Lonely Planet – Guides – Ebook

Fairy-tale castles, medieval towns, boisterous beer halls, breathtaking landscapes and a cutting-edge arts scene – the land of Beethoven and Bratwurst delights, excites and inspires. Whether you want to discover Berlin’s raw nightlife or ascend the jagged heights of the Bavarian Alps, this guide will enable you to unlock Germany’s many unique
5th Edition / March 2007

While this region evokes fairytale landscapes and winter wonderlands, swishing past tiny villages, drinking beer under chestnut trees, and visiting pocket-sized Schloss Linderhof – there’s a cool, contemporary side to be discovered too. Pick the chapters you want, ditch the ones you don’t.

It doesn’t take long on English soil to realise England is a breeze to get around and a blast to explore. Coffee-table countryside, old-fashioned seaside towns, pulsing cities or galleries packed with the latest buzz-works – your fancies are never far from each other in this compact country.

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The Celtic Tiger’s had cubs and Ireland is going gangbusters. While the delicious tradition of a music session in Doolin remains, and the wind still roars across the craggy, heart-stirring landscape, there’s a new breeze blowing. Ireland is equally the land of spa retreats, innovative cuisine and spirited, modern cities.

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Scotland is deliciously wild and woolly, full of raucous festivals, remote islands, tempestuous weather, bucolic golf courses and cities bursting their seams with galleries, cafes and rich Scottish spirit. You don’t do this place in half-measures.

Better than ever! We’ve reinvented this guidebook with a Highlights section, itineraries, expanded listings, a culture chapter and a practical directory. Lose yourself in timeless rural scenery laced with glistening lakes and jagged peaks. Amble from festivals of food and opera to celebrations of art and ecology. Gorge yourself on medieval castles. Join the adrenaline junkies in a quest for the ultimate adventure. Whatever you want from Wales, this inspiring guide will help you find it.

  Belgium & Luxemburg (7,3 MiB, 62 hits)

: This has got to be one of Europe’s most underrated regions. Once you’ve sated yourself on the Trappist beers and world-famous chocolates, grab a bike to explore Brussel’s fanatastic African quarter and the sweet cobbled streets of Luxembourg City. (3rd edition – 2007)

  The Netherlands (7,7 MiB, 56 hits)

: The Netherlands are laidback, picturesque and the ultimate in user-friendly. Sure, there are the obvious delights of canal-side cities, but if you look beyond a tulip and a toke you’ll discover the world’s largest flower auction, go squelching across mudflats and spook yourself in the Sint Pietersberg tunnels.

  Amsterdam (11,0 MiB, 83 hits)

: Some come to Amsterdam for the anything-goes party scene, some come for the Golden Age art and thriving theatre, but no-one leaves without being bowled over by the merchant’s villas lining the canals, the gracious parks and the laid-back, come-one-come-all vibe that is Amsterdam at its best.

  Sweden Ed. 2006 (8,2 MiB, 43 hits)

: Sweden’s one storybook land – dense forests, glassy lakes and gripping Norse legends. Expert authors guide you through endless summer days in this ideal alternative to Europe’s more overcrowded holiday destinations.

  Finland Ed. 2006 (8,2 MiB, 44 hits)

: Summer or winter, Finland has plenty to knock your fur-lined boots off. Huskies and reindeer, Northern Lights, clear lakes, cloudberry liqueur…not to mention saunas, white nights and of course, air guitar.

  Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania Ed. 2006 (9,4 MiB, 60 hits)

: Are you an architecture buff? An outdoors freak? This clutch of Baltic up-and-comers has got it all. R?ga’s Art Noveau architecture, medieval Tallin, baroque Vilnius, castles and lakes, mythical forest. Oh and song festivals, of course.

  Iceland Ed. 2007 (7,0 MiB, 50 hits)

: Some people holiday for sun, sea and sand. Others holiday for midnight kayaking, green glowing skies, geothermal pools, squealing songstresses and singing vikings in kitschy restaurants. Those people come to Iceland.

  Denmark Ed. 2008 (10,3 MiB, 67 hits)

: According to an international survey, Danish people are the happiest in the world. Is it the refreshment of spinning around the country’s hundreds of cycleways? The exquisite sense of design? Or perhaps pride in the 900-year history of one of the world’s oldest kingdoms? This guidebook is packed full of itineraries, interviews with locals and a resident chef’s recommendations. See, you’re smiling already.

  Norway Ed. 2008 (15,0 MiB, 68 hits)

: How will you see Norway? From behind a sled pulled by huskies? From the top of a glacier? Over an aquavit at Ibsen’s old table in Oslo’s Grand Café? The exquisitely clear air of Lofoten Islands, colourful wooden houses, remote Svalbard…so much to see. And so many ways to see it.

  Greenland Ed. 2005 (7,5 MiB, 45 hits)

: Kayak past towering icebergs, dog-sled frozen tundra to picture-postcard villages, marvel at the midnight sun or dancing northern lights – Greenland and the Arctic are the perfect backdrop to an unforgettable experience. Whether you crave quiet solitude or bold adventure, this inspiring and practical guide takes you to the heart of the cold north.