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From cultural tours of Krak?w to hillwalking in the High Tatra Mountains, from the beaches of Baltie to the grandeur of Gda?sk, it’s all here in this brand new edition Insight Guide to Poland, featuring a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography and detailed street maps. Expert local writers ensure this guide is an inspiring background read, serves as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion and is a superb, visual souvenir of your visit. Poland’s top attractions are identified to help you plan your trip and a ‘Best of’ section highlights the most unique experiences Poland has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do whilst there. Editor’s top tips reveal lesser-known sights, best cathedrals and churches, best of picturesque Poland, best of the outdoors plus money-saving hints. A comprehensive ‘Travel Tips’ section details transport, accommodation for all budgets and other activities to ensure you make the most of your time in Poland. A dedicated ‘Eating Out’ section identifies the best eateries to suit all budgets within each area, giving the address, phone number, opening times and price range, followed by a useful review. The guide also features a useful A-Z of other practical information, detailing useful contact numbers to ensure your trip goes smoothly. An in-depth ‘Places’ section covers the country region-by-region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps. An additional Warsaw street map enables instant orientation and easy navigation around the Capital. This guide also features dedicated sections which explore Poland’s history and include interesting features on everything from Art, Food and Drink, National Parks to the Environment. Overall, the unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

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This guide includes a section detailing Switzerland’s history, nine features covering aspects of the country’s life and culture, ranging from its rich artistic heritage to its Alpine activities, a region by region visitor’s guide to the sights, and a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also includes hundreds of photographs and 20 maps.

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“Warsaw Insight Pocket Guide” is an itinerary-based guide, focusing on the best things to see and do, picked by our local correspondents. It is ideal for first-time visitors and perhaps pressed for time. To help you follow the routes easily, the 96-page book includes a full size pull-out map. Detailed routes have been designed to cover Warsaw’s highlights. Ten tours link the highlights of Poland’s capital city and four excursions explore interesting towns and villages within easy reach of Warsaw. To aid your understanding of Warsaw, its history and culture are described in an introductory feature. There is also full coverage of shopping, eating out and nightlife plus a listings section covering hotels, climate, money, getting around and useful addresses.

About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

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“Insight Guides” provide the complete picture through expert and informative text and remarkable photography. Each book is an inspiring background read, serving as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion. They can also be kept as a superb, visual souvenir of a visit. Expert local writers bring to life a destination’s history, culture, arts and people. The guides contain detailed, cross-reference maps which means that areas and sites mentioned can be quickly pin pointed. They also incorporate all the travel details and contact numbers visitors will need.

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“Insight Travel Maps” are an established favourite in providing everything you need from an ultra portable, folded sheet map. Now with a striking new cover design that will really give you a feel for the destination, travel maps are better than ever. Containing city plans of major towns and cities, distance indicators to aid route planning, a comprehensive index booklet and legend in 8 languages, along with clearly indicated map coverage and scale conversion, you will find this map easy and informative to use. Key places of interest are highlighted by specially designed symbols and websites are listed for the main tourist attractions to help you set your own priorities, altogether making this “Insight Travel Map” the ideal resource for your trip.

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“Insight Guides”, the world’s largest visual travel guide series, in association with “Discovery Channel”, the world’s premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, “Insight Guides” capture the unique character of each culture with an Insider’s perspective. Inside every “Insight Guide” you’ll find: – Evocative, full-color photography on every page – Cross-referenced, full-color maps throughout – A brief introduction including a historical timeline – Lively essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people – Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing – Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest – A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children
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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
–This text refers to the

Paperback
edition.

Product Description

Insight Travel Maps are an established favourite in providing everything you need from an ultra portable, folded sheet map. Now with a striking new cover design that will really give you a feel for the destination, travel maps are better than ever. Containing city plans of major towns and cities, distance indicators to aid route planning, a comprehensive index booklet and legend in 8 languages, along with clearly indicated map coverage and scale conversion, you will find this map easy and informative to use. Key places of interest are highlighted by specially designed symbols and websites are listed for the main tourist attractions to help you set your own priorities, altogether making this Insight Travel Map the ideal resource for your trip.

Product Description

Insight Guides, the world’s largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world’s premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, Insight Guides capture the unique character of each culture with an insider’s perspective. Inside every Insight Guide you’ll find: .Evocative, full-colour photography on every page .Cross-referenced, full-colour maps throughout .A brief introduction including a historical timeline .Lively essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people .Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing .Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest .A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children

Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: Polish
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The world’s best selling pocket travel guides from Berlitz now feature freshly revised page layouts and enhanced typography in an accessible, handy format to help travelers easily get to the heart of their destination. A top 10 attractions section highlights the unmissable sights and the book is packed with practical advice and cultural tips.

About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
–This text refers to the

Paperback
edition.

Product Description

“Insight Travel Maps” are an established favourite in providing everything you need from an ultra portable, folded sheet map. Now with a striking new cover design that will really give you a feel for the destination, travel maps are better than ever. Containing city plans of major towns and cities, distance indicators to aid route planning, a comprehensive index booklet and legend in 8 languages, along with clearly indicated map coverage and scale conversion, you will find this map easy and informative to use. Key places of interest are highlighted by specially designed symbols and websites are listed for the main tourist attractions to help you set your own priorities, altogether making this “Insight Travel Map” the ideal resource for your trip.

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“The Insight Guide to Austria” provides evocative photography – a vivid sense of everyday life is conveyed through sensational pictures. Expert local writers bring to life Austria’s history, culture, arts and people. First-hand reports on sights and attractions such as Hofburg, Belvedere and Salzburg provide detailed background knowledge to this beautiful country. Detailed, cross-referenced maps are included so areas and sites mentioned in the text can be quickly pinpointed. A section of travel tips provides details of all the hotels, restaurants and contact numbers visitors will need.

About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

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Fully revised and updated, this 394-page guide includes a section detailing Norway’s history, 15 features covering aspects of the country’s life and culture, ranging from myths and sagas to fishing for sport and sustenance; a region by region visitor’s guide to the sights, and a travel tips section packed with contact addresses. This title includes key features such as: Places – region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features – incisive essays on the islands’ history, people and culture; Photo Features – magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country’s most exotic sights, including its fjords and snowy Arctic Circle; and Travel Tips – practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers. It also includes hundreds of full-colour photos and 15 maps.

About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
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edition.