As Berlin is laid out on an epic scale, this travel guide is organized so that you can take in as much of the city as possible. It will guide you to all of the interesting monuments, museums and art collections Berlin has to offer, as well as giving you ideas for family fun and where to go shopping. The maps, photographs, detailed illustrations, the 3-D aerial views of Berlin's most interesting districts and a huge selection of hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment venues makes this guide the ultimate travel guide.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Berlin Guide Worked very well for my one week trip. The 3 day tour at the beginning was a good starter guide to a family trip, though this guide is by no means ideal for a younger traveler (teens to 30s) as it leaves out any night life venues. The guide is perfect for museums, historic information, etc. The book does a reasonable job laying out the city and explaining how to get from one site to the next; also, it does a good job of dividing up each section of Berlin and explaining what there is to see at each. The book... more info
an idea source more than actual guide First of all, be warned that this book is a "2006" edition, which probably hasn't been updated since 2000 (see review by Marco). I got the book being aware of the issue, and treated it as a source of ideas of what to do and see around Berlin (it being my first time in the city). In this capacity, I enjoyed the book immensely. It gives great background on Berlin, and supplies plenty of ideas for what places to go to, and what to notice when there. You just cannot rely on the listed opening hours to... more info
The worst DK guide out there I hate the thought of writing a bad review for a DK Travel Guide - they are by far the best travel guides available. But I feel I have to warn everyone about this one. There's always at least one bad apple in the barrel, and I've found the 'bad apple'. First up, the good things. The background, history and descriptions of all the buildings are typical DK - first class, and better than every other guide out there. You can get the background story to the city and its art and architecture before you... more info
Excellent It's an astonished travel guide. Well printed book, excellent routes for walking, pictures full of color for informing what excactly are you going to see. As all the travel giudes of DK editions, this one is best choice for visiting a place, too.
The pictures, the historical events, the places descriptions, they all are also souvenoirs to reminds you, your pleasant travel to a place.
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