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MARCO POLO Tuscany: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips With this up-to-date, authoritative guide you can experience all the places and sights of Tuscany. You can discover lovely agriturismo farms, authentic restaurants, find out about festivals and events and pick up shopping tips. The Perfect Tour takes you to all the important places in Tuscany, and the chapter Links, Blogs, Apps & More directs you to the most useful sites and apps on the net. Also contains: Trips & Tours, Sport & Activities, Travel Tips, Travel with Kids chapter, What's Hot and index. There's hardly another region in Italy which is so utterly enchanting: Chianti, sandy beaches, lines of cypresses, the Leaning Tower... Tuscany. But there are also forests full of game, mountains rising up to 2000m (6560ft) with hiking trails and even ski runs. This practical travel guide, small enough to slip into your pocket, takes you to landscapes of beguiling beauty, to world-famous towns and villages, like sets for historical films. The Best Of pages recommend things which are unique to Tuscany, give you tips about great places for free, and tell you what to do on rainy days and where you can relax and chill out. The Insider Tips tell you where you can obtain Tuscan caviar and where you can find monastic peace and quiet. The Low Budget tips in each chapter show you how you can experience a great deal with very little money and snap up some real bargains. Trips & Tours take you on two wheels through Chianti or on foot through the Marble Mountains. The Dos and Don'ts advise how to avoid putting your foot in it when you go to a restaurant. MARCO POLO Tuscany gives comprehensive coverage of all parts of the region. To help you find your way around there's a detailed road atlas, removable pull-out map and practical map inside the back cover and a street atlas of Florence.

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Corfu: the Travel Guide with Insider TipsExplore Corfu with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the island's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, and a summary of all the festivals and events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful Greek island has to offer…Corfu, Greece's greenest island, is like a tightly woven carpet covered with 3 million ancient and gnarled olive trees. Countless blossoms ensure year-round dashes of color amidst all the dominant green. See beautiful bays, long beaches beneath spectacular coasts, white cliffs and evergreen forests. Witness the splendid legacies of European powers that left their mark across the island. As one of the most popular of all Greek islands, Corfu offers a multitude of attractions and lots to enjoy. Water sports, mountain biking and relaxation can be just as much part of your holiday as great cuisine, hip beach bars and romantic sunsets. This is Corfu!Your Marco Polo Corfu Pocket Guide includes:• Insider Tips – we show you the hidden gems and little known secrets that offer a real insight into this beautiful island, from where royalty used to bathe to which trail to use to explore the entire island.• Best of – find the best things to do for free, the best ‘only in' Corfu experiences, the best things to do if it rains and the best places to relax and spoil yourself.• Sightseeing – all of the top sights are organized by areas of the island so you can easily plan your trip. • Discovery Tours – 5 specially tailored tours that will get you to the heart of Corfu on foot, by car or by boat! Here are inspirational itineraries that will help you enjoy authentic Corfu. Discover wild, steep coastlines, fantastic beaches, old Venetian villages, tempting tavernas and historical treats. • Corfu in full-color – Marco Polo Pocket Guide Corfu includes full-color photos throughout the guide bringing the island to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your trip.• Touring App – you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description and map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators and landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing and never get lost again! • Road Atlas and pull-out map – we've included a detailed road atlas and a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour.• Useful Greek phrases – the essential words and phrases are included to help you get by. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Corfu to show you around this fabulous Greek island. The comprehensive coverage and unique insights will ensure you experience everything Corfu has to offer and more. The special tips, personal insights and unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip - just arrive and enjoy.

Marco Polo Dresden: The Travel Guide with Insider TipsThis compact, straightforward guide is clearly structured for ease of use. It gets you right to the heart of the city, and provides you with all the latest information and lots of Insider Tips for a thrilling city adventure.- Includes a road atlas and an additional pull-out map- Clear, user-friendly structure and layout- Get your bearings with the 'Where to Start' panels and ensure you don't miss out on the key sights using the 'Highlights' section- The 'Best Of' pages feature unique aspects of the city and also suggest places to go for free, tips for things to do when it's raining and good places to relax.Insider Tips and much more besides: Marco Polo enables you to fully experience Saxony's 'Florence on the Elbe', from early till late. With this Marco Polo guide you'll arrive in the city and know immediately where to start. Discover what other attractions there are apart from the Zwinger and the Semper Opera House; where you can listen to the stories from the Arabian Nights under a magical glass dome in the alluring atmosphere of the 'tobacco mosque'; and what the rebuilt Frauenkirche owes to the son of a British bomber pilot.With the Marco Polo Walking Tours you can explore Dresden along specific routes, and the Low Budget tips help you to save money. The author's Insider Tips encourage you to experience the city in an individual and authentic way. Contains a street atlas as well as a folding pull-out map. Don't go on holiday without a Marco Polo guide!

