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Antigua & the Leeward Islands
English, Dutch and French islands in the northeastern Caribbean. Calypso, camembert and cricket on the green. Where to eat, drink, sleep and sail. Frigate birds and fortresses. Snorkelling with rays. Devil’s caves and Angel fish. Heart-stopping small plane island hopping…
Antwerp & Ghent 1e
Medieval metropolis with a cutting edge. The best sights. Catholic gilt and diamond lights. High art and grand designs. Berth of the cool. Where to eat, sleep and drink. Beer necessities and food for thought. Kid’s stuff. Shop till you drop. Chocs, frocks and docks. Baroque tactics, Manhattan transfers and a giant’s severed hand….
Barcelona 1e (pocket)
Style capital of the Mediterranean. Design conscious and football crazy. This pocket sized package has the most up to date knowledgeable infomation about the best sites in the city and its surroundings. Find the half-built cathedral and Universal Forum. Where to sleep, eat and drink. Medieval squares and 21st-century clubs. Giants, fatheads and human castles. Cava, cubism and crustacea. Kid's stuff. Modernistas, fashionistas and an architect mistaken for a tramp...
Bilbao - New edition!
A world apart; Guggenheim and Gernika. Hike in the hills or laze on the beach. Detailed listings of the region's renowned eateries from Michelin-starred restaurants to earthy bars. The best sights in this pocket sized package, stylish and contemporary. Reviews of the city's well-known attractions and its hidden corners. Football fever and pintxos…
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Was £7.99 now £3 Food capital of Italy. The best sights. Communist clubbers. Shadowy porticoes and sunny piazzas. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Mountain spa towns. Kids' stuff. Renaissance palazzi. Parmigiano and prosciutto. Fast cars and underwear ...
Bologna 2e
Culinary capital and university town. The best sights. ‘At a glance’ section to get your bearings quickly with ‘ten of the best’ recommendations. Stylish and contemporary format in the perfect size for packing. Arcades, towers and underground waterways. Feuding families and prosecco partisans. Where to eat, drink and shop, Furla, Ferrari and fine art. Neptune’s fountain, Venus’s bellybutton and food fit for the gods….
Cape Town 2e
Mother City of a Rainbow Nation. The best sights. Table Mountain, Robben Island and the Twelve Apostles. Beaches, gardens, villages and vineyards. Where to sleep, eat and drink. Cape Malay curry in the Bo-Kaap, Cape grapes in the Winelands and Cape Jazz in the townships. Whale-watching, penguin-spotting and diving with sharks...
Cardiff 1e
New-born capital of Celtic cool. Best of the sights. Galleries and museums. Hard-drinking poets and soft sandy beaches. Hip hotels and friendly B&B's. Europe's oldest language. Hot bards and chilled cafés. Walks in the wild. Detailed maps to help plan your trip. Britain's best book town. Kid's stuff. Divas, sex symbols and male voice choirs...
Copenhagen 1e
Size-wise this city and its surroundings are perfect for a short break with a relaxed mix of café society, bicycle meanderings, museums, galleries, palaces and parks.
Costa de la Luz 1e
A pocket sized package of the most up-to-date knowledgeable information about the coastline where Africa meets Europe. A coast of motion, windswept beaches and wildlife. Helpful advice on getting there ( including the cheapest options) and getting around; where to eat, drink and sleep. Best of surfing and swimming. Toros and tapas, finos, flamenco and fiestas. The best sights. White dove, giant tuna, little Russia and Ascot on the sand……….
Dominican Republic - New -pocket guide
More than just a beach holiday. The best sights. Wild carnivals and witchcraft. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Baseball and bachata. The highest summit in the Caribbean. Canyoning, kayaking and kiteboarding. Manatees and mangroves. Himpback whales and rum cocktails. Going ga-gá in the birthplace of the merengue...
Dubai 2e
This 2nd edition of Footprint's ever popular pocket guide to Dubai has been fully revised and updated. Suggestions on how best to spend your time, whether you are there for a few days or longer and packed with information about all the main sights as well as those hidden gems behnd every corner... With up to the minute accommodation and eating listings for every budget and honest, objective listings for bars, clubs and entertainment, this guide will provide you with the opportunity to discover the real Dubai.
Dublin 2e (pocket)
A new format guide to Dublin, the hip capital of the new Ireland. This pocket guide’s thorough and up-to-the minute research cuts out the blarney and delivers a thoroughly contemporary perspective. A city for all tastes, from Phoenix Park in the North to Joyce’s Dublin in the South, this Dublin guide provides the essential low-down.
European City Breaks 2e
The perfect inspiration and travel companion for those who love taking frequent short city breaks. This portable full colour guide is packed with clearly presented information to help visitors get the very best experience from their stays in Europe's top 40 cities. Footprint's expert authors have captured the essence of each city, guiding travellers with a mix of itineraries, recommendations of the best sights and attractions, shopping, culture, nightlife and places to stay and eat, plus the hidden gems that help make a trip special.
Havana 1e
Caribbean party capital. The best sights. Bars and nightlife. The last word in revolutionary chic.
Son and salsa. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Baseball and beaches. Cadillacs and cocotaxis. Festivals. City on the edge of a nervous breakdown ...
