Footprint Morocco Handbook: The Travel Guide (Paperback)

~ Justin McGuinness (Author)

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Review

Excellent - stands apart from the rest. -- Traveller

Footprint Handbooks, the best of the best. -- Le Monde

Product Description

Whether you seek the grandeur of the imperial cities or the remoteness of an atlantic fortress town, the splendour and serenity of the Atlas mountains or the bustle of a souk, this guide will help you make the most of a country that has fascinated travellers for centuries. It includes itineraries for short breaks and longer stays off the beaten track, background information on Arab and Berber culture, coverage of contemporary Moroccan life, music, food and architecture and extensive listings of where to stay and eat.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Passport Books; 2nd edition (August 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844221325
• ISBN-13: 978-0844221328
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,595,901 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Traveler's Bible, October 30, 2000

By A Customer

I spent two weeks travelling in Morocco and this guide book was indispensible! I found it far superior to the standard Let's Go and Lonely Planet guides for a number of reasons, among them the overall durability of the book - the cover and binding are designed to stay in one piece, and they did even though we referred to it many many times a day - something that definitely did not happen with my Lonely Planet guides. Also, the warning section was straightforward without being overwhelming, which is to say I knew what I was getting into but it didn't scare me away from going. Every time I had a question, no matter how far out I thought it was, I found an answer in this book. My only complaint - the maps are not as detailed as they could be (understandable considering the complexities of many Moroccan cities). If you're travelling to Morocco be sure to pick up a detailed map of each city as soon as you arrive - and have a fabulous time!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars most thorough, most accurate..., October 1, 2002

By	Nacozari - See all my reviews

this is the finest of the guidebooks out on the market about morocco today. the information is very much up-to-date and you will find more information on smaller towns and destinations than you will in any of the competitors' guidebooks... which of the others will give you maps of small towns and mountain areas?

i also found the background information sections to be very useful, with everything from a basic history of the country to recipes which i have actually used since returning home... the book is useful for travelers of any economic category (unlike LP and especially let's go) since it gives hotel suggestions in every price range... this is invaluable and i've never understood why other guidebooks don't do the same, especially in a country like morocco where you can come by some great accommodations even in the €25-35 price range... perhaps the only slight drawback to this guide (as with almost all of them) is that some of the sights are not really thoroughly explained, but comparing it with LP and the others, footprint's guides certainly do a better job of it... congratulations on the great guidebook and i hope an update comes soon with better maps! (roadways should be better marked in all the footprint guides and the way the full country maps are divided is very weird and uncomfortable, though the town maps are fine)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by its cover, January 14, 2005

By	Jared A. Cohee (New York City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Morocco, 4th (Footprint - Travel Guides) (Paperback)

It is interesting to me that this is the 4th edition of the Footprint Morocco guide. It reads and suggests much like a first edition. The package and organization of Footprint guides are very well done, the cover holds up well, the pages are easy to read, and information is easy to find when you understand their system. That being said, the guide is misleading over and over. I am surprised to read the reviews of commendation that precede me, for my travel in Morocco was not complimented by this book. The basics were covered, sure, but bus and train times, quantities, and trip lengths were way off at times, and written directions were just plain wrong on occassion. The city maps can be overlooked, because mapping a medina is an obvious difficulty, but written instructions (take second right, then first left) were almost always wrong. I am good at following directions, but the landmarks and routes given were flawed. The Footprint South America is a good tool, so I will in no way criticize the whole series, but the Morocco book can get you going in the wrong direction. I don't recommend it.