Frommer's Europe From $70 a Day 2001: The Ultimate Guide to Comfortable Low-Cost Travel (Frommer's $ A Day) [Paperback]

Ron Boudreau (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2000 | Series: Frommer's $ A Day

"Written in the spirit of discovery, as Frommer's guides always have been, and it bears the time-tested pedigree."—Chicago Sun-Times Frommer's Dollar-A-Day guides show you how to travel in style—without breaking the bank. You'll find inexpensive accommodations that don't skimp on comfort. Affordable restaurants where locals go for a good meal. And all the best sightseeing and shopping values. Frommer's Dollar-A-Day guidebooks. First-class travel on a budget. Everything You Need for an Unforgettable—and Affordable—Trip:

• Charming places to stay, from an antique-filled canalside home in Amsterdam to a Renaissance-era Florence palazzo—for less than $30 per person a night!
• Great dining at unbelievably low prices, from a Paris bistro with a $12 menu du jour to Athens's best souvlaki for less than $5.
• A complete guide to Europe's sights—museums, castles, cathedrals, cemeteries, literary landmarks, gardens, and much more—plus the lowdown on what to do and see for free.
• Low-cost nightlife: Spanish tapas bars, Viennese coffeehouses, German beer gardens, British pubs, and more.
• Detailed, accurate city and transit maps.

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"Written in the spirit of discovery, as Frommer's guides always have been, and it bears the time-tested pedigree." —Chicago Sun-Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Everything You Need for an Unforgettable and Affordable Trip:

Charming places to stay, from an antique-filled canalside home in Amsterdam to a Renaissance-era Florence palazzo -- for less than $30 per person a night!

Great dining at unbelievably low prices, from a Paris bistro with a $12 menu du jour to Athen's best souvlaki for less than $5!

A complete guide to Europe's sights -- museums, castles, cathedrals, cemeteries, literary landmarks, gardens, and much more -- plus the lowdown on what to do and see for free!

Low-cost nightlife: Spanish tapas bars, Viennese coffeehouses, German beer gardens, British pubs, and more!

Detailed, accurate city and transit maps

All this with free updates and information on booking provided at frommers.travelocity.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1100 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (September 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002863862X
• ISBN-13: 978-0028638621
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,054,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Reid Bramblett spent his adolescence living in Italy, which later served him well in writing ten guidebooks and contributing to more than two-dozen others (and launching ReidsItaly.com). He is a Contributing Editor Condè Nast's Concierge.com and to Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine, where he was formerly Associate Editor. As a daily travel reporter for MSNBC.com he won two Lowell Thomas awards. His award-winning ReidsGuides.com trip planning site has been recommended by CNN, USA Today, SmartMoney, and National Geographic Traveler, and was proclaimed "Among the best" by Arthur Frommer. His old weekly adventure column in the Chicago Daily Herald, "The Intrepid Traveler," has been revived at TheIntrepidTraveler.net. His articles have appeared in Newsweek, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, the St. Petersburg Times, Modern Bride, and on CNN.com. He has served as a travel expert on CNN, Fox NEWS, CNNfn, and the New York City affiliates of ABC, Fox, and UPN, as well as on various NPR stations and as an occasional guest host of "The Travel Show" on WOR710am.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the cities included, November 9, 2002

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"doreenb1992" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Europe from $70 a Day (Paperback)

Just returned from a 2 month trip using the 2002 guide. I found the recommendations for the restaurants to be excellent. After realizing that the Frommer's writers and I had the same tastes, I made it a point of seeking out all of their 'starred' recommendations for restaurants. The sightseeing descriptions and recommendations were also quite good. The hotel recommendations were not as good. A few of the hotels we stayed in that were not 'starred' or listed as a 'Find' were not as comfortable as hotels in other books.

We traveled with this Frommer's, Rick Steves, Lonely Planet and Rough Guides through France, Belguim, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Italy. We liked Rick Steves' recommendations for lodging, Frommer's for restaurants and both for sightseeing. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides were not used if in a Frommer's city. If in a Rick Steve's city (but not Frommer's) we used Lonely Planet for restaurant recommendations (not as good a Frommer's but better than Rick Steves).

Background: Two travelers, professional, early 30s with enough money to stay out of the hostels, but did not want to blow the bank of 5 star lodging. Rick Steve's packing philosophy. Both traveler's love to eat!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Capitals only, April 7, 2001

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Tina (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Europe From $70 a Day 2001: The Ultimate Guide to Comfortable Low-Cost Travel (Frommer's $ A Day) (Paperback)

Frommer's does a good job with the general hints on travelling cheaper, but unless you plan on visiting only the major cities and capitals only, look for another book. There are 24 major cities and surrounding areas covered from Ireland to Budapest, but that's not many cities in comparison with all of Europe. I only will have a short time in Europe and that means that I will only be able to visit two of the cities listed and have to use another book for everything in between. Lonely Planet is much more inclusive and definitely covers the lower price scale.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AFFORDABLE EUROPE AT ITS BEST!, September 14, 2000

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This review is from: Frommer's Europe From $70 a Day 2001: The Ultimate Guide to Comfortable Low-Cost Travel (Frommer's $ A Day) (Paperback)

This guide keeps getting better year after year! I used the '97 edition to go to Prague and the '99 edition to go to Madrid and had a great time and saved lots of money. Now I'm planning to see London and Paris and the 2001 edition looks like all I'll need. Even the maps are looking sharper! Well done!