Michelin the Green Guide Netherlands (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

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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 Netherlands, tiptoe through the tulips, sail the Frisian lakes, see Amsterdam's Mannerist Westerkerk church and the Netherlands Shipping Museum, and wander among the Hague's parliamentary buildings. Eyeball the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier near Veere and behold Amersfoort's 15th century Koppelpoort and Bourtange's 16th century stronghold.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; 4 edition (August 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2067123319
• ISBN-13: 978-2067123311
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #342,091 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive travel companion, September 27, 2000

By	Gunter Schwerdtel (Prévessin, Ain France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin THE GREEN GUIDE Netherlands, 2e (THE GREEN GUIDE) (Paperback)

Michelin's "Netherlands" guide is a compact and comprehensive companion when travelling in the Low Countries. It is pleasant to read and gives you the necessary historical, geographical and cultural background of the country as well as on its provinces and towns. It basically gives you the information, proposition for itineries etc. which you need and expect, without being too lengthy. Complemented with Michelin's 1:400.000 map, it is an excellent basis to plan a trip and then follow it through. The only point, which could be improved is the index, which does not reference all the sites marked as worth visiting on the overview maps on the first pages of the guide. Some sites (example Muiden castle) are not referenced in themselves but as excursions, which can be done in the environs of a town (such as Amsterdam).

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Guide to the Netherlands, August 11, 2000

By	Carol Danly (Traverse City, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Michelin THE GREEN GUIDE Netherlands, 2e (THE GREEN GUIDE) (Paperback)

I like the rating system used by the authors to evaluate theinterest of a prospective tourist site. It's helpful in trip planning. On the other hand, the detail given in describing individual cities or sites should be sufficient for the casual tourist. The book includes brief history lessons that increased my interest in the historical sites described. It's worth [the price].

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Michelin Guide for the Netherlands, July 18, 2008

By	Rick E. "RickE" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

As always, this Michelin Green Guide is an excellent first book for any tourist. Great city maps, lots of details on the history, culture, architecture, etc. of the country. No info on hotels or restaurants; that's the job of other guides. But for city/town info, there is no better guide!