Pocket Rough Guide Amsterdam

by Martin Dunford

Pocket Rough Guide Amsterdam is your essential guide to the Netherlands' capital, with all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops, and bars presented in an easy-to-use, pocket-size format, with map. You won't want to miss the Best of Amsterdam section with picks for the prettiest canals and other highlights, such as the Anne Frank House. Our Places section divides the city by area for easy navigation, with listings of the best places to eat, drink, and dance, from chilled-out coffee shops and brown cafés to the city's liveliest nightclubs. And, whatever your length of stay, our itineraries and calendar of festivals and events will help you make the most of your trip. This updated travel guide for Amsterdam tells you the best ways to get around and includes a full-color, pull-out map. Make the most of your time with Pocket Rough Guide Amsterdam .

Genres: Travel

148 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2011

About the author

Martin Dunford is one of the founders of the international travel guide series Rough Guides and is the author of more than 10 guidebooks.

Reviews

[Dane Cobain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this pocket guide because I'm heading to Amsterdam with my girlfriend in March, and I wanted a quick read to get me excited about the trip and to teach me about the city. This guide did the trick, and I'll be taking it with me to refer to it.

The in-depth guide to the city is well-researched and quirky with as much personality as the city itself, and the writing is lucid and evocative, although there are a couple of typos here and there. Still, I now know a lot more about the city I'm about to visit, and I can't wait to visit some of the places I read about. I just wish we had more time!

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been reading European guidebooks, trying to decide whether to "count" them in my books-read list. Because, of course, one doesn't read guidebooks cover to cover.

Except I read this one cover to cover, and liked its casual but sassy attitude. Enough to say "I read this--I really read this."

Other guides books? Interesting and valuable stuff in each, but this one will be in my backpack and the rest, returned to the library.