Baedeker Switzerland

While planning a driving tour of mainland Europe, I came accross Baedeker's Switzerland. The book whetted my appetite for Switzerland with its many small but gorgeous full color photographs of sites throughout Switzerland. One can enjoy this book even without visiting the country. However, we did take this book along on our journey and found it to be an essential guide, chock full of detailed information. The full size foldout road map tucked into the back cover flap is ideal for a driving trip. The book also includes many smaller maps of towns and cities, and even maps of major museums and cathedrals. Also included is information on the history and geography of Switzerland, a list of hotels and restaurants, and basic travel information. Most of the book is organized alphabetically by town with information and photographs of each area; this is handy for looking up towns as you are passing through or deciding where to stop. Main attractions are rated with one or two stars, and we found these estimations to be accurate. I also like the format of the guide; it is not too large, a good size to travel with, with a plastic sleeve to protect the book and map. This book had everything we needed for the Switzerland leg of our trip, and I would even go so far as to say "it's the only guide you'll need." The photographs inside are so lovely that I keep it to remember beautiful Switzerland by. My only complaint is that this book is no longer in print!