Subjects:  1. Europe - Austria    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. Austria    6. Czech Republic    7. Hungary    8. Travel & holiday guides    9. Travel / Europe / Austria   

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A very good guide
It's a sad reflection on just how overlooked this wonderful and important part of Italy is these days that so few guides cover it at all; in fact, this may be the first one in years that covers Emilia-Romagna comprehensively.Luckily, this effort by seasoned Europe travel writers Facaros and Pauls does the region a great turn.
Print is too small
I lived in Bologna for five years and this is an informative book.
Bravo!
There is nothing else available that I can find specifically on this wonderful part of Italy. And aren't we lucky it's from the Cadogan's stable! Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. Italy    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Travel / Europe / Italy   

Subjects:  1. Europe - France    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. France    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / France   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Italy    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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Take it with you
Good writing style; good information on hotels, eating, shopping and entertainment. Got the best pre-trip information from this book after comapring it to 3 others. Maps are adequate, the rest is quite good. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Spain & Portugal    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Places & peoples: general interest    5. Spain    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Travel / Europe / Spain & Portugal   

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Real Estate Horror stories are World-wide
The book is informative and an excellent resource though some information is not correct and misleading. Many cautions and horror stories are stated but these facts apply to buying a home anywhere in the world. Dodgy real-estate agents, tradesmen and sellers can also be found world-wide though the impression given is that they are concentrated in Italy. With regards to permits and planning permission it can take up to six months if the building is classified as a Historical building but if it is not a historical building a reply is given within three months. In Italy there is a lot of red-tape and the process of purchasing a property is very different to the English system though the best advice is to have the assistance of a lawyer and use your common sense. The most important thing I learnt when buying a home in Italy is to respect the people and there custom especially if you want to make friends in the community.....of course everyone knows everyone! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Real Estate - Buying/Selling Homes    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Housing & property for the individual    6. Italy    7. Travel / Europe / Italy   

Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - Australia    2. Australia & Oceania - General    3. Careers - Job Hunting    4. Job Finding    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. Travel Guides    8. Australia    9. Living & working abroad    10. Travel / Australia & Oceania   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Ireland    2. Personal & Practical Guides    3. Reference    4. Special Interest - Family    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Travel / Europe / Ireland   

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Decent pre-trip read but not worth taking with you
This book has solid information and is well-written but that doesn't keep it from being BORING! The only pictures provided are in a few pages at the front of the book. The maps are not good enough to travel with. It makes a decent pre-trip read (or to at least browse through when planning your trip). However, don't plan on traveling with this book. The National Geographic or Eyewitness Travel Guides are far better. The best of the best are the Rick Steves travel books which do not have pictures either but are updated every single year with new hotel and restaurant information plus great maps.

Invaluable Travelling Companion !
According to their web page, Michael Palin has called the Cadogan Guides "a balance of infectious enthusiasm and solid practicality."
Very very good in a very specific way.
Previous reviewer seems to have missed half their own point.If you are looking for Frommers or Fodors, BUY Frommers or Fodors!The world doesn't need any more of that ilk.That market is well established and those books are good at what they do.Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Italy    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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If Possible I'd Give it Six
By Bill Marsano. If you were to go to a really well-stocked bookstore and start counting the guidebooks devoted to Paris, there's a fair chance you wouldn't finish on the same day you started. Paris is like the Battle of Gettysburg: Everyone wants to write about it and almost everyone does. (Some more than once.) So while you might consider yourself spoiled for choice, it's more likely that you'll be overwhelmed and baffled.
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Subjects:  1. Europe - France    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. France    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / France   

Subjects:  1. Australia & New Zealand - New Zealand    2. Australia & Oceania - General    3. Careers - Job Hunting    4. Job Finding    5. Travel    6. Travel - Foreign    7. Travel Guides    8. Living & working abroad    9. New Zealand    10. Travel / Australia & Oceania   

Subjects:  1. Essays & Travelogues    2. Europe - France    3. Europe - Italy    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign    6. Italy    7. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Europe - France    2. Special Interest - Family    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. France    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Travel / Europe / France   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides    5. Italy    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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The Best Guide On The Market For Spain
All of the major tour companies serving Europe are British owned (Trafalgar, Insight, Globus, etc).The Brits know international travel, and when they do, they use Cadogan.This recently updated edition is a must have if you are going to Spain. Cadogan also publishes regional guides if you want even more detailed information. It is filled with more cultural and historical discussion than you will find in the "mass market" type guides like Fodors or Frommers.Clearly, the intelligent traveller's choice.The site, hotel, and restaurant recommendations are spot on, heed them.Five stars with no reservations whatsoever.

