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Product Description
Revised and updated, this map of Germany provides a physical base, with relief clearly shown by a system of layer colouring. It extends from Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the west to Poland and Czech Republic in the east, to the north is Denmark and the Baltic, with Switzerland and Austria to the south. The map also features communication detail, with road, rail and canal networks all shown. The map key is in English, French and German, and the scale is 16 miles to one inch. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Language Notes
Text: English, French, German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Customer Reviews:

The Starting Place For Every Trip, July 30, 2005
By Blackstone Gates (USA)

My work has provided me with the opportunity to travel a good bit. I am the type of person who wants to get a working background for my destinations, both in terms of history and geographic layout. Because I work, I don't have a great deal of time to spend reading and studying different, often lengthy, travel guides before or during my trips.

Because these guides are concise, beautifully illustrated, relatively compact, and impeccably organized, I cannot recommend highly enough the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides! The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is THE guide I buy for every destination. Not only do I get a quick history and background of the destination, but I also will be provided with a visual guide to everything. The visual detail is really what sets the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides apart.

The street maps of common destination points are drawn in dimensional detail so you will visually recognize when you "get there." This is particularly helpful when you don't speak the native language.

The regional maps are colorful and concise. And the drawings associated with attractions like museums allow the traveler who is short on time to quickly see the best of the museum within the time the traveler has to spend.

Each DK Eyewitness Travel Guide has a good summary section in the back with practical information about where to eat, where to sleep, what to do, and how to get around.

While I may supplement the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide with others for a more detailed travel guide, the other guide is only more to read, not more to see. Buy the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide first for any destination.



A great starting place for a trip to Germany, December 17, 2006
By Lehigh History Student (Bethlehem, PA)

This review is from: Germany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)
If you are heading to Germany you must get this guide. It was very helpful in planning a trip from Berlin to Munich and the Bavarian Alps. It lays out towns in Germany and what to see in each. We stopped at some wonderful villages on the way and this guide could not be beat. The region by region analysis is great and is useful for planning if you are only heading to one area. If you are just going to Berlin I would get their Berlin guide as this would be a little too much. Otherwise this is the only guide to use for a trip to Germany.


Great book! I found it very useful!, October 19, 2010
By Erik C. Knudsen (Columbia, MD)

I used this book constantly when in Germany. The maps and pictures are very helpful. Even if you do next to no planning, this book reviews/lists nearly every major attraction. Just flip to whatever interests you and you get a detailed description with some history, directions, hours, etc.


A Pictures is Worth a Thousand Words, June 10, 2010
By Frank Edell (Florida)

D&K is a great way to visualize & plan all of our trips to Europe. Rick Steves is fine (I also bought it) but he never give me a sense of the overall look and feel of the locations that we will visit.
I have great interest in fine art and based on what is illustrated in D&K Germany I've added the StaatsGalerie (in Stuttgart) to our upcoming trip to Germany.


Highly recommended...., December 31, 2009
By J.Lebowski (STL area)

This review is from: Germany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Vinyl Bound)
This is the travel guide that I used when I lived in Germany for 3 years and it served me well. Though my copy (circa 2000) is a bit outdated, I used it again when I traveled to Berlin more recently. It is beautifully illustrated, with cut away diagrams of cathedrals, museums, etc. Each German state is covered in depth, city maps are easy to follow, and the hotel/restaurant recommendations are broken down by price range. These guides are unsurpassed for seeing the sights, taking in the culture, history, architecture, etc. There is also an extremely helpful section about local customs, getting around, tipping, regional cuisine, and other boons to the tourist. Backpackers or folks traveling on a budget might want to look at another guide vis a vis lodging and cheap eats. And this book does not have much on night life.



A Must-Buy!, January 11, 2008
By mysticalmaiden "mysticalmaiden" (Coventry, CT, USA)

This review is from: Germany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Vinyl Bound)
This is a wonderful book! I gave it to my father for an upcoming family trip to Germany. It provided us with lots of extra information about specific sites and general history of each town. The graphics and photographs are great and add to the usefulness of the book. A must buy for those traveling throughout Germany!

Where to go in Germany, recommended by World Travel!

Best Recommended by World Travel - Overnight Royal Castles Tour - Linderhof, Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein

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