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The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin’s star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Greece, Weave your way through the ruins of Zeus’ Temple at Olympia’s Naos Dios, dance the sirtaki at an Athenian taverna, look out over the olive-carpeted Pleistos Valley from the theater at Delphi and shop for Greek silverware or lounge on a beach in Rhodes.

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Michelin Red Guides offer a selection of the best accomodations and restaurants in every price category. These establishments are rated (one to three stars) by a team of full-time inspectors with a professional background in the industry, covering every corner of the city or country.

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This Michelin Green Guide explores northeastern France from the open horizons of Champagne to the stony cliffs of the Meuse valley and the thick forests of Ardennes and Argonne. The blue line of the Vosges mountains rises between Lorraine and Alsace, where vineyards stretch from the foothills to the Rhine valley plain. Majestic Gothic cathedrals, half-timbered villages, mountain retreats, medieval castles, museums for every interest distinguish this historic land and cultural crossroads.
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“Michelin The Green Guide Germany, 4e”

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Encyclopedic in scope, it’s meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. (Travel & Leisure) Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. (U.S. News & World Report) Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. (The New York Times) The best travel guides ever. (Sky Magazine) For comprehensive advice that is attractively presented, publisher Dorling Kindersley’s guides for serious travelers are tough to beat. (US News & World Report) Hats off to DK for the Eyewitness Travel Guides…[they] raise the bar for all others. (Dallas Morning News) The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. (Chicago Tribune) Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography and illustration. What makes these so special is their thoroughness. (New York Times Syndicate) This is a guidebook series that always seems to inspire smiles…You feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. (Contra Costa Times ) Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. (People Magazine) Eyewitness Travel Guides, considered to be the world’s best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. (North American Press Syndication) Each new Eyewitness Guide adds more of the world to this wonderfully visual series…. What sets these guides apart from others is their striking, three-dimensional cutaways of key sites. (New York Daily News)
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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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This guide expertly divides Burgundy and the Rhone Valley into touring areas - one per chapter. From the Romanesque churches of Vezelay and Auxerre to the venerable vineyards of the Cote d’Or, and from the gastronomic delights of Lyon to the charming backwaters of the Brionnais. In every chapter, you will find up-to-date attraction, lodging, shopping and eating recommendations for individual towns, or for the area as a whole. This title takes you a drive through the monumental architecture and unspoiled wilderness of the Cure and Cousin valleys. It shows you the sights of Lyon, France’s second city and a World Heritage Site and a journey among the Cotes Du Rhone, visiting vineyards and admiring the stunning views before reaching the Alps.

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These Motoring Maps give first time drivers and seasoned motorists alike the added confidence to drive in France. They are fully indexed with clear, detailed mapping and include distance indicators. Quick-reference, look-up panels include essential travel information from driving regulations and emergency telephone numbers to key French phrases. Inset maps of major towns have dedicated index panels for ease of use and an extensive legend identifies places of special interest, service stations, hotels restaurants etc in 5 different languages.

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This title includes Vézelay and Auxerre, the vineyards of Beaune and the big-city attractions of Dijon and Lyon

>Ideas for independent exploring
>Detailed guides to sightseeing and activities, together with accommodations, dining, and shopping recommendations
>Rated attractions and areas
>Road maps and city plans pinpoint driving routes and other tours
>Walking routes around towns and cities

From the Back Cover
An indispensable guide to driving around Burgundy and the Rhone Valley featuring Vezelay and Auxerre, the vineyards of Beaune and the big city attractions of Dijon and Lyon.

Highlights include:

* Top 25 tours
* Fully comprehensive driver’s guide including road signs
* Full-color detailed maps with major destinations clearly pinpointed
* Walking tours around towns and cities
* Detailed guides to sightseeing, activities, dining and accommodation
* Ideas for exploring on your own

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People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodation.

From the Back Cover
A selection of the best regions for touring by car in Burgandy and the Rhone Valley. Includes Vezelay and Auxerre, the vineyards of Beaune and the big city attractions of Lyon.
Inside you will find: ideas for exploring on your own; detailed guides to sightseeing and activities, together with accommodation, dining and shopping recommendations; attractions and areas rated to guide your personal choice; road maps and city plans pinpointing driving routes and other tours; walking routes around towns and cities.

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This title brings you two distinctive regions of central France in a single volume: the extraordinarily varied landscape of the Auvergne created by the activity of long-extinct volcanoes; and the fascinating Rhone valley south of Lyon as far as the Triscastin plain, a great artery of civilization influenced by over two thousand years of history.

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