Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2010 [Paperback]

Rick Steves (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2009 | Series: Rick Steves

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when planning a Grand Tour of Europe. In this guide, Rick covers the best of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. You’ll find a healthy mix of big cities, small towns, and exciting regions, such as London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Prague, and Barcelona. Also included are Rothenberg, Siena, Toledo, Hallstatt, and Gimmelwald, as well as Provence, the French Riviera, the Romantic Road, the Berner Oberland, and the Cinque Terre. Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You’ll learn how to find the right bus in Rome, an inexpensive crêpe in Paris, and which museums and sights are worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

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Steves preaches a low-cost, low-to-the-ground style that not only saves money, but gets you closer to the real Europe, the way Europeans experience it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 2010 Edition edition (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598802828
• ISBN-13: 978-1598802825
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete, February 9, 2010

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J.J. Hopscotch (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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Look at the table of contents before buying this book. There are nearly 50 countries in Europe. This book only mentions 10 of them. Of those mentioned many popular and interesting cities are omitted. For example in the Germany chapter there is no mention of Munich, for Belgium no Brussels or Antwerp, for Switzerland no Zurich or Geneva, and on and on. In fact only 22 cities/locales in all of Europe are mentioned.

I travel to Europe frequently and prefer my Lonely Planet "Europe on a Shoestring," nearly an encyclopedia for travelers in Europe. For individual countries and cities the Michelin Green Guides are without equal.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, December 19, 2009

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D. Mozingo (Canton, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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Just like all the reviews on his previous year's copies, this version is a great resource for planning a European trip. My fiance and I used it (and still are) when planning our three week honeymoon, and its been invaluable. I haven't read any of the previous versions, so I can't say what has changed this year. Definitely start with this book when planning your vacation, as it answers a lot of your most basic questions and gives a great overview of Europe to help you start with a rough itinerary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great quick overviews of key European cities, May 9, 2010

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The concise suggestions for each city are very helpful. The only thing (which has been mentioned in another view I read) which I would love is if Munich was also included in the book. The other cities we had planned to visit were all featured in the book (London, Paris, Bacharach, Rottenberg, and Vienna). We will continue to dream and plan for our future trip, when health and weather permit (currently deferred by the Icelandic volcano).