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Friday, May 22, 2015

DK Eyewitness Travel Belgium & Luxembourg

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Belgium and Luxembourg is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of the major cities. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions, from fine art in Brussels to the canals of Bruges, the battlefields of Flanders to the best castles, museums, and architecture in between.
This uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you to discover everything area-by-area, with sections on Flanders and Wallonia, specially devised walks, scenic and thematic tours, and comprehensive background on everything from Tintin to tapestry, not forgetting the best of Belgian beer. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus, or car.
Plus, DK's insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Belgium and Luxembourg. Illustrated features on specialty foods highlight local produce and classic dishes of Belgium and Luxembourg and the best hotels and restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg have been selected by resident experts.
With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page,DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Belgium and Luxembourg truly shows you this region as no one else can.

Rough Guide to Belgium & Luxembourg

The newly updated, full-color Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg is the definitive guide to this underrated corner of Europe. Detailed accounts and crystal-clear maps reveal every nook and cranny of both countries, from the best Belgian beer bars to comic shops, chocolate, and carnivals.
The Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg is packed with historical context and well-informed insights into the superb sights, museums and galleries of the big cities — Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Brussels, and Luxembourg City — but it also departs from the urban centers for the forests and moorland of the Ardennes, the windswept beaches of the north coast, the WWI sites of Flanders, and Luxembourg's remote hamlets.
You'll find gorgeous photography and color maps throughout, plus author picks, themed itineraries, and, of course, the lowdown on the best hotels, cafés, restaurants, and shops across every price range, giving you clear, balanced reviews and honest, first-hand opinions.

Eyewitness Travel Greece, Athens & the Mainland

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland is your in-depth guide to the very best of Greece, Athens, and the mainland.
Check out our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide and make your trip to Greece, Athens, and the mainland packed with history, culture, and adventure. Visit archeological sites like the Acropolis, and take walking tours of the sites of ancient Greece. Embrace outdoor activities like hiking the Samarian Gorge or windsurfing off Corfu, or relax and enjoy restaurants that serve superb wines and lots of delicious Greek food. Whether you're looking for interesting shops and markets, or searching for fun activities to do with children, our Eyewitness Travel Guide has it all.

Fodor's 25 Best Lisbon


Compact and affordable, Fodor's Lisbon 25 Best is a great travel companion for travelers who want a light, easy-to-pack guidebook to one of Europe's most exciting cities. 
DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Fodor's Lisbon 25 Best offers savvy advice and recommendations to help travelers make the most of their visit, providing great places to shop, eat, sleep, and drink for every budget.
GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND MAPS: Full-color pictures and full-size street maps cover the best Lisbon have to offer, all in an easy-to-use package. A handy, weather-resistant city map provides added value, giving travelers essential information so they can travel with confidence.
INDISPENSABLE TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS: Save time and space by having Lisbon's top 25 sights and experiences in one convenient guidebook. Neighborhood walks show off the best of the city with self-guided tour ideas. Plan excursions outside the city with the Farther Afield section.
PRACTICAL TIPS AND PHRASES: Travel like a local with our Need to Know section, filled with useful travel tips and essential Portuguese phrases.
ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's travel guide is researched and written by local experts.

National Geographic Traveler Panama

A small-scale country on the surface, Panama is a Central American giant and gem just awakening to its vast potential. Esteemed travel writer Christopher Baker takes the reader on a journey of this fascinating place in his fully updated edition. Beginning in the cosmopolitan, steamy capital of Panama City, you move on to the Canal Zone and the central Caribbean, with world-class birding and rafting; Kuna Yala, administrated anonymously by indigenous Kuna people; the Darien, a biological Eden; and Central Panama, blessed with fine beaches, mountains, pre-Columbia sites, and important colonial architecture. Among the guide's special features are mapped walking and driving tours--including a walk around Panama City's Casco Antiguo and a drive across the Continental Divide; and special two-page entries on topics such as the Panama Canal and parrots and macaws. National Geographic and local experts provide insider tips on favorite or little known sites and events, and dozens of sidebars highlight experiences that show you how to truly get the most from your trip, including how to assist archaeologists uncover ancient artifacts at Panama Viejo and white-water rafting in the Highlands. This comprehensive guide includes essential background information and the author's pick of hotels and restaurants.
 
Click for : Top 10 Istanbul.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Istanbul is your pocket guide to the very best of the city of Istanbul. Make the most of your trip to Istanbul with our Top 10 Travel Guide, your partner in discovering fascinating museums, historic mosques and churches, and sites in Istanbul that just can't be missed. From the best bazaars and shopping areas to the liveliest bars and clubs, you'll find everything you need for great excursions in and out of the city. We have fantastic options for both the solitary traveler or the family with children, and we share great options for Istanbul hotels and restaurants for every budget.