely Planet's guidebook packs enough into its pages for 100 good trips. --Stephanie Gold

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About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0864427883
• ISBN 13: 9780864427885
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 912