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Western Europe

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  Geneva by Wallpaper

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  A chic, slim guide to Geneva.

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  Loire Valley: Tours To Angers by Roger Moss

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  Once a proud guidebook company for backpackers, in recent years footprint has graduated to providing offering for a more refined palate. This short guide to the Loire region is concise, budget concious, but still informative and interesting. The best of both worlds?

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  Belgium & Luxembourg by Lonely Planet

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  Decent practical guide with plenty of listings and information. The Luxembourg section is small - only 20 pages - but well composed.

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  Belgium & Luxembourg by Eyewitness Travel Guide

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  A well-presented, vibrant guide with plenty of colour photographs, graphics and maps to get you excited about your trip and to be a great sightseeing companion when you're out there. Less useful for the traveller looking for in-depth practical information.

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  Eastern Pyrenees by Dana Faracos

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  A new guide to the mountains. Footprint includes detailed recommended itineraries, hotels, restaurants and practical transport tips for reaching each island.

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  Berlin by Lonely Planet

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  A useful guide to the city which focuses on practical information and travel logistics. Includes a map.

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  Xenophobe's Guide to the Austrians

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  An amusing, tongue-in-cheek exposition on what it means to be Austrian.

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  Camping France by Michelin

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  Michelin take their usual upmarket guide and add a comprehensive caravaning and camping handbook, with all the best sites across France.

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  France Pocket Guide by Berlitz

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  A thorough guide to the region with detailed advice on activities and sights in each neighbourhood, as well as a little historical context. It includes a basic map with transport links.

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  Austria Pocket Guide by Berlitz

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  A lightweight pocket companion offering the bare essentials in neat and well-composed form. Ideal for a short pre-arranged trip, thanks especially to the fold-out maps.

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  Austria Green Guide by Michelin

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  An excellent companion for an Austrian tour, with plenty of sightseeing tips alongside thorough hotel and restaurant information.

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  Vienna by TimeOut

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  Time Out's city guides keep getting better. Ideal for short breaks and regularly updated, they offer comprehensive advice and listings from sightseeing to nightlife.

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  Vienna Wallpaper City Guide by Phaidon

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  Travellers favouring style over substance will love these sleek little guides, showcasing the finest in Viennese shopping, eating, drinking and so on.

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  Vienna Pocket Guide by Berlitz

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  A handy pocket volume with good fold-out maps, some well-written reading material and enough detail to ensure you make the most of your short break.

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  Switzerland Without a Car by Bradt

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  The most comprehensive and reliable guide to getting around Switzerland by bus, boat and train. Also includes excellent cultural and historical background information.

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  France Red Guide 2013 by Michelin

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  The Michelin Red Guide is the definitive hotel and restuaraunt guide to France. Updated each year and with considerable practical benefits, it deserves its 'essential' reputation. The listings are symbol-based with short and helpful descriptions in English.

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  Vienna Top 10 by Eyewitness

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  DK's Top 10 breaks down all elements of your trip to Vienna into the very best of everything. Small and light but offering plenty of information.

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  France by Lonely Planet

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  A strong practical-minded budget guide with exhaustive listings of accommodation, restaurants, bars, sights and so on. Rather rudimentary when it comes to historical and cultural context.

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  Austria Charming Small Hotel Guides by Fiona Duncan

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  An oft-overlooked but handy series that picks out the best low-key hotels, guesthouses and restaurants-with-rooms.

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  Vienna by Everyman MapGuides

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  A light, pocket collection of sturdy annotated maps offering details on sights, bars, shops and so on. Unique and very handy.

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  The Netherlands by Lonely Planet

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  Unspectacular but fiercely reliable budget-orientated guide to all elements of Dutch travel.

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  Amsterdam Directions by Rough Guides

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  Handy slimmed-down version of the Amsterdam Rough Guide, with reasonable maps and a CD-Rom that is fun if largely pointless.

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  Amsterdam by Eyewitness Guides

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  A lavishly presented sightseeing companion that also offers hotel and restaurant listings along with general travel info and decent maps.

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  Germany by Lonely Planet

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  Admirably exhaustive in its practical scope, this guide covers every aspect of budget German travel.

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  Auvergne Rhone Valley Green Guide by Michelin

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  Each region, arranged alphabetically, is introduced and covered, with major sights highlighted and local hotels and restaurants suggested and rated according to cost. Good opening chapters provide background reading. Best for a tour by car.