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• A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube

  Leigh Fermor Patrick

  
  
   

• Between the Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland - The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates

  Patrick Leigh Fermor

  
  
   

• Amsterdam: The Ultimate Pocket Guide and Map (Lonely Planet Best of ...)

  Terry Carter, Lara Dunston

  
  
   

• Amsterdam (Lonely Planet City Guide)

  Jeremy Gray

  
  
   

• Brussels (Time Out Brussels)

  Time Out Guides Ltd

  
  
   

• Get Lost!: The Cool Guide to Amsterdam (Get Lost)

  Joe Pauker

  
  
   

• The Rough Guide to Amsterdam (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

  Martin Dunford, Phil Lee, Karoline Densley

  
  Amsterdam was always a very easy-to-get-to destination for British travellers, but with the speeding up of Eurostar, it is even more accessible than ever. And if you are one of the many people who've realised this fact, you should be packing a copy of The Rough Guide to Amsterdam in your luggage. Of course, it is always safe to assume that this series will present a nonpareil guide to the country under view, but this is a particularly quirky and individual volume, crammed full of lateral thinking on the part of its team (Martin Dunford, Phil Lee and Karoline Densley), along with the requisite basic information.

  Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, may boast all the attractions of a large city, but is actually rather compact, and thus a perfect place for walking around (if, however, you want to use public transport, the city has one of the best systems in Europe). As the authors of point out, parts of the centre are quiet and not congested with traffic - principally because of the canals. The latter are, of course, the element that gives a particular character to the city, with the large gabled houses dotted along them. Dunford and co. draw attention to all the important sights that one must visit, such as (of course) the Anne Frank house; visiting the place where this most famous youthful victim of the Nazis hid away is still a moving experience (as ever, of course, the guide warns us to beware of the long queues, and suggests coming early or late to avoid the crush).

  There is a particularly accessible section of the guide on the history of the city -- one of the richest and most impressive histories in Europe, as well as listing the legendary venues for music and the visual arts (the section on the wonderful concert house, The Concertgebouw, is particularly instructive, detailing ticket availability and tours). But whatever your destination in Amsterdam -- from the astonishing treasures of the Rijksmuseum to the erotic diversions of the sex museums and the famous Red Light district -- this is the guide to take with you. --Barry Forshaw

  
   

• Amsterdam (Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guide)

  Fiona Duncan, Leonie Glass

  
  
   

• The Netherlands (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

  Neal Bedford, Simon Sellars

  
  
   

• Belgium and Luxembourg (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

  Gert Cole, Leanne Logan

  
  
   

• Amsterdam (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

  Robin Pascoe, Christopher Catling

  
  
   

• Cycling Back to Happiness: Adventure on the North Sea Cycle Route

  Bernie Friend

  
  
   

• The Rough Guide to Brussels - Edition 3

  Martin Dunford, Phil Lee

  
  
   

• A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube

  Patrick Leigh Fermor

  
  
   

• The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture And Its Inhabitants

  Colin White, Laurie Boucke

  
  
   

• Bruges (Cadogan Guides)

  Antony Mason

  
  
   

• France and Benelux (AA Road Map Europe Series)

  AA Publishing

  
  
   

• Bruges and Ghent Berlitz Pocket Guide

  Brigitte Lee, Jack Messenger

  
  
   

• Amsterdam (Eyewitness Pocket Maps and Guides)

  
  
   

• "Time Out" Amsterdam (Time Out Amsterdam)

  Time Out Guides Ltd