Croatia, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide by Piers Letcher

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Croatia, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide by Piers Letcher
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Features

Paperback: 344 pages

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 2nd edition June 1, 2005

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1841621137

ISBN-13: 978-1841621135

Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces

Product Description
The Bradt guide to this popular and tranquil alternative to mainstream Mediterranean Europe focuses on Croatia's natural and cultural attractions.

Back Cover Copy
Croatia's peaceful beauty belies its turbulent past. Standing at the crossroads of Europe, it offers an extraordinary heritage, dramatic mountains, 1,185 islands, and the best climate on the Adriatic.
Seek out the attractions of Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik - Byron's "Pearl of the Adriatic"; explore the many national parks and nature reserves; indulge a passion for archaeology among the Roman ruins; visit Venetian treasures; or simply soak up the sun. Whatever your reason for visiting Croatia, this guide is the ideal companion.

*Detailed background to the country's rich culture and history
*The best of the islands, including Krk, Cres, Losinj, Rab, Brac, Hvar, Korcula and Mljet
*The only guide to cover all the national parks and nature reserves
*Hiking, sailing and other activities
*Full information on where to eat, drink and stay

Reader Reviews
Then this guide book is for you. If you're already planning a trip or just wanted to get a lay of the land, Pier Letcher will give you Croatia on a platter. This guidebook is laid out quite well and the writing is personal and...hilarious. It's obvious Mr. Letcher loved being there and, based on the small and intimate places he went to, the Croatians he met were quite taken by him. There is a lot of information presented, including history, art, bus schedules, state office hours, etc. The trick with this book, as compared to the Lonely Planet and Rough Guide series (both of which I bought and used as well) is in how Mr. Letcher writes about all of this information. His unique viewpoint brings you into the museum, the hotel, the bar, the bus station. Even if you are not going to Croatia, reading this book will give you a great idea of what the country's about. We used this book and the other 2 guidebooks mentioned on our recent trip. This book was read cover to cover and then referred to continually during our trip. The other 2 books, while useful, were mainly used as cross-references, just to get a 2nd and 3rd opinion of certain places. In most cases, no pinion, save Mr. Letcher's, was needed. When we left Croatia, some relatives had asked if we could leave our dog-eared copy behind. With tears in my eyes and a burek in my mouth, I had to say, "No, please get your own!"

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Updated on 10-31-2008.