The Rough Guide to Germany

by Rough Guides

Discover the length and breadth of Germany with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to check out Berlin's art galleries, cruise down the Rhine Valley or go wine-tasting along the Mosel Weinstrasse, The Rough Guide to Germany will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way.- Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget.- Full-colour maps throughout- navigate Rügen's meandering coastline or Munich's Altstadt without needing to get online.- Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography.- Things not to miss - Rough Guides' rundown of Germany's best sights and experiences.- Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip.- Detailed regional coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way.Areas covered Berlin and Brandenburg; Saxony, including Leipzig and Dresden; Saxony-Anhalt and the Harz; Thuringia, including Weimar; Franconia (Northern Bavaria), including Nuremberg and Bamberg; Munich and central Bavaria; the Alps and eastern Bavaria; Baden-Württemberg, including Stuttgart and Heidelberg; the Black Forest; Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland; Frankfurt and Hesse; North-Rhine Westphalia, including Cologne; Lower Saxony and Bremen, including Hannover; Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein; Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.Attractions Berlin Wall Memorial, the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Bode Valley, Amalienburg, Ulm Münster, Baden-Baden spas, Europa-Park, Schauinsland cable car, the Romantic Rhine, Schloss Neuschwanstein, the Altmühltal nature reserve, the Romantic Road, Berchtesgadener Land, Aachen cathedral, Folkwang collection, Essen, North Sea island-hopping, Schwerin Schloss, to name but a few.- Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, the media, festivals, sports and outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, travelling with children, shopping and more.- Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, books, film and music, plus a handy language section and glossary.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Germany, Nonfiction

1755 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Founded in 1982, Rough Guides Ltd is a British publisher of print and digital guide book, phrasebooks and inspirational travel reference books, and a provider of personalised trips. Since November 2017, Rough Guides has been owned by APA Publications UK Ltd, the parent company of Insight Guides.
With the company's personalised trip service encompassing over eighty destinations, and 200 guidebooks covering 180 destinations, Rough Guides is a multi-faceted travel platform, with global sales of 100 million guidebooks since their inception.

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Rough Guide is my go-to travel book series, so I chose and read only this one book on Germany for my recent trip. The contents were great. There were a few smaller towns (Schwerin, for example) that were not covered, but the biggies (Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich) were all there and well represented.

I read this book in Kindle format, and unlike other travel books, I could navigate it pretty easily through the Table of Contents and from within the text where the publishers have inserted bookmaIrks. The maps (again like all travel books on the Kindle) were tiny and useless.

[jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is informative, but I didn't feel that it had enough photos of the areas of discussion. I feel, for me, travel photography is an important part of a traveling plan -- you want to be able to see what is being discussed without having to pop out into Google to figure out what it is.

[Jack Hrkach · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've already written on Rough Guides, which in general I think is the overall best publisher of travel guides - just to re-cap, very few pics (so what? you're going to SEE the sites), MUCH information - always a good section on the history of the area, recommended books etc.

I use these in conjunction with Rick Steves and get as much if not more info that I need when I travel - and I travel in less than a week - I use Kindle books for my eyes, which are not the greatest - but they are also convenient for travel - paper weighs more than you can imagine, and takes up valuable packing space - I have about six books for this trip all on my "device" so it will help me to travel light.

One last thought - my only concern about Rough Guides is that they don't seem to be doing well in the overall market - I just hope they don't go under! I strongly recommend these guides.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

An individual's assessment of a travel guide hinges largely on that person's approach to travel so what suits one person may not be helpful to another. For just a general view of a country's history, culture, and places of interest for me the Rough Guide series is the best place to start for getting an overview of what one might want to explore in a country.

[Roberta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great guide with lots of detail about Germany, all its regions, accommodation, and all the possible activities one can engage in when in Germany. There are also some colour panels.
The only bad thing about this book is that, having been printed in 2009, it is slowly becoming obsolete due to its nature as a travel guide.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lonely Planet Books are indispensable, I just wish they were better at referencing the map in the text, and the page ref from the map key.

[Ewa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very detailed and interesting guide to somehow underrated country even if I'd love to find a little less about it's cities and architecture but more about nature wonders.

[Candice Walsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

My new preferred travel guide.