Insight Guide Scandinavia

By Insight Guides

Book Overview

Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812349073
• ISBN13: 9789812349071
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Great Scandinavian Guidebook

I extensively used the Insight Guides "Scandinavia" guidebook while preparing for a recent trip to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, and was extremely pleased with the content and illustrations. One thing that sets this series apart from most other guidebooks are the excellent numerous color illustrations. The photography is superior, and the maps are useful for planning and general orientation. The text is similarly excellent, and helped a great deal in planning the trip, especially for the Copenhagen and Bergen portions of the itinerary. There is excellent general information in the back of the book on accommodations, weather (a big factor in a Scandinavian trip), culture, transportation and a bevy of other issues of keen interest to any traveler. Although I did take the book on the trip, I actually found it more useful in the planning stages of the trip as it is relatively large and heavy. I defaulted to a small pocket guidebook and locally obtained maps when out and about. I recommend this book without hesitation: it is comprehensive, detailed, accurate (in my personal experience), and enjoyable to read.

Great comprehensive guide book

I really enjoyed this guide book. Before I went on the trip, I could carry this with me and look up info about a particular place, or study the history section at the beginning of the book which I found very informative. It has lots of lovely pictures and helpful information. It is not very detailed about hotels, but I went online for more information about those. Since it's a heavy book, I tore out pages relating to places I would be to take with me on the trip. But I kept most of the book in tact to keep on the shelf as reference. I recommend this guidebook.

Wonderful Guide Book for Scandinavia

This book is an outstanding guidebook for visitors to Scandinavia. It has maps, lists of places to stay and eat, what to see and even how to find your way around the different cities and countries. I love it!