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Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
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Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides)by Kate Poole
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful: Easy to read, but not enough information, July 21, 2003 Reviewer: A readerI bought the book before going to Greece for almost 3 weeks. I like the Eyewitness Travel Guides because they are clear and have many pictures. However, this book does not have enough information on the islands. It covers most of the major Greek Islands, but only devotes about a page to each. It doesn't have maps of the major towns on the islands. It doesn't provide enough listings on the places to stay or the places to eat, even though the ones listed are usually good recommendations. There is one place listed what I would not recommend. It is the Hotel Adrian in Placka, Athens. The staff was very rude to us, and told us that they did not have our hotel reservations even though we called in days before we arrived. They not only refused to give us another room but also maintained that it was our fault that the recommendation did not go through. It was the worse encounter we had in Greece. Overall, we has a great trip. The Eyewitness Guide on Athens and the Mainland is much better. It has detailed diagrams on the major sites in Greece. It also has stories, myths, and colorful pictures that tell you exactly what you are looking. It is easy to read and easy to understand even when you don't know much about the Greek myths and classical architecture. To those who are knowledgable in Greek architecture and history, it is still quite informative. Overall, I recommend books from this series on specific cities over the ones on entire countries or large regions. The ones on cities have much more useful details.
Book Description
Eyewitness travel guides are the original illustrated travel guidebooks-and they're still the best. Since 1993, the Eyewitness brand has established itself as one of the industry leaders, with sales of more than 6.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Featuring more than 70 worldwide destinations, new titles are being added to the best-selling Eyewitness travel guides series each year. In 2003, to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK is re-launching the entire series, fully updated, and with a brand-new look.
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