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Lonely Planet Germany 9
Lonely The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Germany is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the glamour and grit of Berlin, tour hilltop castles in the fairy tale Black Forest and sail along the romantic Rhine - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Germany and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Germany : The Perfect Lonely Planet's Germany is our most comprehensive guide to Germany, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Berlin for an in-depth look at all the capital has to offer, or our Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest regional guide. About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) * Nielsen Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017
848 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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December 5, 2024
It's no Rick Steves but comprehensive and was a helpful digital asset.
October 24, 2015
Great book; helpful, interesting and informative. The only problem is that now I want to go on a vacation I can't afford. :)
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March 16, 2021We’ve loved Lonely Planet guide books - for foreign countries and national parks in the US.
Some recollections of our trip to Germany:
In planning, I said I wanted to go to Munich; my wife asked “why?” And I said “to have a beer”. And I enjoyed the beers, Paulaner, Lowenbrau, Hacker-Schorr (where we ate dinner and when finishing up, our waitress asked if we wanted anything else; we said no thank you; she clapped her hands together loudly and declared we were ready for an after-dinner drink and brought us two cordials with a clear liquor- we never did find out exactly what - but I recall it tasted like cake icing)
The LP book recommended against going to Hofbrau Haus, saying something along the lines of “if you want to see 600 Japanese tourists in white shirts with cameras around their necks, go here”. We poked our heads in the door, saw a sea of picnic tables fairly packed with tourists and walked across the street to Augustiner where we had a table for two and a great time.
At one point an elderly couple approached us on the street asking me for directions; I tried to explain to them that I was not German and didn’t speak the language well. After they moved on, I scratched my head and my wife said look around, you look like everyone here; you could be at a family reunion (the show would be in the other foot when we made our trip to Ireland.
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Some recollections of our trip to Germany:
In planning, I said I wanted to go to Munich; my wife asked “why?” And I said “to have a beer”. And I enjoyed the beers, Paulaner, Lowenbrau, Hacker-Schorr (where we ate dinner and when finishing up, our waitress asked if we wanted anything else; we said no thank you; she clapped her hands together loudly and declared we were ready for an after-dinner drink and brought us two cordials with a clear liquor- we never did find out exactly what - but I recall it tasted like cake icing)
The LP book recommended against going to Hofbrau Haus, saying something along the lines of “if you want to see 600 Japanese tourists in white shirts with cameras around their necks, go here”. We poked our heads in the door, saw a sea of picnic tables fairly packed with tourists and walked across the street to Augustiner where we had a table for two and a great time.
At one point an elderly couple approached us on the street asking me for directions; I tried to explain to them that I was not German and didn’t speak the language well. After they moved on, I scratched my head and my wife said look around, you look like everyone here; you could be at a family reunion (the show would be in the other foot when we made our trip to Ireland.
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September 25, 2024
My 40th Lonely Planet so I do like them to help plan my travel, in this case two months this year from the Baltic to the Alps; from the Moselle to Dresden. Verdict: it’s pretty good. Covers most areas well and unlike other editions it covers modern history adequately it mapping out places to visit as well as other sights from centuries ago. Naturally, much time is spent on churches and the scores of castles that dot the country. Galleries and museums get a mention but no so much places that may appeal to some: mechanical orientated sites for example or cemeteries. The restaurant lists are really only token inclusions and very rarely mention international restaurants yet Germany multiculturalism has produced some excellent Asian, Middle Eastern and South American places to eat.
My biggest criticism is the editors laziness is editing or counselling the writers. It naturally reads like a a book by committee which it is but every second page seems to mention ‘one of the beautiful churches/villages or parks’ in the country. We readers need advice on what to prioritise and yet this gushing writing does not help. Editors. Please edit not just compile
My biggest criticism is the editors laziness is editing or counselling the writers. It naturally reads like a a book by committee which it is but every second page seems to mention ‘one of the beautiful churches/villages or parks’ in the country. We readers need advice on what to prioritise and yet this gushing writing does not help. Editors. Please edit not just compile
February 16, 2019
Continuing in my slightly odd reading of Germany guidebooks, I found Lonely Planet's niche travelers: younger people who want to party and anyone who just wants to leisurely wander Germany. Lonely Planet includes many more small towns than did Michelin and many more lodgings, restaurants and clubs.
It made me want to take a year off and just wander the many byways in Germany. Lonely Planet tells you that much of what you're looking at is reconstructions since World War II. It makes clear just how devastating the destruction wrecked by the Allies was to both people and places.
