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Books : Travel : Guidebook Series : Blue Guide
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With detailed walking tours throughout Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, Blue Guide New York offers an accessible approach to exploring the city. Providing fascinating background history and expert descriptions of neighborhoods, parks, museums, building and landmarks, in addition to practical and up-to-date information on accommodation, restaurants, and city activities for every budget, Blue Guide New York is an excellent resource. 41 maps, 13 b/w photographs.
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Rome is best seen on foot, and the 27 chapters devoted to walks around the city will ensure that nothing is missed. This new edition includes hotel and restaurant recommendations.
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"Often plagiarized by other guide writers, Blue Guides have always been a gold standard for accuracy and depth."—Daily Telegraph
Revised and extensively updated, Blue Guide Sicily offers an in-depth history of this historically rich destination. Ellen Grady offers a comprehensive overview of Sicily—from what to see and where to eat to detailed analyses of individual museum pieces. Color photographs, maps, floor plans, diagrams.
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A fully updated guide to the City of Light, with not-to-be-missed information and guidance on Paris's incredible variety of art and architecture, history and culture, all of which are brilliantly described in this fully updated edition. Color photographs, floor plans, maps, diagrams.
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A new Blue Guide completes the series' unparalleled coverage of Italy, complementing recently revised guides to northern Italy, Sicily, and southern Italy.
The first Blue Guide to include in the same book two of Italy's biggest destinations, Rome and Florence, Blue Guide Central Italy also explores the bucolic countryside and towns in between them. Along with the legendary depth of research and up-to-date scholarship that readers have come to expect, this guide features "Blue Guides Recommended" dining and accommodation suggestions. Color photographs, maps, floor plans, and diagrams throughout.
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"Often plagiarized by other guide writers, Blue Guides have always been a gold standard for accuracy and depth."—Daily Telegraph
This guide offers excellent coverage of an endlessly intriguing destination, from earliest antiquity to the present. Detailed walks, unrivaled art history, and the most up-to-date practical information on where to stay and eat make this a necessary guide. Color photographs, maps, floor plans, diagrams.
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In expert fashion Blue Guide Florence covers the range of what this extraordinary city—the cradle of the Renaissance—offers to travelers: from singular museums and galleries to beautifully, meticulously built churches, to some of the most breathtaking walks and finest food in the region. From Brunelleschi's Duomo to the magnificent Boboli gardens, Florence reveals a fascinating history—of intrigue, patronage, and art. Color diagrams, floor plans, and maps; 40 color photographs.
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Ideal for walking tours, this book guides you through the streets of these university cities with an insider's eye for architectural detail and fascinating stories of the histories and personalities associated with the universities. Galleries, museums, libraries, churches, gardens, parks, shopping centers, as well as the environs of the cities are covered thoroughly. New to this edition is more detailed practical information to get the most out of these two gracious cities.
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This long-awaited Blue Guide is a spectacular tour through the nation's capital city and its environs. Packed with fascinating historical information charting the city's development from the 1600s to present day and highlighting the political luminaries who have called it home, this guide provides the visitor with a thorough knowledge of this wholly unique and grandly designed city. This is the definitive guide to the area, with over thirty walking tours including detailed information on the many federal buildings, monuments, museums, and other important places to see, as well as information on additional sites within the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, and suggested day trips to Civil War battle sites, Baltimore, and Annapolis.
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Increasingly, southern Italy is becoming a major European destination, not surprising given what it has to offer: the ruins of Pompeii, the island of Capri, the wild scenery of the Abruzzo, the beautiful villages of the Ionian coast, the Romanesque architecture of Puglia, and vibrant Naples. With everything you need to know, from the best places to stay to the museums that cannot be missed as well as exquisite lesser-known sights, the eleventh edition is an essential guide. Color photographs, floor plans, maps, diagrams.
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With some of the finest collections in the world, London's museums and galleries alone are worthy of a trip to England's capital. With the expertise of several art historians, this book offers just the sort of insider knowledge of the art, as well as the buildings that house it, that allow insight into the broad history of a collection. With new listings of acclaimed commercial galleries and reviews of museum restaurants (some of which have become destinations in their own right), this is the perfect guide for anyone who desires a comprehensive understanding of a city's art. Color diagrams, maps, and floor plans; 40 color photographs.
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One of the most popular Blue Guides, this new edition provides a street-by-street description of central London, as well as detailed coverage of Outer London, from Edmonton in the north to Croydon in the south, from Woolwich in the east to Windsor in the west. This comprehensive guide focuses on the history of London and its art, architecture, museums, and galleries. 25 illustrations, 14 maps and plans, 30-page color atlas section.
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Completely rewritten and reorganized, with an array of new maps and plans, Blue Guide Crete is carefully arranged by province. Filled with detailed descriptions of villages, towns, churches, archaeological sites, and walks, and useful practical information on transportation, lodgings, and food, this is an indispensable guide to Crete. Color map, 11 maps and plans. 20 illustrations.
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This twelfth edition by art historian Paul Blanchard covers some of the most-renowned towns and cities in the world, focusing on the artists, architects, and patrons who contributed to their country's legacy. With detailed walks through parts of the most stunning landscape in Europe and up-to-date information on festivals, where to stay, and what to eat, Blue Guide Northern Italy is a perfect guide for anyone interested in getting the most out of their stay. Color floor plans and maps, 50 color photographs.
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Full of insider information, this is the book that official tour guides in Turkey rely on. The most visited areas along the Aegean and Mediterranean coastlines are covered in extensive detail. This highly acclaimed Blue Guide also provides more information on central and eastern Turkey than any other guide and unrivaled coverage of Turkey's wonderful artistic heritage. 35 illustrations, 75 maps and plans.
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This Blue Guide covers a large area of southwest France, from Bordeaux to Toulouse, including Dordogne and Lot, and is packed with a wealth of information on the area's varied landscape, useful advice about wines and vineyards, and suggested tours and walks throughout the region. Color map, 18 maps and plans, 18 illustrations.
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"Often plagiarized by other guide writers, Blue Guides have always been a gold standard for accuracy and depth."—Daily Telegraph
Boasting serious art and architecture in Rimini and Urbino, and cuisine inspired by the varied and excellent local produce, the Marche offers a fine balance of history and culture. With excellent up-to-date information on what to do and see, the first edition of The Marche is a wonderful introduction to the region. Color photographs, maps, floor plans, diagrams.
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Providing detailed coverage of Ireland—from the island's cultural history to its landscape, this is an informative, useful guide for anyone visiting one of Europe's most unspoiled landscapes. Arranged by region, Blue Guide Ireland provides extensive practical information on where to stay and how to travel through the country. Color maps, 25 maps and plans, 25 illustrations.