Best of Krakow (Paperback)

by Richard Watkins (Author)

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Product Description
Among Kraków’s untouched Old Town and myriad churches discover hidden cafés, underground clubs and chic new bars. Along cobbled alleys and down narrow medieval lanes find its tumultuous past, folk traditions and delicious pierogi. Kraków hosts a wealth of historical, cultural, architectural and culinary treasures: find the best with this inspirational guide to one of central Europe’s most exciting cities.

Get Around – detailed walking tours and extensive fold-out maps help you navigate with ease

Dine In Style – comprehensive listings of the best places to eat, whatever your taste

Shop Around – where to find the best Baltic amber and tastiest flavored vodka

Sleep Soundly – discerning reviews to suit all budgets

Explore More – suggested excursions out of the city to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and Auschwitz-Birkenau

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; illustrated edition edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741048222
• ISBN-13: 978-1741048223
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 3.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #206,180 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful Krakow map and guide, January 12, 2008

By	Matt (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

My wife and I just spent a week in Krakow and found this guide very useful. We've used the "Best of"s before in Dublin and Prague and, combined with Rick Steves' guides, these have helped us plan what to visit, determine where to eat, and where/what to shop.

This guide was easy to use and very portable. I like that the maps are clear and not overloaded with information. I could easily cross-reference a place described in each section with the map. The descriptions of places to visit and restaurants helped us decide where to go.

The limitation (if you consider this a limit) is that this guide is not as opinionated as Steves. The guide doesn't rate places like Steves does, so there might be a more hit or miss. But it does list more places than Steves does, which has helped us out. Case in point--we found out about the Silesian House, a former Gestapo headquarters that is now a small museum in Krakow. Steves never mentions this museum, but we found it in the Best of guide and thought it was worth the short hike. And sometimes, we've disagreed with Steves opinions, so these guides give us more places to potentially explore and not be restricted to just what Rick Steves likes.

So, in short, a good informative guide with handy, accessible maps. And we'd highly recommend Krakow. We spent a week there, over New Year's, and found plenty of places to explore.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful, November 21, 2007

By	Ikat (New York) - See all my reviews

If the only place you're going in Poland is Krakow, this is fine. You'll only spend a few days there, so you don't need much more than this.