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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 914 EAN: 9781741046564 Edition: 8 ISBN: 1741046564 Label: Lonely Planet Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 788 Publication Date: March 01, 2008 Publisher: Lonely Planet Studio: Lonely Planet Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money. Lonely Planet's Greece is an expert guide to this incredible country, covering everything from the narrowest walkable gorge in the world to classic Greek myths. The authors provide information on inter-island ferries accompanied by a ferry map; extensive writings on history, culture, and mythology; place names in Greek script; and advice on choosing a quiet or gregarious island vacation. A special color feature covers Greek art. --Kathryn True Product Description: Discover Greece Get distracted by Acropolis views watching a startlit film at one of Athens' open-air cinemas Melt into a hot tub and chat to the locals amid the thickly forested Rhodopi Mountains Rope up and scale the monastery-topped sandstone pinnacles of Meteora Discover your very own secret cove on Samos' little-visited eastern coast In This Guide: Six expert authors, over 3000 hours of on-the-ground research, 169 maps, 147 gyros devoured New full-color sections cover the country's top experiences, off-the-beaten-track delights, and architectural highlights Average Rating:
 Rating: - Very good, recommend it or the Nat Geo guideI read this from cover to cover but used a competitors guide while in Greece instead because I thought it might be better based on my past experiences using both brands. Also, LP guides tend to be a bit more roughing it in recommendations (I am too old for that) but, that was not an issue. I kind of wish I had brought this one or the National Geographic Greece guide which would have been fine and a bit thiner. Rating:  - EXCELLENT RESOURCEMy husband and I have been to Greece 3 times using our 4th edition LP Greece. The maps are excellent; we've gotten exactly where we need to go. We read about the different islands, appear at the port w/our luggage, and take whatever boat is going next to a particular group, i.e. Cyclades, and read about the various other stops on the way. The book is not designed to be a travel agent by doing all the work for you. It is a guidebook, and some specific info should be found elsewhere (such as the ... Read More Rating: - Very thorough guidebook all in one volumeThis seems to be a very thorough and complete guidebook to all of Greece and the Greek Islands, all in one volume. Kudos to Lonely Planet for not dividing the country into two volumes, requiring you to buy two books at twice the price, and then lug two books around to cover your trip. The only downside is the lack of photographic illustration, except for two small insert sections of color photos, which almost look like stock shots from the tourist office. More illustrations located near the subjects ... Read More Rating:  - not the best guide to geecei used to only use Lonely Planet for my travels and loved it. this guide was very dissappointing. the athens info was ok, but with the islands we ended up going to it had very little info on them. even on santorini we saw tons of stuff there that was not in the book, and there were no tips on how to get resonably priced villas, which we did on our own anyways. the places we ended up staying were not in the book. the only thing we ended up using it for was fact-checking. i would recommend 770 greek ... Read More Rating: - Helpful, though would like to see better hotel & restaurant reviews.I love Lonely Planet books, but I wish there was a little more for each destination regarding hotels and restaurants. 
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