Watch the sun drop behind Berlin's Brandenburger Tor while sipping chilled champagne at celebrity fave Hotel Adlon, p. 106. Feel the brisk North Sea breeze pummel your face while 'walking on water' between the islands of Eastern Frisia, p. 637. Chat with locals and sample the latest vintages at a Besenwirtschaft, a seasonal wine tavern, p. 399. Let your cares evaporate in the steam rooms and mineral pools of Baden-Baden, p. 434.
Five expert authors, 143 days of research, 140 maps. Tailored itineraries and tips from locals help you discover Germany's surprises. Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com.
It's an enormous place with overwhelming tourist options. Smack in the middle of Europe, Germany's got the Bavarian Alps, windswept North Sea islands, the Black Forest and the castle-dotted Rhine. And there's Berlin, a city where you could easily spend all your vacation and not see a tenth of what it has to offer. Germany has history aplenty, an enormous variety of museums, cosmopolitan sophistication and rural quaintitude, camping, beer gardens, and music of all kinds. In short, Germany is the kind of place where a guidebook makes all the difference.
Lonely Planet covers the country diligently and entertainingly, leaving nothing out. With maps of all 16 states, over 35 city maps, and a fold-out transportation map to Berlin, the daunting becomes comfortable. There are the background chapters on history, government, climate and ecology, the people, the arts, society and language, and a big fat chapter covering all the necessary details of visas, money, Web sites, electricity, festivals, health, and accommodations for special needs, plus how to get there and how to get around once you've arrived. Then for every city and burg, Lonely Planet provides the stuff a traveler needs to know, all about where to stay, eat, sight see, shop, and play. And scattered in and among the guiding text are little nuggets of interest, telling the stories of witches and warlocks, Bertolt Brecht, Marlene Dietrich, and the sad tale of Queen Caroline. Not prohibitively large, Lonely Planet's guidebook packs enough into its pages for 100 good trips. --Stephanie Gold
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Lonely Planet Germany Arrived quickly, and in excellent condition. Would happily purchase again from this seller. The product itself was useful for my needs.
OK, but not Great The lonely planet was adequate, but not great. It overemphasizes certain sites at the expense of others and conjures a narrow view of the city in question. It is hard to find specific examples, only that I found I used the guide less and less in favor of simply exploring on my own.
When equipped with this book, Germany is like your neighborhood. This book contains 99.9% you need to travel in Germany and it also tells you where to find the last 0.1%. You cannot leave for Germany without it. Especially, you are the first time be there.
A great guide to Germany This book is full of useful information, maps and tips on traveling to Germany. If you are even thinking about visiting Germany this is a good read, and it well organized. It is mostly in black and white and the print is a little small, other then that it is a wonderful guide.
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