Cracow (Eyewitness Travel Guides) [Paperback]

DK Publishing (Author), Craig Turp (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2007

Cracow is one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities - a long hidden gem that is now established as a bustling Central European vacation destination. This DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you find your way through cobbled alleys and discover the perfect pierogi. Our highly visual guidebook will help to make your trip hassle-free and pleasurable, and will serve as a souvenir long after your holiday is over.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel (January 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756626323
• ISBN-13: 978-0756626327
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #847,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Travel > Europe > Poland

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cracow (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing, August 23, 2007

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James O. Kahan (Santa Barbara, California) - See all my reviews
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Krakow is a very beatiful, historic City and this guide greatly enhanced our enjoyment of it. EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT.

Eyewitess Travel Guides are very good because they cover so many areas (history, architecture, planning, maps where to stay & eat, etc.) with excellent pictures and other graphics. The organization of the Eyewitness guides gives a quick overview of the city or country and helps to view a city or country by making it very easy to identify sites and buildings. The Eyewitness Guides facilitate touring by superb organization of maps, drawings, pictures and descriptions so that sigificant points of interest and sites are easily idenfied. They give alot of info, but are not too long. And I keep them as good references in contrast to many touring guides that I immediately discard after I have seen the area they cover. In other words, the content does not justify carrying the additional weight.
The Krakow guide is one of the best in the series. My biggest negative of the book is that it spells Krakow with the letter "c," not "k."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eyewitness Travel Guide-Krakow, August 30, 2007

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jud (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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We got this a month before leaving. It is a typical Eyewitness product...beautifully illustrated, has a time line, walking tours and great maps of the city. It is logically put together. These guides are one of our constant traveling companions., where ever and when ever we travel.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars probably not necessary, July 31, 2011

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Pretty much everything you want to see is in easy walking distance in the Old Town. Information in this book was out of date or inaccurate (the Da Vinci painting has been moved to Warsaw, some museums close at 3pm in the summer). Many people speak English and the Pols understand the value of the tourist to their local economy, so are very helpful. Just have your hotel arrange your airport pick up - cheaper than the taxi stand. The main train station is convenient to the Old Town area and has one of the few grocery stores in the area, so budget travelers stock up on your way out of the station.