Greece (Insight Guides) [Paperback]

Insight Guides (Author)

Book Description

Series: Insight Guides | Publication Date: April 15, 2009

This brand new edition Insight Guide to Greece features a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography and detailed street maps. Expert local writers ensure this guide is an inspiring background read, serves as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion and is a superb, visual souvenir of your visit. Greece's top attractions are identified to help you plan your trip and a 'Best of' section highlights the most unique experiences Greece has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do whilst there. Editor's top tips reveal lesser-known sights, best castles, best wines, best festivals plus money-saving hints. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section details transport, accommodation for all budgets and other activities to ensure you make the most of your time in Greece. A dedicated 'Eating Out' section identifies the best eateries to suit all budgets within each area, giving the address, phone number, opening times and price range, followed by a useful review. The guide also features a useful A-Z of other practical information, detailing useful contact numbers to ensure your trip goes smoothly. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the country region-by-region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps. An additional Athens metro map helps enable instant orientation and easy navigation around the Capital. This guide also features dedicated sections which explore Greece's history and include interesting features on everything from Literature, Music, Art, Cuisine to Wine. Overall, the unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

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About the Author

In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; Fifth Edition edition (April 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812587551
• ISBN-13: 978-9812587558
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Professional & Technical > Transportation > Mass Transit
  • #100 in Books > Travel > Europe > Greece

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!, May 14, 1998

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This review is from: Greece (Insight Guides) (Paperback)

I think this is the best travelling guide of Greece I've ever seen! The pictures are brilliant, they really bring out the atmesphere of Greece, i can almost smell the air of kos while watching the pictures.... the text is interesting and easy to read, keep up the good work!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looks like a good book, August 26, 2011

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Catherine Bengtson (St Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greece (Insight Guides) (Paperback)

Have not gone on the trip yet, but it looks like it will come in handy when we go. We will be leaving soon.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars GREECE INSIGHT GUIDE, May 12, 2011

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This review is from: Greece (Insight Guides) (Paperback)

I ordered this book through amazon but it was shipped by another source. The book was not what was shown on the amazon site where it said it was a 2009 addition. The book that I received was a 10 year old edition.. I returned it.