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This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness series shows Germany at its best, from the Baltic Sea to the Romantic Rhine to the Black Forest. Visit the world-class cities of Berlin and Munich with the help of 3-D aerial maps, floorplans of the best museums, cutaways of historic buildings. Make the most of the beautiful countryside with the help of pictorial maps and tours. Learn more about German culture with special features on music, art and literature or gear up for outdoor activities, from skiing to hiking in the Alps.

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Today’s tourists are as likely to be toting Rick Steves as Giorgio Armani, tasting the good life without burning through the Kids’ college fund.

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Join Rick Steves on a tour of three of Europe’s most fascinating countries. Rick Steves’ Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 2004 covers Rothenburg and the Romantic Road; Munich and Bavaria; Salzburg; The Lakes District; Mauthausen and the Danube Valley; Vienna; Tyrol and Innsbruck; Interlaken, Gimmelwald, and the Berner Oberland; Appenzell, Murten and Bern; The Black Forest and Baden Baden Spa; Trier and the Mosel Valley; Bonn and Koln; The Rhine River; and Prague. Completely revised and updated, Rick Steves’ Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 2004 includes color maps, opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot; and Rick’s newest “back door” discoveries. America’s number one authority on travel to Europe, Rick’s time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

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Learn just enough German to . . .

meet people Do you speak English? Sprechen Sie Englisch?
get around How do I get to the airport? Wie komme ich zum Flughafen?
get a hotel I’d like a room with a shower. Ich möchte ein Zimmer mit Dusche.
shop How much is this? Wieviel kostet dies?
order a meal The a la carte menu, please. Die Speisekarte, bitte.

Just Enough German covers all the essential travel topics so you can communicate quickly and easily in any situation.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.

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‘The great affection which is penned so effectively into this walking guide to one mountain district … reveals the work of a specialist.’ (Van Greaves, High) ‘Another Cicerone Press walking guide from the tried and trusted Kev Reynolds stable. The format is familiar, user friendly and crammed with useful and essential information about the geography, places to stay, how to get there and of course 120 route descriptions in the eleven areas that make up the Valais region of Switzerland. … Mouth watering colour photos illustrate the descriptions.’ (Richard Ayres, The Leader)

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The Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Zinarothorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Dent Blanche, Weisshorn, Bietschhorn, Grand Combin – these are some of the most dramatic mountains in Europe. Here, they form a backdrop to a series of routes that should answer the dreams of any keen mountain walker. Best known, perhaps, for the resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee, the Valais district of Switzerland is also the location of the Lotschental and Turtmanntal, the Vals d’Anniviers, Herens, Bagnes and Ferret – valleys in which there are numerous alp hamlets nestling among the pastures. There are also dozens of small lakes, the longest glacier in the Alps, pristine snowfields, meadows full of flowers, marmots that will eat out of your hand, and no shortage of accommodation, ranging from low-cost dormitories and campsites to the grandest of hotels. In this, the third edition of his popular guide, Kev Reynolds has selected and described 120 routes that represent the very best of this magical region. Rewritten and with a new design, fresh maps and colour photos throughout, “Walking in the Valais” is your passport to some memorable walking holidays in this Alpine wonderland.

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Jews don’t always put Germany on the top of their travel destination list, but the fact is that outside of Israel, no country contains more important and beautiful Jewish historical sites than does Germany. Weissensee, the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe, is in Berlin, there’s a lovely ritual bath (mikveh) in Friedberg dating back to the 13th century, and there’s a rare, surviving Jugendstil synagogue in Ausburg. From Aachen to Würzburg, nearly 200 sites left out of most guide books are described and detailed, including what there is to see (often with color pictures), what the history is, and most importantly, how to get there.

In Ansbach there’s a synagogue from the 18th century that escaped destruction during the “Reichskristallnacht” of 1938. Its Torah was burned, but the building itself was left unhurt. Annual memorial services are held on November 9 (the date of kristallnacht) in this Baroque synagogue, attended by Catholics, Protestants, and Jews from throughout Bavaria. In Hofgeismar there’s a fine Judaica museum that tells the story, through its archive of texts and pictures, of a Jewish community that dates back to 1470, and there’s a cemetery that was started in 1695. The last burial of a Hofgeismar Jew was in 1935, but the cemetery contains Jewish displaced persons who died in 1946 and 1947, plus a memorial of a gravestone and a buried piece of soap, erected in 1945 by Jewish concentration camp survivors.

Documenting the history of individual settlements throughout Germany, as well as what remains to be seen of them, this unique guide keeps the history alive and makes possible an unusual German tour. –Stephanie Gold

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Whether travellers are searching for history, religion, or their roots, they will not be disappointed by the countless discoveries to be made with the help of this key to the open doors of Jewish Germany.

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“The Rough Guide Map Germany” combines clear modern mapping and bang-up-to-date research, and is the essential companion to anyone travelling around this fascinating and varied country. Whether you’re exploring the snow-capped peaks of the Bavarian Alps or the valleys of the Rhine, the “Rough Guide Map” provides invaluable information to help you find your way. It is printed on waterproof and rip-proof Polyart paper, and includes detail on everything from road numbers and railways to National parks and airport locations.

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Produced for Rough Guides by World Mapping Project

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‘An interesting long circular walk for those who have done the Tour of Mont Blanc and want to find a route that is less crowded. There are bad-weather alternatives, and shortside walks. As always with Kev Reynolds, the introduction is comprehensive. This route (or part of it) could, I think, be used for an Alpine debut.’ Irish Mountain Log Magazine, Summer 2006

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Making a horsehoe loop among some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in all the Swiss Alps, the brand new “Tour of the Jungfrau Region” is destined to become one of the classic walks of Europe. In a journey of 9-10 days the walker visits pastures, ridges, summits and passes, skirts exquisite mountain lakes, and gazes on waterfalls, gorges and glaciers – all in the shadow of such iconic peaks as Wetterhorn, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Accommodation is both plentiful and atmospheric, and the route has lots of bad-weather alternatives. Despite the nearby presence of popular resorts like Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen and Murren, “The Tour of the Jungfrau Region” explores some suprisingly remote landscapes, including part of a World Natural Heritage site.

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Includes: Munich, Upper Bavaria (North, East, & South), Lower Bavaria, the Allgau, and Northern Swabia.

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This welcome addition to the well-respected “Travel Survival Kit” series offers more up-to-date, practical information for arrange-it-yourself travelers than any other guidebook presently available. The work is broken into chapters covering Switzerland’s 12 tourist regions and Liechtenstein. In Joe Friday-style factual prose, Honan adequately covers places to stay and eat, but the value of his guide lies in its coverage of Swiss attractions, including their hours of operation, costs, and how to get there. The 52 maps should prove invaluable in planning itineraries and orienting oneself on arrival. This volume offers a short, factual introduction to the country, an amazing three pages on health concerns, sidebars giving interesting historical details, and a unique “dangers and annoyances” section for major cities. Highly recommended for all travel collections.
William R. Smith, Johns Hopkins Univ. Lib., Baltimore, Md.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Switzerland offers beautiful countryside – lakes with endless vistas of mountains and forests are found throughout the country. The cities and towns, such as Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St Gallen and Lucerne, offer ample diversions. For outdoor enthusiasts, the resorts offer a choice of sports away from the snow-fields. This guide shows how to avoid the crowds and the costs while not missing out on the best Switzerland has to offer.