Product Description

Highlights include: Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Thuringia, Munich, Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Lower Saxony.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #113271 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Vinyl Bound
• 600 pages

Language Notes
Text: English, French, German

Customer Reviews

Great pictures, not for the budget traveler
I heard about DK guides through several friends of mine.

I visisted Munich and Bamburg. I found the pictures and recommended walks to be very helpful.

I have two major issues with the guide. The first is that it is light on hotels and restaurants. Their idea of moderately expensive is also outside of the range of most younger travelers. Their hotel and restaurant recommendations are, however, very well suited to couples and well-off travelers. Unlike Lonely Planet Guides, DK focuses on the sites and culture of the locations in it. It does not go into internet sites, hostels, laundry sites or rail/bus information. This makes is slightly incomplete for less structured travelers, like myself.

This focus on the cultural aspects of locations at the expense of more extensive travel data, however, makes this book nice and compact and much easier to carry around than the Lonely Planet guide. The cover is tough and durable and has very well designed flaps for marking your location.

My second issue came when I visited the city of Bamburg. I decided to do this at the last minute and so this book was my only guide. I took the railroad and was disappointed when I looked at the map and found that it focused only on the town center and did not show such useful information as to where I was when I stepped out of the railroad station. I had to purchase another map for what was a fairly simple city. I also found my own hotel as the cheapest one in the book for Bamburg was 110 Euros for a single person room. The guide also only gave passing mention to the breweries that made Bamburg famous and did not recommend any or give locations. While I admire architecture and churches, Bamburg is famous for its rauch beer and breweries and these are significant cultural aspects too.

A Must-Buy!
This is a wonderful book! I gave it to my father for an upcoming family trip to Germany. It provided us with lots of extra information about specific sites and general history of each town. The graphics and photographs are great and add to the usefulness of the book. A must buy for those traveling throughout Germany!

Indepth Details
I purchased this book as a guide, but found it was probably better than any "personal" guide as it is heavily stocked with beautiful pictures, maps, diagrams, and descriptions of castles and other sites.

I like the way the country is sectioned off...by region, etc. At the back of the book are great traveler tips and a list of lodging and dining recommendations.

The size of the book is traveler friendly too with a water-proof cover. This would fit nicely in a woman's purse.

This is a beautiful and handy book to look at even if you don't plan to go anywhere.