Michelin Green Guide Belgium (Michelin Green Guides) (Vinyl Bound)

by Gwen Cannon (Editor)
Key Phrases: groot begijnhof, klein begijnhof, Musée du Cinéma, Grote Markt, Address Book, Emperor Charles (more...)

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Product Description
The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Belgium, experience delectable mussels and french fries, Belgian beers, wine from Luxembourg, and plenty of festivals. Brussels' Grand-Place and museums, Antwerp's cathedral, Brugge's canals and Ghent's Old Town are Belgium's showstoppers, while Luxembourg's "Little Switzerland" abounds in natural wonders.

Product Details

• Vinyl Bound: 450 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; 5th edition (May 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2067123262
• ISBN-13: 978-2067123267
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #847,763 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 Michelin Green Guides - accept no substitutes!, January 11, 2007

By	J Waterwoman (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Belgium/Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

We have numerous guides for Belgium (because we live here) and there's nothing like the Michelin guide. It's the only one that really delves into the details of the architecture and history of the many fantastic buildings here, and it provides thoughtful and well-planned circuits for tourism. It's for the visitor who really wants to know the when-who-whys of what they see. (But you can't plan your light-hearted shopping visits with this book. You'll need a second guidebook for that.)
Too bad they switched to these new 'updated' book covers. The old ones had more class!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Michelin, September 13, 2007

By	P. Benda (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just received my copy, but I have not yet used it while traveling.

It looks like this 2007 edition is up to the standards of the classic green guides, dense with cultural information, printed on fine quality paper, and in a wonderful format easy for toting along and reading on a train.

However, it's not vinyl bound as Amazon's listing states...it appears to be a paperback (which is what Michelin's own site admits to). It's just fine for traveling, but while other companies are moving to plasticized bindings that are water proof and wear well after being shoved into backpacks and backpockets, Michelin seems to have taken a small step back. Don't misundertand, the quality of binding is excellent, it would just be a little bit more excellent if the cover were really vinyl. Also, no map is included (as they did with green guides in the old days), but that's not a big loss given the many small but fine maps inside.

This book is a pleasure to hold and read.