London 1e
Irresistible global town. Essential sights. packed with in-depth information about all the "must-see's" to those just around the corner. World-class museums and galleries. Getting around the city. Superior restaurants and cosy caffs. Music bars and old-fashioned boozers. Theatre and festivals. Big wheel, Big Ben. Detailed maps. Low rise, high rent. Dog and Duck, Elephant and Castle, Landseer's Lions.....
Madrid 2e
Sunny Spanish capital with an indomitable party spirit. The best sights. Bars and clubs. Tapas, Titian and toreadors. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Film, flamenco and flea markets. Kids’ stuff. Palaces, paintings and parks. The world’s top footballers and the burial of the sardine……
Naples & the Amalfi Coast 2e
Caravaggio, coffee and the Camorra. The perfect pizza. The best sights. A dozing volcano. Greek grottoes and Roman ruins. Festivals and beaches. Anarchicscooters. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Green islands in a blue bay. Kids’ stuff. Liquefied saints; blood and sanctified footballers…..
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Was £5.99 now £2.00. Offers of pizza you can't refuse. The best sights. Bars and clubs. One famous volcano. Ruins to die for. Festivals. Thermal spas. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Anarchic Vespas. Islands in the bay. Kids' stuff. Liquefied saints and sanctified footballers ...
Paris 1e - Now out of stock!
The new Footprint pocket guide to Paris is a stylish guide to a stylish city that is high on the agenda of just about every traveller. Exuding freshness and enthusiasm, it is a practical, contemporary, up-to-date and easy to pack guide to viewing the city in a new light. If you thought you knew Paris, then think again. This guide will reveal more!
Rio de Janeiro 1e (pocket )
“The Wonderful City”. Best of the sights. The world’s biggest street party. Son of God and the Sugar Loaf. Footballers, favelas and fashion. Where to eat, sleep and be seen. Samba sessions and surf spots. Rainforests and reefs. Killer cocktails, lost penguins and a flying-saucer museum……
Seville 1e
Sun-drenched cradle of hedonism and crucible of three faiths. Festivals. Outrageously fancy horses. Where to eat, drink and sleep. draughts of tangy manzilla. Masterpieces in forgotten churches. Tantalizing Moorish and jewish shadows. Heated football rivalries. silent flirting at a distance using the ancient language of fans...
Siena & the heart of Tuscany 1e
Tuscan flower with Etruscan roots. The pick of the sights. Prosecco, pici and porcini. Flag waving and horse racing. Stylish shopping and epicurean delights. ‘At a glance’ section to get your bearings quickly with ‘ten of the best’ recommendations. Stylish and contemporary format in the perfect size for packing. Where to eat, sleep and drink. Fabulous frescoes and gilded virgins. A friar’s tears, a saint’s finger and a pope’s dream….
St Lucia - New title!
English island with French names. Anse Chastanet, Castries, Gros Islet, Soufriere, Vieux Fort. St Lucia parot. Leatherback turtles. Day sails to the most photgenic spot in the Caribbean. The Pitons, Soaring heights and crystal clear depths. The only drive-in volcano in the world. Botanic gardens and walks in the rain forest. Jazz festivals and jump ups. Gingerbread houses with red iron roofs. Forts of a long forgotten war. Pirates and revolutions. Family holidays in the sun or a romantic honeymoon...
Sydney 1e
Footprint's new pocket travel guide to the city regularly voted 'the best on the planet' is packed with up-to-the minute ideas and suggestions for exploring the city and around.
Tallinn 2e New edition!
Medieval capital on the Baltic Ses. The best sights. Spired and wired. Rampart rambles. Laughing at Lenin. Scandic style. Sun, sand and snow. Mushroom magic. Bear necessities. Where to eat, sleep and drink. Russian kitsch and perfect pitch . Buzzing bars and clubs. Kids’ stuff. Sing when you’re winning…..
Turin
Winter Olympic city. Contemporary arts and industrial design in the town that Fiat built. Superstar footballers and breathtaking Alpine scenery. Death by chocolate. Late lounges and reggae nights. Kid's stuff. Black magic, white truffles and fine Barolo wine. Baroque architecture, a mysterious miracle cloth and the real Italian Job...
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Was £6.99, now £2.99!
Valencia 2e
Cauldron of creative energy on the Med. Best of the sights, informative listings with "ten of the best" recommendations. Baroque belltowers and futuristic museums. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Long, golden beaches and hip barrios. Best of the festivals: from fiery Fallas to saucy Tomatina. Detailed maps. A much-loved parrot, the world’s biggest yacht race, and a stairway from heaven....
Vancouver 1e
From exploring the contemporary city scene to accessible adventures in the wild, this is the travel guide for those who want to discover more. In addition to the city itself, there is coverage of the Sunshine Coast, the Sea to Sky Highway, Victoria and the Southern Gulf Islands.
Verona 1e
A night at the opera. The best of the sights. Gothic fantasies and Renaissance dreams. Beautiful bridges, elegant piazzas and atmospheric churches. Where to eat, sleep and drink. The world's most famous lovers. Tasty trattotias and trendy cocktail bars. What to do- from wine tasting to windsurfing. Kid's stuff. Art, arias and a lady selling artichokes...
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Saturday 10 May 2008
