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| Prague (Eyewitness Travel Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK Travel
Category: Book
List Price: $23.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 16081
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0756615488
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.3712045
EAN: 9780756615482
ASIN: 0756615488
Publication Date: March 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 I love these books May 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whereever your travels may bring you these series of books are the BEST travel books of all. They always have great suggestions of places to visit and are full of pictures too! I can't wait to use mine in Prague later this year!
Prague ( Eyewitness Travel Guide) May 23, 2007
all in one guide....a must have for geting the most out of a tour. You will be able to see the important items in your tour
Great Guide for Sightseeing April 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the one guide seen by far the most often in Prague. While it should drop the pretension of providing general information, it is by far the best guide available for getting out and seeing Prague.
Other than wasting space on hotels, my complaints are: 1) It fails to mention admission fees. For example there is a fee to see almost everything in both the Palace and the Jewish Quarter. This becomes obvuious early enough in the Palace but you can wander around most of the Jewish Quarter before realizing that you could simple buy one relatively expensive ticket, 2) It fails to tell where you really should spend your time despite being the best describer of detail - for example it should tell you that they have already largely destroyed what character is left in the Jewish Quarter (Hotel Intercontinental!?) and they are working on destroying the rest, and 3) The maps could be better.
With the Time Out guide for everything else and the Streetwise map this book will equip you well for your Prague visit.
Best way to LEARN and TOUR Prague April 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I went to Prague to visit a friend of mine who has been working/ living there for a year, and WE BOTH learned so much while toting this book. Great detail was given to explaining and describing the significance, history, and factoids of the most popular places in Prague. It was accurate, up to date, interesting, and well written. The maps are easy to use too. I just purchased a new Eye Witness book for my upcoming trip to Munich. This series is one which I will be sticking with!
Why this guide is the best... April 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used this guide on my recent trip to Prague and after numerous trips to the bookstores, I choose this book for the following reasons:
1) Large color pictures. Not only great to look at but helpful in identifying buildings that aren't necessarily labeled or labeled in English.
2) City is divided into sections. MUCH MORE USEFUL when walking around then having attractions listed by type. This just makes planning and improvising much easier.
3) Great walking tours and itineraries for 1-4 day trips.
Other then that this book is on par with the other heavy hitters in the other major travel guide categories. It goes into depth about Czech history, it has adequate explanations of major attractions, good descriptions of local customs, laws and transportation logistics and is just the right size for day packs.
The only minor drawback is the hotel and restaurant descriptions but with the internet, using a guide book for hotel/hostel booking has become obsolete.
Bottom Line: The price is little higher then average but it's worth it.
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