Michelin the Green Guide Greece (Michelin Green Guide: Greece English Edition) (Paperback)

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This title in the acclaimed Michelin Green Guide series is an indispensable guide to the natural and cultural attractions of Greece - the islands, the mountains of the mainland and their volcanic craters, miles of beaches. The many layers of civilization may be traced in the ancient ruined temples and theatres, the magnificent churches of the Orthodox rite, and rare vestiges of the Turkish occupation. The noisy exuberance of Athens contrasts with the natural charm of rural and maritime resorts; the country attracts archeologists and botanists, walkers and mountain climbers, water-sports enthusiasts and sunworshippers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 404 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; 4th edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2060008859
• ISBN-13: 978-2060008851
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,932,737 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy for planning and during the travel, December 31, 2004

By	ohmysohopeless (Nowhere to Go) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Greece: With Hotels and Resturants (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

I generally prefer Michelin guides for planning travel because they are loaded with background stories about the points of interest. The three-star rating system is kind of handy too, although sometimes I don't agree with the rating Michelin gives, which is totally understandable.

One thing I found very helpful during my travel in Greece was that Michelin always has the sites of interest listed in the native language as well as in English. I barely knew how to say "thank you" in Greek (efharisto), so I wasn't sure I could get around despite I was told Greeks are better English speakers in general. The world is not created for English speakers in mind, so there are times that the information is only available in the native language. At least being able to find out which way to go to get to the site I know better was such a relief.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inconsistent spellings could easily defeat you, March 1, 2006

By	OldEngineer (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Greece: With Hotels and Resturants (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

I have long loved Michelin green Guides. Though they have grown heavier and less to the point, I still like the three star rating system for sites. However in this case it is hard to love a book where the spelling of site names in some places, like on the map with the stars, does not correspond to the spelling in the index or in other places. Finding things involves your figuring out the different ways in which Greek names can be spelt.

Other books have found ways to cope consistently with changing tastes in Greek spelling. Michelin has not. Coping with these inconsistencies can be extremely frustrating.

I now believe the best a traveler can do is to get this and the DK book on Greece. Both were done before the Greeks finished their preparations for the 2004 Olympics so beware of errors about practical things like airport access, a major new bridge, and consequences of a troublesome earthquake.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, October 14, 2006

By	Going Southwest (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Greece: With Hotels and Resturants (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

I would like to recommend this guide to people that would like to visit Greece. Originally I am from Greece and several times I've been asked to make some suggestion to friends about what travel guides to use. I've done some research on bookstores and I think this guide is well written very concise and covers the most important places. I think the writers must have really travelled a lot around Greece because they recommend places, like my hometown, that are not very well known but they offer some very important sights of interest. I have also learned things I didn't know before. In the past I had bought a similar guide for New England and I was very satisfied. I gave 4 stars rather than 5 because there can be some improvements in the greek spelling and in covering more recent historical facts. It's a guide you can enjoy reading from begining to end.