Munich & The Bavarian Alps (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Turtleback)
August 15, 2009 by Traveler
Filed under Travel Germany Guides
Product Description
Includes: Munich, Upper Bavaria (North, East, & South), Lower Bavaria, the Allgau, and Northern Swabia.
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…I can affirm the genuine worth of this book. The maps are convenient, easy to use, and marvelously clear. Furthermore, the organization of the guide is wonderfully helpful in assisting the traveler (or resident, as the case may be) in finding cultural destinations, culinary spots, that may have otherwise been missed.
This guide is, like most all of the Dorling-Kindersley series, geared toward helping the traveler ascertain what things might be of particular sightworthiness. Unlike the Michelin guides, this isn’t particularly into the business of rating destinations, and it certainly isn’t going to provide the standard domestic AAA guide service of pointing the traveler toward “hot” restaurants. For a diverse, wonderfully cosmopolitan city, this guide provides a marvelous introduction, and though it neglects a few potential interests in outlying regions, does an admirable job of hitting all the highlights, and even including pictures of most.
The material was current as of late spring 2003.
If you’re planning on spending just a few days in Munich, then this compact little guide will be indispensible in locating the famous beerhalls and tourist sights. The maps are more than adequate and the walking descriptions to each locale are precise and accurate. There is also corresponding material on how to use the U-Bahn in the city and which station to take for each particular site. There is a separate chapter on the beerhalls of the city with a brief ranking system for the nosiest places, the friendliest, the cheapest beer, etc.
If you’re planning a lengthy sojourn in Munich or if you already know the city well, then this book would not be as helpful. It is basically intended for the casual tourist and the information on the intriguing environs of Munich, including Bogenhausen, Haidhausen and areas of Schwabing, is not detailed. Many of the best sites are neglected because most tourists don’t want to bother or simply don’t have the time to stick around. The chapters on Berchtesgaden and Garmisch are excellent, however. So this is a thrifty guide you can stick in your pocket and consult when you need to find a restaurant, beer haunt or hotel. In short, if you’re a first timer to Munich, enjoy the greatest city in Europe and be sure to tuck away this guide.
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Great Resource
These line if books are great for any traveler. A friend/Travel coordinator let me know about them when I visited Egypt a few years back.
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I love DK guides!
These guides have the best pictures! I don’t take them with me though. Too heavy and not as practical as other guides like Rick Steve’s.
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The best guide for southern Germany
If you are planning a trip to southern Germany this book is a must. It covers Munich very well but the real impressive part is the Alps.
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Excellent guide – ausgezeichnet!
I used this book as my guide travelling around Munich and I can strongly recommended it to others. The layout of the book is clear and logical which makes choosing destinations…
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Nice book but lacks a info for the young and hip traveler
Great book if you plan to visit Munich and visit every castle and cathedral in the city but where is the information on hip nightclubs, fab restaurants, the hotels to be seen in,…