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| "The Illustrated Greek Wine Book" by Nico Manessis
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A superb guide to the world of Greek wine. [Buy!!!] |
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Well written walking guides, with essential advice on equipment and other practicalities. The maps are a little bit sketchy, but information on which additional maps to use is included. | |
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Trekking in Greece [Buy!!!] Covers mainland Greece as well as the islands of Amorgos, Chios, Crete, Folegandros, Lesvos, Naxos, Nissiros, Rhodes, Samos, Samothráki, Serifos, Sifnos, Skiathos, Symi, Tilos and Tinos. Out of print! This twenty year old book is today outdated, I list it just for reference. After all, it is a classic, and it is the book that caused all my interest of walking in Greece! |
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Covers mainland Spain as well as the island of Mallorca. | |
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Covers mainland Italy as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. |
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| • | These classic and excellent walking handbooks have always been in a league of their own. They even have rather good maps, maps that should be sufficient for most. Many excellent photographs. Be sure to check out their online updates. A newer effort called Walk & Eat are part walking guides, part restaurant guides (!?) and more. Their Complete series now
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Landscapes of Rhodes [Buy!!!] Out of print. |
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Walk & Eat Kefalonia [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk & Eat Lisbon [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk & Eat Amsterdam [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk & Eat Mallorca [Buy!!!] | |
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Zakynthos (Zante) [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Cicerone guides | Never liked the maps much in these
guides, but I have not checked them out lately, so things might be
getting better. The authors are well respected at least. |
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Crete - The White Mountains [Buy!!!] |
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Walking in Croatia [Buy!!!] | |
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The Mountains of Greece [Buy!!!] | |
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Mountain Walking in Southern Catalunya [Buy!!!] | |
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Walking in the Canaries Volume 1 [Buy!!!] Out of print! Covers El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife. |
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Walking in the Canaries Volume 2 [Buy!!!] Covers Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Graciosa. |
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| • | Rother Walking Guides | Nice small handbooks with good pictures. I have not used the ones I have bought much or at all, so I cannot really guarantee the quality of their information. |
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Corsica [Buy!!!] | |
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Costa Brava [Buy!!!] | |
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Côte d'Azur [Buy!!!] | |
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Tenerife [Buy!!!] |
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| • | Discovery Walking Guides | Detailed walking guides and maps. The "Walk!" series and other guides by e.g Charles Davis (the new Noel Rochford?) represents a milestone in the history of Discovery Guides, and are designed to compete with the best. Also check out their online updates. |
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Walk! Mallorca North & Mountains [Buy!!!] | |
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Mallorca North & Mountains Tour & Trail Map [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk! Mallorca West [Buy!!!] | |
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GR221 Mallorca's 'Dry Stone Way' [Buy!!!] | |
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Walk! Tenerife [Buy!!!] | |
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Tenerife Hikers' Maps [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Walk books and maps by Marengo Publications | Extremely detailed walking guides with maps that may look sketchy but are on the border of genius. OBS: For the latest editions it could be smartest to contact the publisher directly. |
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Walks in Rethymnon and Georgioupolis, Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Plakias, Southern Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in North
Lesvos [Buy!!!] |
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Walks in Symi [Buy!!!] |
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Walks in Kalymnos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Western Kos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Parga [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in the Kokkari Area of Samos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Northeast Thasos [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Northwest Corfu [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Lefkada & Meganisi [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in the Akamas Area [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in Stoupa and Kardamyli [Buy!!!] | |
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Walks in La Palma [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Graf Editions | Nice small handbooks with descriptions, maps and pictures. Descriptions are more brief than in the other guides, so sometimes a sixth sense is also needed. When already in doubt, the pictures unfortunately have not been able to help much. |
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Walking the Aegean Islands [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Donoussa, Folegandros, Ios, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Schinoussa, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros and Tinos. |
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Naxos and the Small Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Donoussa, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Naxos and Schinoussa. |
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Amorgos, Naxos, Paros and the Eastern & Northern Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Amorgos, Andros, Antiparos, Donoussa, Iraklia, Koufonissi, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Schinoussa, Syros and Tinos. |
