DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam (2000 Edition) FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
No other guidebook series can boast as many beautiful photographs and illustrations as DK's Eyewitness series. Packed with color photographs and maps, this bestselling series covers a wide range of global destinations. With listings of great hotels, restaurants, and shops, as well as historical information, travelers will find it easy to plan an exciting itinerary using these beautiful guidebooks. A special feature of DK's travel guides is the stunning three-dimensional views and cutaway models of significant landmarks. These guides also include easy-to-follow sections on making sense of foreign currency, transportation, and communication systems. Balancing an elegant format with comprehensive information, DK's Eyewitness guidebooks are both practical resources and great souvenirs of your trip.(Julie Carr)
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Truly the guides that show you what others only tell you, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides feature stunning 3D and cutaway views of museums, cathedrals, and other must-see sights; detailed street maps; a handy phrase section; advice on the best places to eat, drink, shop, sleep, and be entertained; and a Survival Guide to help the traveler sort out essential information such as currency, transportation, and communications. As world traveler and TV personality Michael Palin says, "the Eyewitness Travel Guides are irresistibly seductive.... They also deliver where it matters most -- uncluttered and accurate information." One of Europe's most picturesque cities is vividly captured in more than 600 full-color photographs in DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam. Dividing the city and its neighborhoods into six chapters, the guide focuses on each area's prime attractions, clearly depicting them in street-by-street maps and 3-D aerial views. A city of canals and waterways, Amsterdam is rich in culture and history, the home of numerous sights including Joods Historisch Museum -- which traces the city's Jewish heritage, tradition, and cultural contributions. The impressive Gothic structure Oude Kerk is explored in a dynamic 3-D cutaway, surrounded by photos of its art and architectural features. A panoramic canal walk leads you around the rings of canals and offers a special foldout with precise directional illustrations that spotlight the opulent town houses lining the canals and their unique architectural styles. A kaleidoscopic two-hour walking tour takes you through the historic waterfront. Starting at the Schreierstoren, a defense tower in the medieval town wall, the route follows thedevelopment of Amsterdam as a great trading city. Beyond Amsterdam, this handbook also covers Rotterdam, Den Haag, Haarlem, and Bloembollenstreek (the most important bulb-growing area in the Netherlands) and features breathtaking photos of the region's many varieties of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. Amsterdam's history, various periods of art, and daily culture of its people are captured in features throughout the guide. Experience Amsterdam before you arrive with this comprehensive reference to the Netherlands' largest and most spectacular city.
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