Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code: On the Trail of the Best-Selling Novel [Paperback]

Jennifer Paull (Editor), Christopher Culwell (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 2006

This fully illustrated guide to the best-selling novel gives you fresh insight into the Da Vinci Code phenomenon. Following the path of the novel's characters, Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code delves into the locations, people, historic events, and symbols involved in the story.

Inside you'll find answers to questions such as: Do cryptexes really exist? Is there a secret chamber below Rosslyn Chapel? And what did conservators discover when they restored Leonardo's The Last Supper? Photographs interviews, maps, and smart lively essays from experts in their fields reveal the eye-opening true tales behind the mystery.

Plus
• Gorgeous, full-color photography of the novel's locations and images of key artwork
• Compelling interviews and essays from experts in their fields
• Detailed maps and floor plans
• BONUS! An exclusive travel sections of Da Vinci Code-related places to eat, stay and see in Paris, London, Rome, and Roslin, Scotland

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140001672X
• ISBN-13: 978-1400016723
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,360,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Armchair Travel Adventure, May 1, 2006

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Cree A. Lawson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code: On the Trail of the Best-Selling Novel (Paperback)

I wasn't expecting much from this book at first. Why would Fodor's review a book? But as I crept in from page to page it made perfect sense. The book evokes every scene and landscape in the Da Vinci code, bringing new layers of both the book and the scenes its set in to life. A totally engaging read. Even if you can't travel to Europe to explore this first-hand, this book will totally reel you in, making you feel like you've been there. It made me want to read the Da Vinci code again.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More fun than the Movie?, March 30, 2006

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Codecracker "CodeCracker" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code: On the Trail of the Best-Selling Novel (Paperback)

I love the Da Vinci Code. I am excited about the movie to no end and until they come out with action figures or dvds of the movie this book is going a long way to scratching my Da Vinci Code itch. I found it on the shelf and loved the idea the book gave me of going on a Davinci trip (!),and of getting inside the adventure myslef.

Part of what made me the book so much was its globe hopping adventure...pentrating the locations it took us too in such unexpected ways. I don't think Westminster ever looked quite so interesting as when imagining what secrets the historical details might hold. and THIS book...well it dovetailed right into that. I couldn't care a fig for the "divine feminine" books blah blah blah...not my cup of tea to endlessly argue something that can never be proved. But what I can't argue against is that this guide book offers a pretty compelling reason to go investigate the clues on my own.

So now while I wait for the movie to come out I spend my free time planning my own Da Vinci code trip to puzzle out those details own my own. Personally more than anything else I want to visit each of the artworls that were such an integral part of the tale Mr. Brown wove. Even my kids are into it. Sort of like a game to them (except this one will be in france, not the park) And believe me it is hard to get them into an art museum much less a cathedral (but they will thank me for it later!).

If you are hungering for more Davinci code goodness and are tired of just books that claim to crack the code...grab this it will remind you of everything you loved about the book to begin with .

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WAY More Than a Travel Guide, April 18, 2006

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S. Yuan (Morristown, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code: On the Trail of the Best-Selling Novel (Paperback)

When I first saw this book, I assumed it was just a travel guide (since it's Fodor's) -- but it's actually so much more.

I only just read The Da Vinci Code (must have been the last in the world) so my appetite for any and all related material is still raging.

This book's way better than one of those special issues of Newsweek that rehash the same old theories -- it totally hit the spot. The photos are amazing and the essays are smart and funny. And I'll definitely go back to the travel info when I plan my next trip Europe.