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Santorini, Sifnos and the Western & Southern Cyclades [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Anafi, Folegandros, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kithnos, Milos, Santorini, Serifos, Sifnos and Sikinos. |
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Rhodes, Karpathos, Kos and the Southern Dodecanese [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Chalki, Karpathos, Kassos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Nissiros, Pserimos, Rhodes, Simi and Tilos. |
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Samos, Patmos and the Northern Dodecanese [Buy!!!] Covers the islands of Agathonissi, Arki, Astipalea, Fourni, Kalymnos, Leros, Lipsi, Patmos and Samos. |
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| • | Frommer's | Frommer's has a series of books called Great Walks, describing city walks. I have never used them myself, but they look interesting. |
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24 Great Walks in Amsterdam [Buy!!!] | |
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24 Great Walks in Barcelona [Buy!!!] | |
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24 Great Walks in London [Buy!!!] | |
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24 Great Walks in Paris [Buy!!!] | |
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24 Great Walks in Rome [Buy!!!] | |
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24 Great Walks in San Francisco [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Skopelos Trails
by Heather Parsons
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Excellent book sold locally and online. |
| • | Alonnisos
On Foot by Bente Keller
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Very good book sold locally in English and Danish. |
| • | The Bleasdale Walking Map of Paxos by Ian & Elizabeth Bleasdale
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Booklet with good map, sold locally. |
| • | On Foot in North Lesvos by Mike
Maunder
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Excellent booklet with overview map,
also sold locally. The best walking guide for North Lesvos. Very
detailed walk descriptions. Updated every year it seems! [Buy!!!] |
| • | A Walking Guide to Aegina by Gerald Ephraim
Nektários Thompson
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Ten years old now and in need of an update, but still a good booklet with some hand drawn maps of more dubious quality. Lots of information (perhaps too much for a walking guide) about history etc built into the text makes it a bit hard to follow at points. Available in bookshops on the island. |
| • | Tourismus Büro Chios - Entdecken sie die schönsten Wanderwege auf
Chios
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Fairly outdated guide you can get for
free at local tourist offices. Theoretically available in several
languages, but at my visit only German ones were left... |
| • | Walking in Mani (Book 1) by Mat Dean
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Very nice walking guide for the
Kardamili area, available locally. |
| • | Amorgos - A Walker's
& Visitor's Guide by Paul and Henrietta Delahunt-Rimmer
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A guide for discerning visitors to the island who are interested in learning about the real Amorgos. Contains accurately scaled walking maps from the Greek mapping company Anavasi. [Buy!!!] |
| • | Lefkada on Foot by Linda Out
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30 walks on the island of Lefkada (also includes Meganissi) |
| • | Strolling Through Athens by John Freely
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"Fourteen Unforgettable Walks Through Europe's Oldest City." [Buy!!!] |
| • | Fuerteventura by RAI ° MUNDO
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Sold locally in many languages. |
| • | Istanbul's Bazaar Quarter by Ann Marie Mershon and Edda
Renker Weissenbacher
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Backstreet Walking Tours. [Buy!!!] |
| • | Istanbul Walking by Betty Kolodzy
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City walking guide. [Buy!!!] |
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Eastern Crete |
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Western Crete |
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51 - Taygetos All major walking paths in the Mt. Taygetos area are indiciated on this map. |
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102 - Tinos |
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103 - Mykonos |
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105 - Kea [Buy!!!] | |
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106 - Kythnos [Buy!!!] | |
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107 - Serifos |
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108 - Santorini |
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109 - Sifnos |
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110 - Milos & Kimolos | |
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111 - Naxos |
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112 - Paros |
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114 - Sikinos/Folegandros [Buy!!!] | |
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118 - Spetses [Buy!!!] |
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119 - Egina |
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202 - Rhodes |
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210 - Samos |
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212 - Lesbos |
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213 - Skopelos |
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217 - Skiathos |
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219 - Alonissos [Buy!!!] |
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301 - Corfu |
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302 - Paxos & Antipaxos |
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Mt. Taygetos Interesting book about the Taygetos mountain range. Lots of hiking info, and comes with a Topo 50 map (see below). All major walking paths in the area are indiciated on this map. For walking the Topo 25 titles will be more useful, though (e.g 8.12 below). |
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8.1 - Taygetos |
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8.12 - Kardhamili & Stoupa |
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9.1 - Lefkada | |
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9.2 - Paxos - Antipaxos [Buy!!!] | |
