Rough Guide Travel Guides
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This guide to the Greek Islands is excerpted from the "Rough Guide to Greece", now in its 6th edition. It contains the practical details from the larger guide, the complete Islands section, as well as a survival kit to Athens and the full "contexts" section from the main guide. It gives background on history, society, archaeology, wildlife, music, reading matter and language. Coverage is included of all the island groups, from the Argo-Saronics to remote Dodecanese outposts off the Turkish coast. Details on the ferries and the food and drink are provided, as well as contemporary reportage on what the islands are like today: which are unspoilt, which are the ones for all-night partying, and which have the best beaches.
Our Rough Guide to New York City is written by New York natives who performed an exhaustive search of their own backyard to compile a guide full of the best, the worst, and the just plain overrated in the city that never sleeps. We zero in on Manhattan, New York's crown jewel, and its world-class museums, restaurants, clubs and hotels, then take you to the rich and diverse outer boroughs, digging up the less obvious charms. It's all you need to feel like a local.
From its humble origins as a city crowded around a dam of the Amstel river, Amsterdam has grown up to be one of Europe's most beautiful and well-loved capitals. The Rough Guide to Amsterdam is an indispensible tool in discovering the works of Rembrandt and Van Gogh at the Rijksmuseum, navigating your way through the winding streets that follow the flow of the city's canals, and seeking out the hottest nightspots in the Leidseplatz. This guide includes everything you need to know to eat, drink, and sleep in this most intriguing and captivating of cities.
Exploring recent developments in Berlin's rediscovery of its identity, this city guide places all descriptions of historical sites in their political context, and offers a full account of the city's restored eastern city centre. Along with city walking tours and notes on adjoining villages and palaces, the text provides a comprehensive listing of restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
This guide to Turkey includes accounts of the most popular destinations - the sun-and-sea resorts of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, the country's many varied ancient sites, the rock churches of Cappadocoa, as well as accounts of places and pursuits more off the beaten tourist circuits.
From the mountains of Lombardy to the volcanic isles of Sicily, we take you to every corner of Italy's entrancing geography. The "most readable, comprehensive, and informative guide around" (Cosmopolitan) includes detailed accounts of all the sights and incisive coverage of Italian culture and customs.
This guide to New York contains details of the sights alongside the practical information one needs to get the most out of the city. It includes street-by-street coverage of Manhattan and the city's five boroughs, with accounts of New York's ethnic mix, its architecture and the history that shaped the city. It features listings of the hundreds of bars and restaurants across the city, with recommendations in every category and price range. Street plans show major neighbourhoods, subway and bus networks and the locations of the best hotels. One section explains where to find the best-value accommodation, whether one is looking for a hotel, bed-and-breakfast room, or just a hostel bed. The book also includes articles that place New York in a contemporary context, including essays by Garrison Keillor and Quentin Crisp, a filmography and a guide to New York slang.
This guide to Turkey includes accounts of all the most popular destinations - the sun-and-sea resorts of the Agean and Mediterranean coasts, the country's many varied ancient sites, the rock churches of Cappadocoa as well as accounts of places and pursuits more off the beaten tourist circuits, including treks through the Kackar mountains and visits to the eerie beauty of the Lake Van basin. Full details for all budgets, on how to get around, where to stay and what to pay for it as well as information on Turkish cuisine, background, history, politics and contemporary culture is included.