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Vienna: the Travel Guide with Insider TipsExplore Vienna with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the city's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, and a summary of all the festivals and events that take place in the Austrian capital. Let Marco Polo show you all this historic city has to offer…Embark on two journeys through time. Head back to the glorious past of a time-honored Habsburg city and marvel at the imperial splendor all along the Ringstrasse. See places steeped in tradition and coffee houses around St Stephen's Cathedral. Or be catapulted forward into the multicultural, trendsetting world city of today. Be inspired by the mix of the beauty of the waltz and belief in the future, the mix of the Baroque and post-modern attitude to life. This is Vienna!Your Marco Polo Vienna Pocket Guide includes:• Insider Tips – we show you the hidden gems and little known secrets that offer a real insight into the city. Discover where you can enjoy incredible cuisine and fine wines in the shade of chestnut trees, experience a refuge run by refugees or have a relaxing drink enjoying a spectacular view of the Old Town. • Best of – find the best things to do for free, the best ‘only in' Vienna experiences, the best things to do if it rains and the best places to relax and spoil yourself.• Sightseeing – all of the top sights are organized by areas of the city so you can easily plan your day.• Discovery Tours – specially tailored tours that will take you to the heart of Vienna. Experience Vienna's unique charm, hand-picked restaurants and the best local activities with these personal tours.• Vienna in full-color – Marco Polo Pocket Guide Vienna includes full-color photos throughout the guide bringing the city to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your trip.• Touring App – you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description and map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators and landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing and never get lost again! • Street Atlas and pull-out map – we've included a detailed street atlas and a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour.• Useful German phrases – the essential words and phrases are included to help you get by.Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Vienna to show you around this fabulous city. The comprehensive coverage and unique insights will ensure you experience everything Vienna has to offer and more. The special tips, personal insights and unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip - just arrive and enjoy.

Fully updated for 2016... and now with ZOOM system for even better orientation!Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date, digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning.New ZOOM System - all large urban areas are marked on the main map and are cross-referenced to separate inset transit maps which zoom in on the city to aid route planning. We then zoom in further to detailed city maps which can be found easily in the separate index booklet.Includes city maps of: Amsterdam, Arnhem, Den Haag ('s-Gravenhage), Eindhoven, Groningen,'s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), Maastricht, Rotterdam and Utrecht.Major sights and key points of interest are marked on the map by numbered stars and these are listed in the index booklet with a brief description to help travellers pick the best places to see en route. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 300 000.

Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date, digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning. The extensive coverage of the maps enables travellers to cross country boundaries with the same map. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning and 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes and places of interest are highlighted - ideal for touring holidays. Index of place names. The map scale is 1: 2 500 000.

Marco Polo Pocket Guide California: the Travel Guide with Insider TipsExplore California with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the state's trendiest places, and get tips on shopping and what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, and a summary of all the festivals and events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this iconic destination has to offer…California is a dream destination on the Pacific, an extraordinary blend of stunning nature, cool cities and unbelievably friendly people. It is a destination of extremes – the mountains in the northeast are amongst the highest on the continent, Death Valley in the southeast marks the lowest point in the US and the hottest, and the Pacific coast boasts the tallest trees and some of the sequoias in the Sierra Nevada are amongst the oldest on the planet. The Streets of San Francisco, Mickey Mouse, Hollywood, Napa Valley, Yosemite, giant redwoods and golden beaches, the list of California's attractions is endless. You might think you know it already from movies and TV, but the reality is much more colorful, flashy, quirky and above all beautiful. With Marco Polo California you can experience a vacation that mixes hip urban culture with the glamor of celebrity and a real-life road movie with awesome scenery…This is California!Your Marco Polo California Pocket Guide includes:Insider Tips – we show you the hidden gems and little-known secrets that offer a real insight into the region. Discover exquisite local wineries, savor the best Mexican snacks at LA's Grand Central Market or step back in time at a traditional County Fair. Best of – find the best things to do for free, the best ‘only in' California experiences, the best things to do if it rains and the best places to relax and spoil yourself.Sightseeing – all the top sights are organized by area so you can easily plan your trip. Discovery Tours – specially tailored tours will get you to the heart of California. From the surfing beaches of Southern California to the wineries in the North, you can experience all of California's unique character with these personal tours. California in full-color – Marco Polo Pocket Guide California includes full-color photos throughout the guide bringing the region to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your trip.Touring App – download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description and map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators and landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing and never get lost again! Road Atlas and pull-out map – we've included a detailed road atlas and a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. A small street map of San Francisco is also included. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide California to show you around this iconic state. The comprehensive coverage and unique insights will ensure you experience everything California has to offer and more. The special tips, personal insights and unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip - just arrive and enjoy.

Fully updated in 2016...Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date, digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning.Includes 3 city maps: Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.Major sights and key points of interest are marked on the map by numbered stars and these are listed in the index booklet with a brief description to help travelers pick the best places to see en route.The map Scale is 1: 2 000 000.

Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators and scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning and 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes and places of interest are highlighted - ideal for touring holidays. They also contain a comprehensive index and inset streetplans of major cities. The scale is 1: 300 000. Includes inset maps of: Avignon, Bordeaux, Brest, Dijon, Grenoble, Le Harve, Le Mans, Limoges, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Monaco, Nancy, Nice, Nimes, Orleans, Paris, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse. (Scales of inset maps vary.)