My second choice became my first!
I started looking at this guide because the Blue Guide, bastion of all things cultural it is, was sold out.However, Cadogan Guides proved that not only can it match Blue Guides step for cultured step, but does it with a wry humor and wit that is lacking from that venerable series.The format is plain but navigable, and the maps sufficient.But the strength of this guide does not lie in those areas. Great Resource
I believed the only other reviewer, bought the 6th edition, and am glad I did.My wife and I recently spent 3 weeks in the Northern half of Spain, much of it in regions that aren't covered in the standard guides. This book provided accurate, practical information and much more.With a lovely British sense of humor, it gave an insightful history and background to Spain that added a lot to our enjoyment of the sights we were seeing. I will take it with me the next time I go to Spain. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Spain & Portugal    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Spain    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / Spain & Portugal   

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friendly and factual
I found this book to be most helpful on a quick jaunt into this lush, charming area. The information and guides for Campeche and environs were most precise, including the most sophisticated and elegant restaurants, hotels and day trips. What I felt was strong research helped lend an air of authenticity and credence to the areas we visited, steps above other books that seemed to be mostly backpacking guides to this lovely area. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mexico    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel & holiday guides    5. Travel / Mexico   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Italy    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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The Best of the Bunch
I bought 4 books for our trip to the lake region and this was by far the most useful. Granted it does not include specific information about hours and costs for museums and sites, but we found that most of that information in the other books was out of date anyway. Use it with another guide if you need that. This book gives detailed background information on each area with history and culture, which gives you a great head start on your appreciation of the places you visit. We also found that it included some out-of-the-way places not in the other guides and really appreciated the personal opinons. Restaurants we tried on their recommendation were excellent, compared to the mixed results when we picked on our own. No guide is perfect, but this one comes very close, and the coming 5th edition may be even closer!

The Best of the Bunch
I bought 4 books for our trip to the lake region and this was by far the most useful. Granted it does not include specific information about hours and costs for museums and sites, but we found that most of that information in the other books was out of date anyway. Use it with another guide if you need that. This book gives detailed background information on each area with history and culture, which gives you a great head start on your appreciation of the places you visit. We also found that it included some out-of-the-way places not in the other guides and really appreciated the personal opinons. Restaurants we tried on their recommendation were excellent, compared to the mixed results when we picked on our own. No guide is perfect, but this one comes very close, and the coming 5th edition may be even closer!

entertaining, but lacking detailed info
Facaros and Pauls have provided a fun and entertaining guide but they often forget to include essential information to make the book practical.For example, we are told that above Orta San Giulio there are several fetching towns and attractions but we are not told how far they are or how to get there.Is a car required?Any public transportation?Is the sanctuary a pleasant 2 mile walk or a challenging 7 mile hike?Perhaps if you are making a return visit such details are not necessary, but for the first time visitor they are essential.Also, anyone planning to visit this area will most likely include both Mantua and Verona on their visit, but only Mantua is covered here.(Yes, Verona is not technically included in the 'Lombard Plain,' but can you imagine a guide to LA that didn't include Disneyland because technically it's in Anaheim, not LA?) You'll need another guide for Verona.If the authors issue a revised edition including Verona plus more detailed info, this will be an excellent guide.Mr Pauls, can we hope for this? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Italy    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Italy    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Europe / Italy   

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An expansive and detailed mapping of the greatest snowboarding and skiing resorts, mountains, and schools in the world
The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide: 2006 by ski and snowboard experts, Peter and Felice Hardy is an expansive and detailed mapping of the greatest snowboarding and skiing resorts, mountains, and schools in the world. Included is 351 pages of invaluable information on the top resorts in 75 countries, along with personal recommendations and phone numbers for the best hotels, restaurants, ski schools, and kindergartens, full color maps of major resorts, essential facts and figures on each resort, from lift passes to teaching facilities, full directory of over 200 tour operations with details of the destination covered, as well as contact information for tourist offices and travel insurance companies. The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide is a detailed and accurate contribution to the snowboarding and skiing society which is confidently recommended to all snowboarders and skiers searching for an ultimate and portable guide for planning their vacations at some of the best ski resorts in the world. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Skiing - General    2. Special Interest - Adventure    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Sports & Recreation / Skiing    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Winter sports   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Personal & Practical Guides    3. Real Estate - Buying/Selling Homes    4. Real Estate Administration    5. Reference    6. Cyprus    7. Housing & property for the individual    8. Living & working abroad    9. Travel / Asia / Southwest