Knopf MapGuide: Stockholm [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Knopf Mapguides | Publication Date: October 7, 2003

This opening fold-out contains a general map of Stockholm to help you visualize the 6 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses.

Discover Stockholm through 6 districts and 6 maps

Gamla stan
Nybroplan/ Blasieholmen/ Skeppsholmen
City/ Norrmalm/ Kungsholmen
Östermalm/ Gärdet
Djurgården
Södermalm

For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants — listed in ascending order of price — cafés, bars, tearooms, music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star *). These places are by no means all that Stockholm has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map.

Transportation and hotels in Stockholm
The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels.

A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Washington Post says, “The map guide lets you be inconspicuous: it’s as small and light as a novella, and its flip-out maps could pass as a flyer to a cool club.”

“Make sure you never lose your way in a strange city. Each of the Knopf MapGuides captures its city’s pith in a package as small as a passport wallet…”– Real Simple

“Knopf MapGuides are handy, practical and perfect for those of us who are slightly impaired when it comes to map-reading. You don’t have to search a huge crackling sheet with a microscopic index for one of 10,000 dots on the map…The extraordinary quality of the books’ beautiful hues and heavy paper also give these $8.95 guides an evocative quality that stands apart from the glossy, garish look of most travel books.” – Marin Independent Journal

“A good, handy portable item for a quick trip” – San Francisco Chronicle

“We love Knopf’s smart new map guides.” – Travel & Leisure

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Knopf (October 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375710280
• ISBN-13: 978-0375710285
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,225,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Travel > Europe > Sweden > Stockholm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only travel book on Stockholm you'll need, December 18, 2004

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Jessica Smith "Poet-Scholar" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Stockholm (Paperback)

Travel books are verbose compared to these mapguides, and once you have used one you won't go back to the larger, laminated things with huge foldout maps. This is organized into 6 sections with small, bright, readable maps that fold out and are very discreet. I have lived in stockholm for three summers, and every time my Swedish friends suggest somewhere to eat (a native 'secret') I look in the book, and there it is! I.e., the book has reliable suggestions for places to visit and eat. The only place I think they left out was Herman's, a great and inexpensive vegetarian buffet in Södermalm. OTherwise they have all the major places and eateries you'll want to visit. Although these books seem targeted to the student/young adult (someone with limited pocket money and a desire to get to know the city herself), there are also entries for more expensive hotels and restaurants for people who want to spend money. I think that amassing a collection of these MapGuides would be a good idea for someone 'backpacking through europe,' as they are easy to carry. These books are small enough to fit in your pocket but large enough to be able to read the text and navigate easily. They are lightweight, unlike most tourist books, and in full color. Oh-- don't miss the 'walk around Skeppsholmen,' described in the B (purple) section. After buying this book, I have also used the Berlin, New York, and Vienna ones, and I think they are all fantastic.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect pocket guide to Stockholm, October 18, 2006

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M. Garrett "since1968" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Stockholm (Paperback)

While on a four day stopover in Stockholm we carried this guide at all times and were never disappointed. The maps, opening & closing times, and prices were always accurate, and the suggestions were sound. It's light and thin so you can slip it in a pocket instead of carrying it in your hand.

Just be aware of what it is and isn't: it's a small book of fold-out maps with brief descriptions of hotels, sites, and restaurants. It does not have any of the lengthy paragraphs on history or culture that you would expect to find in a larger (bookish) guide.

I'd certainly buy a Knopf Mapguide for any city I visit.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Travel Resource, December 13, 2007

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JSim "jules" (Mass, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knopf MapGuide: Stockholm (Paperback)

I'm not sure that I would describe it as the only travel guide you'll need to get around Stockholm seamlessly, but it comes pretty close. The design is brilliant, simple, and user-friendly. The book is lightweight, compact, and pretty resilient. While it does demarcate tourist destinations, restaurants, within each neighborhood...it is only a small glimpse of what is available. That said, if you know what you want to see, you can coordinate with your list or other book, and then just bring this handy mapguide along.

I'll definitely be purchasing the Knopf Mapguide for other trips.