Amsterdam

These books are a great source for traveling. Use everyone we have purchased, many times.

The guide bood for amsterdam was a very effective book for my recent trip to holland. i enjoyed the photographs and the offers for tours. all in all - i highly recommend this book for tourists from all over the world. one comment - not enough maps - this was a problem for me!

This book offers worthwhile information to a range of different readers. The first pages, "Four great days," offer itineraries for art lovers, shopping fans, history buffs, or families with kids to please. I don't think anyone will stop there, but I imagine many readers starting with those day-trips and filling in the edges. The rest of the book presents the city in lush photography, legible maps, and clearly organized descriptions. The part of the book (about two thirds) divides Amsterdam into seven geographical districts. For each, the reader gets a bit of history and general layout, followed by detailed descriptions of many attractions. The remainder of the book talks about out-of-town points of interest and general information about food, culture, and other helpful travel information. I'm going to Amsterdam soon on business, and have just a little time to enjoy this amazing city. This guide has been very helpful in planning those scraps of free time. Maybe this book won't meet every traveler's needs, but it meets mine. -- wiredweird

.Summary:Every Dorling Kindersley Guide has been a great and interesting book... and delightful to have and use, even if you are not traveling to that location, but are only interested in learning more!The Guides are well organized in a logical and easy to follow manner. They are beautifully illustrated, well developed with accurate information (it is unusual for hotel and restaurant information to be that accurate), have enough history to help the reader understand the people and cultural background, and have a lot of useful travel information and useable maps in the appendixes.The really great attraction to this book is several fold; it is:............Very complete............Easy to read............Beautifully and artistically completed............Good shopping, safety and other tips............Gorgeous photographs too numerous to list.Specifics:The guides are organized as follows:How to use this guideIntroduction to Historical and Geographical information............Introducing Amsterdam........................Amsterdam on the Map........................History of Amsterdam........................Amsterdam at a Glance........................Through the Year (events, holidays)............Amsterdam Area by Area, each section includes:........................Introduction to street by street area........................Detailed pictorials of area buildings........................Architectural drawings, pictures, cut-aways of buildings........................Specific stops, historical monuments, churches, buildings, etc.Travelers Needs - includes full list with rankings and notes............Hotels............Restaurants, bars, cafes............Shops / Markets............EntertainmentSurvival Information............Practical........................Tourist info., Etiquete, Personal Security and Health........................Currencies, Telephones, misc info.............Travel Information........................Planes, trains and automobiles, signs............Street Maps............General Index............Phrase Book Discussion:The book begins with "Introducing Amsterdam", including a complete map, a review, the city's history, and Amsterdam through the Year - including events, etc.For the specific areas it provides an "At a glance" overview, then has subsections of specific blocks, or sections, then specific locations, churches, historical monuments, bridges, galleries, etc. Architectural reviews include various views, and cutaways; given greater understanding and better perspective. They are all attractive, if not works of art - honestly.The travelers' Info. offers good and valid info. on prices, currencies, customs, important words, etc. I used the reviews on hotel's restaurants and nightclubs, etc. and found they were useful and accurate, and helpful with my touring and site decisions The books are so well thought-out that it has multiple maps, with various lookup tables, and the book's flaps are designed to be used as bookmarks for map pages

I have used Eyewitness Travel Guides every time I've travelled outside of the US. They're amazing! Beautiful pictures, excellent information, great history...don't leave home without it! It's well worth the $20!