Top 10 Prague (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Theodore Schwinke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2009

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel; Pap/Map edition (February 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756623960
• ISBN-13: 978-0756623968
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Travel > Europe > Czech Republic > Prague

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Top-notch trip planner and post-trip souvenir!, August 27, 2009

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Paul Weiss (Dundas, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top 10 Prague (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

With every passing European trip (I've now had the pleasure of touring London, Paris, the Dordogne valley, Switzerland, Budapest, Vienna and Sicily), I'm realizing that my travel skills are becoming sharper as is my ability to judge the merits of the dizzying array of choices of travel guides available for the travelling public.

My first choice continues to be the Eyewitness series in their TOP 10 format ... in this case, "Top 10 Prague". I would suggest that it be complemented by the somewhat more comprehensive "Prague".

The Top 10 format is entirely self-explanatory, a list of Top 10 sights that are must-sees for any first time tourist in a given city or country. Depending on the destination, the Top 10 lists become increasingly more detailed and may include, for example, top 10 churches, museums, children's attractions, festivals, events, restaurants, cafés, pubs, parks and so on. In the second half of each book, the information is effectively repeated but organized by neighbourhood, so the prospective tourist might make the most effective use of limited time touring a given area in a city or country without missing anything of interest.

The information is all linked to beautiful photographs and allows a potential traveler to make sensible choices in advance according to his or her personal tastes. Most telling is the fact that each Top 10 title makes no attempt to be comprehensive. It is absolutely, positively aimed at the first time tourist attempting to do a one shot overview of a city or country. If that is your objective, there is little question that the DK Eyewitness Top 10 series is the hands down winner against all the competition - Blue Guide, Green Guide, Rough Guide, National Geographic, Frommer or Michelin.

One suggestion for the Top 10 Prague Guide in particular. The pull out map is a WONDERFUL idea but it should be a simple rectangle. The map provided has a wierd, obscure shape with some internal corners that are certain to tear in the stress of repeated opening and closing. Two other minor criticisms - first, some of the addresses for stores and restaurants are incorrect - outdated, I dare say - but, search as I might, I simply couldn't find the stores I was looking for (Obchod pod Lampou and Galerie Boema stand out in my memory). Last but not least, it's all well and good to list the Top 10 Palaces as notable sights but, if they have been converted to embassies, for example, then clearly they are closed to the public. That, of course, means that they are of interest only from a historic point of view and possibly represent an external photo op. Personally, I'd rather hear about palaces or old homes that I can actually visit and tour.

That said, the DK Eyewitness Travel series still stands head and shoulder above the competition. Highly recommended.

Paul Weiss

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top 10 Prague, October 6, 2009

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Jeffrey P. Aiken (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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As with the Top 10 Budapest which I've used, this is equal and a real asset in getting the top spots to visit in Prague. Worth every penny.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars top ten but needs 20/20 eyesight, May 29, 2010

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G. Maringer "Architectural Designer" (FT. LAUDERDALE, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top 10 Prague (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

A really good series but the font size is too small for quick reading. All the information is accurate and well laid out however there are other such guides which due to their fold out components are able to use a larger more readable font.