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The rough guide to Germany / written and researched by Gordon McLachlan.

By: McLachlan, Gordon W.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Rough guides (Series): Publisher: New York : Rough Guides, 2004Edition: 6th ed.Description: xxiv, 1104 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 184353293X.Subject(s): Germany -- GuidebooksDDC classification: 914.3
Contents:
Colour section -- Basics -- Guide -- Bavaria -- Baden Wuttemberg -- Hesse -- Rhineland-Palantinate and Saarland -- North Rhine-Westphalia -- Bremen and Lower Saxony -- Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein -- Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania -- Berlin and Brandenburg -- Saxony-Anhalt -- Thuringia -- Saxony -- Contexts -- Language.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Rough Guide to Germany is the definitive handbook to this fascinating country. It features a full-colour introduction to Germany''s highlights, from the beer halls of Munich to the hiking trails of the Bavarian Alps. There is lively and detailed coverage given to the full range of attractions, from the spas of Baden-Baden and castles of Bavaria to the jazz clubs of Munich. For every city, town and village there ae discerning reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink, in all price ranges. In the final ''Contexts'' chapter, incisive discussion is given to topics as diverse as the Oberammergau Passion Play and the occult figure of Johannes Faust.

Includes index.

Colour section -- Basics -- Guide -- Bavaria -- Baden Wuttemberg -- Hesse -- Rhineland-Palantinate and Saarland -- North Rhine-Westphalia -- Bremen and Lower Saxony -- Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein -- Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania -- Berlin and Brandenburg -- Saxony-Anhalt -- Thuringia -- Saxony -- Contexts -- Language.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Gordon McLachlan wrote the first edition of the Rough Guide to Germany in the 1980s, when the Iron Curtain was still firmly in place. He has updated and researched every edition since, travelling to every corner of the country and sampling hundreds of hotels, restaurants and bars.