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9.3 - Kefalonia - Ithaca | |
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10.11 - Skiathos [Buy!!!] | |
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10.12 - Skopelos [Buy!!!] | |
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10.13 - Alonissos |
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10.14 - Skyros | |
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10.20 - Tinos [Buy!!!] | |
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10.21 - Andros | |
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10.22 - Syros | |
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10.23 - Paros & Antiparos |
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10.24 - Santorini |
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10.25 - Serifos | |
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10.26 - Sifnos | |
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10.27 - Amorgos |
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10.28 - Naxos |
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10.29 - Sikinos | |
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10.31 - Chios | |
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10.32 - Kalymnos | |
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10.33 - Chalki [Buy!!!] | |
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10.40 - Hydra | |
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10.41 - Kea | |
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10.50 - Spetses | |
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Rhodes | |
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11.11 - Crete/Lefka Ori/Sfakia | |
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11.12 - Crete/Lefka Ori/Pachnes | |
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11.13 - Crete/Samaria/Soughia | |
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11.14 - Crete/Mt Idha | |
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92 - Crete/Lasithi | |
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93 - Crete/Iraklio & Rethimno | |
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94 - Crete/Chania | |
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Nisos Tinos, the famous "Blue Map" from that island. | |
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ΦΟΛΕΓΑΝΔΡΟΣ FOLEGANDROS, has e.g footpaths and a concise guide to the island. | |
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Travel Guides:
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Greece by Lonely Planet is the classic guide to the whole of Greece, with decent maps, excellent advice on where to stay (with alternatives and prices), good advice on where to eat, some ferry information, even some walking information is included. The best general Greece guide I would say. More town maps would be nice, but the ones they have are very good, with hotel and restaurant recommendations clearly marked! [Buy!!!] It used to be available in lighter island or island group editions, but of these very few are now left. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Canary Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Malta & Gozo [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
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Cyprus [Buy!!!] | |
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Greece by Rough Guide is a good alternative to Lonely Planet's version, but has even sketchier maps. Their paper quality used to be pulp (Pulp Non-fiction?), and with pages turning brown or yellow over time. However, this has improved a lot in recent years. Contains good advice on where to stay (but price category only) and where to eat, even some walking information is included. Again, more town maps would be nice. [Buy!!!] It is also available in lighter island or island group editions. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Ionian Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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The Dodecanese & the East Aegean Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Corsica [Buy!!!] | |
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Mallorca & Menorca [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
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Cyprus [Buy!!!] | |
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Croatia [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Greece by Cadogan is very good on historical background, good restaurant guide, decent on accommodation, coarse maps. Unlike the other guides, this one actually makes a good read, thanks to all the excellent and detailled background information. A good alternative for those who would like a little bit more than just the "hard facts". [Buy!!!] It used to be available in lighter island or island group editions, but of these very few are now left. |
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Greek Islands [Buy!!!] | |
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Crete [Buy!!!] | |
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Madeira & Porto Santo [Buy!!!] | |
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Corsica [Buy!!!] | |
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Malta, Gozo & Comino [Buy!!!] | |
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Sardinia [Buy!!!] | |
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Sicily [Buy!!!] | |
| • | Bradt Travel Guides | Azores by Bradt is a very interesting combination of a general guide and a walking guide to the Azores. [Buy!!!] |
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Their Dubrovnik City Guide has a couple of walks in the Old Town. [Buy!!!] | |
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Island Hopping by Frewin Poffley
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The indispensable guide for ferry travellers, "The Island Hopper's Bible", useful also for hotel information, nothing on eating. A new updated edition every year. The town maps (for as much as 60 islands!) are great, if not exactly bug-free. The island maps are schematic, and although they try to include a lot of information (in the form of easily readable symbols, even with bus routes, a good idea in itself), they can unfortunately be very misleading. With a little more attention to detail, these maps would have been very useful, but in their current state they are of dubious value. That aside, they have done a terrific job in compiling this guide, even with the impossible task of producing timetables and itineraries for every ferry in the Aegean (just be aware that this, of course, is based on data from LAST year). [Buy!!!] |
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