Insight Guides - Insight Guides Western Europe

How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Western Europe, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Western Europe. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Western Europe are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Western Europe. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Western Europes Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction 1

The Alhambra. This apogee of Moorish architecture stands high above the city of Granada. The design and attention to detail are mesmerising, and the pools and fountains provide a delightful contrast with the arid surroundings. For more information,

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Top Attraction 2

Venice. Its hard to think of any city more distinctive, or beautiful, than Venice. This labyrinth of canals, alleyways and squares is best explored on foot although a boat ride is a must in order to admire the sumptuous grandeur from a different perspective. For more information,

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Top Attraction 3

Bruges. Canals thread their way around the well-preserved medieval buildings, interspersed with bars, restaurants and chocolate shops. For more information,

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Top Attraction 4

Paris. The City of Light is a fixture on every tourist itinerary of Europe, an unmatched combination of sophistication, beauty, A-list sights and museums, and, of course, incomparable food.