San Francisco in the Green Guide series from Michelin; detailed guides exploring the major sights & attractions of a range of cities, regions & countries. Drawing on a long publishing history, Michelin guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’, ranking restaurants, sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organised alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly as well as being designed for practical use on the road. With an emphasis on cultural activities & history, each sight is graded & has extensive background information. Practical visitor information is clearly highlighted with symbols. Predominantly recognised for their extensive coverage of French regions (shown on our website in a separate series), the Green Guides also cover international destinations. An extensive introductory section on planning your trip provides information on when & where to go, useful pre-trip information, getting there, where to stay & eat & what to do & see. There are also individual sections on Nature, History & Art ad Culture & a selection of driving tours of the area. Fold-out maps at the front & back of the book give an overview of the area covered by the guide. The structure of each guide varies depending on the type of destination. National & regional guides cover regions alphabetically, each with their own accommodation, sights & food & drink listings, while City guides cover sights alphabetically with one city-wide section for listings. Accommodation & food & drink listings are both concise & comprehensive, aiming to cater for all budgets & tastes. Both sights & listings often include information specific to travelling with kids. Each of the places covered in the guide is listed alphabetically & three Michelin star ratings
- highly recommended, recommended & interesting, which have been used for more than 100 years
- help readers identify places of interest, restaurants & notable local attractions. Individual listings include principal sights for each city or town, local walking & driving tours in addition to tips on local excursions. There is also an ‘address book’ information box in each section including recommendations for the best restaurants & accommodation in the area, as well as any relevant leisure activities. A series of overview regional & city plans also helps navigation & orientation for each region.

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Freshly updated Green Guide San Francisco is your key to discovering the vibrant City by the Bay. Engage your senses from Golden Gate Park`s free jazz concerts to dim sum & tea in Chinatown, to a walking tour amidst the city`s colorful Victorian homes. Rely on Michelin`s trusted advice for great places to eat & stay, & its star-ratings system for attractions & fun activities, along with detailed maps & driving & walking tours, for a memorable visit. ...

San Francisco in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information, must see sights, must do activities & must know practicalities graded using Michelin’s time-honoured star rating system. The guide opens with a section of useful ‘ Must Know’ information that

Includes:: a calendar of events, practical tips on getting by & a summary of Michelin selected star attractions. The ‘ Must See’ section of the guide look at shopping, nightlife & theatre, hotels & dining, parks & gardens, neighbourhoods, landmarks, museums, historic sites, practical information, events, tips & excursions. The ‘ Must Do’ chapter

Includes:: a focus on activities for children, whereas places to eat & places to stay are reviewed in the ‘ Must Eat’ & ‘ Must Stay’ chapters.



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The new Moleskine City Notebooks are ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organizing trips & to preserving it for memories & records. They are perfect for those who live there, as a way of organizing the things they know & need about the city they live in. Each notebook has an elastic closure, 228 pages, with up to 44 pages in color & have a sewn binding. There is an inside accordion pocket & three ribbon placemarkers, each in a different color. ...

The National Geographic map of San Francisco at 1:10, 100 is a durable waterproof city map & transport guide designed for tourism. Clear & easy-to-read street mapping has main attractions highlighted & 3D illustrations of top sights. Hotels, churches, theatres & information points are among the tourist features marked on the map. One-way streets & pedestrian areas are indicated. The area covered by the main map is from Fort Mason in the north-west to Mission Bay in the south-east. A lower-scale map at 1:28, 200 shows the same area & also extends west to the coast, including the Presisdio, the Golden Gate National Recreation area & Outer Richmond. The reverse of the map features background information, top sights & activities, basic essential tourist info & city transport network details, as well as a small map of Oakland International & San Fransisco International airports, showing terminals & transport connections. The map is indexed for streets, points of interest & hotels, &

Includes:: regional & national overview maps. This map is printed on a surprisingly strong rip-proof, waterproof paper.

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San Francisco in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

San Francisco in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to `A Brief History` actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

DUE OUT MARCH 2014
- Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket San Francisco is your passport
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As indispensable as it is easy to carry, The Pocket Rough Guide to San Francisco is the definitive guide to the most charismatic city in the US. It's full of insider tips on everything that will help make your San Francisco stay as memorable as the city itself: how to avoid long queues to board San Francisco's hill-conquering cable cars; where to find the top burritos & dim sum in town; & the best things to see in the surrounding Bay Area, from the shimmering vineyards of Napa Valley to the hulking elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park. Beautifully designed in full colour & packed with the sharpest-looking maps you'll find in any guidebook
- including a handy pull-out map
- Pocket San Francisco's comprehensive recommendations will not only help you take best advantage of the city's famed restaurant & bar scene, but also find equally brilliant places to sleep & shop. Make the most of your time with The Pocket Rough Guide to San Francisco.

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San Francisco Pop-Out Map from Compass Maps in a series designed to provide two street plans, the city centre plus a wider area around it, in a handy format to fit neatly all but the smallest pockets, with, as appropriate, transport network diagrams, additional useful maps, etc. Each title ...