The guide is good on transit alternatives and in listing places you probably just shouldn't travel without wheels.
It made me want to take a year off and just wander the many byways in Germany. Lonely Planet tells you that much of what you're looking at is reconstructions since World War II. It makes clear just how devastating the destruction wrecked by the Allies was to both people and places.
The guide is good on transit alternatives and in listing places you probably just shouldn't travel without wheels.
September 11, 2018
This book was instrumental in organizing and planning my trip to Germany, which included Berlin, Cologne, several stops along the "Romantic Rhine", and Frankfurt. While not every attraction and restaurant is still open two years on, this was a great guide to maximizing our time in Germany.
November 25, 2023
Dado que Alemania es nuestro país vecino, vivimos en Luxemburgo, este libro nos está ayudando a organizar viajes cortos. Por ahora hemos visitado Trier, Saarbrucken y la región de Baden-Wurtemberg. Esperamos seguir disfrutando de Alemania por mucho tiempo.
October 4, 2023
A must-read book that's highly informative and useful. Definitely a great resource to help plan my trip.
December 17, 2023
Clear overview, yet not always highlighting the major sights. Did visit quite a few of these places, though.
April 22, 2025
Helpful and informative.
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February 27, 2016In September of this year I head for Europe. The first port of call will be Hamburg and so it is appropriate that I finally get my hands on this volume of the LP guides.
Unfortunately it does not cover the only small town I'm likely to visit, but nearby Schleswig (in Schleswig-Holstein on the border with Denmark) is listed and may be the better choice for accommodation. The German section of my trip is to find family haunts. As with all LP guides this is easy to read and informative.
My only reservation is not to rely on the guides acommodation listings 100%. Everyone who buys this guide will probably try and stay at these places so they're often booked out. I found this out the hard way in Spain. But that's another story.
Unfortunately it does not cover the only small town I'm likely to visit, but nearby Schleswig (in Schleswig-Holstein on the border with Denmark) is listed and may be the better choice for accommodation. The German section of my trip is to find family haunts. As with all LP guides this is easy to read and informative.
My only reservation is not to rely on the guides acommodation listings 100%. Everyone who buys this guide will probably try and stay at these places so they're often booked out. I found this out the hard way in Spain. But that's another story.
May 7, 2015
Quite good as usual with LP.
It's a big book though, if you only plan to visit some part of Germany, I think regional or city book would be more appropriate, and may give more details on smaller but still nice places.
The historic and cultural section at the end of the book is really great, and worth a read during a train trip :)
Prices rises quickly it seems, and there is a lot of construction going on in Hamburg and Berlin, so these cities are changing quite fast !
Even Cologne is actually building a new museum and a new waterfront, so I guess better look for the latest edition.
It's a big book though, if you only plan to visit some part of Germany, I think regional or city book would be more appropriate, and may give more details on smaller but still nice places.
The historic and cultural section at the end of the book is really great, and worth a read during a train trip :)
Prices rises quickly it seems, and there is a lot of construction going on in Hamburg and Berlin, so these cities are changing quite fast !
Even Cologne is actually building a new museum and a new waterfront, so I guess better look for the latest edition.
December 12, 2008
It's an ideal book if you plan to travel around Germany by yourself. The 1st chapter gives you an overview of GErmany. Subsequent chapters will go into the different states in Germany. There are many detailed walking tour plans for different states in Germany. Dining places mentioned in LP are definitely worth trying.
September 20, 2020
I will be travelling to Berlin for a short weekend trip to attend a wedding this year so I decided to pick up Lonely Planet Germany to see if we could do a day trip to near by places and good lord this book has opened my eyes to Germany. There are so many beautiful places. Brilliant guide yet again. I will be purchasing Lonely Guide Pocket Berlin to accompany me.
March 30, 2009
Would recommend to anyone traveling to Germany - or get Lonely Planet books if you're traveling anywhere! They're awesome!
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September 9, 2016Used many times over the years. Excellent as always.
May 29, 2013
I had a different Lonely Planet edition of Germany, and only looked at a small part of it.
December 9, 2014
Always recommend lonely planet travel books!
December 15, 2019
Always love the Lonely Planet books.
July 30, 2019
Very helpful for Frankfurt. Didn't have any information on Mülheim, the thriving university town near the Dutch border with lots of interesting attractions where we stayed for four days.
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