The Countries series from Time Out are comprehensive guides to a range of destinations, exploring the best places to stay, eat & explore. Based on their successful ‘ City Guides’ series, Time Out country guides have a similar format & cover an extensive range of activities, entertainment & sightseeing opportunities. Each guide is written by a team of experts who specialize in their locality, giving readers a detailed & thorough understanding of each region. An ‘ Editor’s Pick’ opening chapter summarizes some of the country’s ‘star destinations’ in categories including art & architecture, eating & drinking, historic sites, hotels, nightlife, outdoor activities, scenery, shopping, art & famous buildings. Each guide has a similar layout, allowing readers to plan their trip accordingly. Sections are thematically grouped & include categories such as rural idylls, cities, coast, small gems, mountains, rivers & wetlands & dramatic landscapes. Using Time Out’s extensive knowledge & experience of cities, this section is usually the most in-depth, including comprehensive listings for the best places to eat & drink, accommodation & local entertainment & nightlife. Individual features exploring specific facets of a local region or city are interlaced with the text & are compiled by knowledgeable local experts.A ‘ Need to Know’ chapter gives useful practical guidance on a range of matters including accommodation, age restrictions, airlines, customs, disabled travelers, driving, drugs, electricity, embassies & consulates, emergencies, health, language, money, opening hours, smoking, tax, telephones, time & seasons, tipping, trains, visas & weights & measures. There is also a calendar of local & national festivals & events that are held throughout the year, with website details where relevant. ...

Time Out’s Country Walks
- Volume 1 is a collection of 52 walks within easy reach of London, recommending a range of different
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Weighing in at a hefty 256 pages this bang up-to-date new issue of our annual Croatian Magazine Visitors' Guide is your perfect holiday planner & companion. By combining hundreds of independent reviews of where to eat, drink & sleep in all major Croatian cities & islands with more than 100 pages of beautifully photographed features covering Eating & Drinking, Arts & Culture & Sea & Land this annual magazine highlights all the things that merit your attention. From hiking under waterfalls to dancing on the beach, from sleepy wine trails to the finest fish, from contemporary art openings to Roman history
- it's all inside. Add in city, regional & national maps & an essential vocab guide & Time Out Visitors' Guide to Croatia 2010 is your essential guide to get the very best out of Europe's most celebrated summer destination.
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Time Out Cycle London combines 25 great bike rides for all abilities in & around the capital with features & useful information. It's a contemporary & attractive entry-level book that understands that you don't have to be able to strip your bike to its ball bearings to enjoy all the pleasures of road cycling. Organised according to types of bike riding, from commuting to family afternoons out to weekend excursions; each

Includes:: rides, bike & kit advice & introduces, through features & the cycle routes chosen, London's vibrant cycle scene. It also takes you to the best of London itself.

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Time Out 2013 Eating & Drinking is the capital’s 100% independent annual restaurant review. The guide is arranged into restaurants by national cuisine & gastronomy type; from The Americas & Brasseries to Vegetarian & Vietnamese. A section on Cheap Eats looks at budget options & the options for simpler fare such as Fish & Chips, whilst a Drinking in London chapter not only reviews bars & pubs but also tells you venues where you can combine eating & entertainment under one roof. The guide is fully indexed by place, street, area & subject, & contains street plans familiar to users of Time Out travel guides which locate recommended places to eat & drink. Details of the winners in Time Out’s 23rd annual Eating & Drinking Awards are featured, plus there is a personal, unashamedly subjective pick of the editor’s Hot 50 places to eat & drink in London. ...

Time Out`s Shortlist pocket guide selects the very best that Florence has to offer. Our expert local authors introduce Florence`s past & present with their trademark appreciation of contemporary culture & in-depth coverage of the city`s architectural & artistic treasures. The guide provides insight into the most compelling attractions & listings that are bang up to date with cafes, restaurants, shops & the pick of venues to visit after dark. The book`s easy to use format, suggested itineraries, selected listings, coverage of main sights & detailed mapping make it the perfect pocket-sized companion for a visit to the city. ...

Which? Recommended Provider: Time Out Guides is rated top guidebook brand by Which? Survey, for level of detail, photography, quality of maps, ease of finding information & value for your money. London, city of Beefeaters, red buses & Buckingham Palace is also a restless innovator: it is home to new projects & stellar architecture (the newly opened Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid & a grand new Design Museum), year after year of new luxe hotels, boutiques & restaurants, now even whole new neighbourhoods
- the Olympic Park in the east, the revitalised Victoriana of King's Cross to the north. The Time Out London City Guide continues to chart the ups & downs of a city both ancient & cutting edge. With the help of local journalists & experts, the Time Out London Guide takes you beyond the superficial
- into the places where locals play, sampling the full extent of its museums & galleries, the best of its eating, shopping & carousing, the most interesting sights, strolls & excursions. The London city guide highlights: full colour & illustrated throughout with exclusive photography, using original imagery to give a real sense of the place; handy pull-out London map; extensive area guides not only cover the sightseeing in London, but also restaurants, bars & shops
- all plotted on maps handily located within the chapter; top 20 list of the must-see highlights; itineraries to help you plan your visit; Critic's choices pick out the best London sights, experiences & cultural highlights
- at a glance; London restaurants, pubs & bars have been visited & reviewed anonymously by critics who pay their own way; London hotels independently reviewed. The revamped Time Out Guides retain the independence & local expertise that the series is known for, while adding more features to help the visitor navigate the city. Whether you have an action-packed 24 hours or a leisurely week in which to take it all in, these guides are more essential than ever.



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Time Out`s flagship guidebook to our home town, the 24th edition of the London City Guide is the perfect companion for a visit to the historic & vibrant metropolis. With the help of local journalists & experts, the Time Out London Guide takes you beyond the superficial
- into the places where locals play, sampling the full extent of its museums & galleries, the best of its eating, shopping & carousing, the most interesting sights, strolls & excursions.
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