Planning a vacation to Greece is not a dummy-proof endeavor. Some Greek islands are struggling with overtourism; and Athens is a city that brings out strong feelings, both positive and negative, in travelers. This book cuts through the noise, giving real, unvarnished advice about both the highlights at the country, and what you’ll want to avoid.  Inside, you’ll find smart itineraries, insigh...

Map your own adventure. Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Florence & Tuscany in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Florence & Tuscany Day by Day is the only guide that helps travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.

Germany has the largest population of any nation in Western Europe, and is the ancestral home of the single largest ethnic group in America. To do justice to this major nation, we have called upon the talents and research abilities of six long-experienced journalists, most of them living full time in Germany.The resulting book is up-to-date, printed in large, easy-to-read fonts and contains:-Dozens of spectacular photos-Full-color maps throughout including a helpful,...

With so much to see and do in this utterly unique city, the traveler urgently needs advice on how to allocate their time--what to see, what to do, in the one-to-four days that most tourists devote to this Queen of the Adriatic ("the most beautiful ever built by man"--NY Times). One of our most talented authors sets out to supply that guidance, in a compact, 184-page guide that is profusely illustrated with four-color photographs and maps.

More and more American tourists to Italy are confining their stays to the ultra-popular province of Tuscany, with its "capitals" of Florence and Siena, its astonishing Pisa and Lucca, its Grevi (chianti and montepulciano wines) and San Gimignano. Donald Strachan, author of our broader Easy Guide to Rome, Florence and Venice, has won awards for his previous guides to Tuscany, which he and Stephen Brewer have brought entirely up-to-date for 2015 and beyond. You are in the hands of consummate...

The current growth of tourism to Sicily is so great, and the need for easily-consulted travel information so acute, that guidebooks to Sicily are presently appearing on numerous lists of travel best-sellers. The Shortcut Guide to Sicily will surely be among the most popular sources of recommendations and advice on this uniquely-Italian experience. From the museums, marketplaces and cathedral churches of Palermo to the mountain-side resorts and nightlife of Taormina, from the ancie...

Frommer’s books aren’t by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle Schoenung, plus long-time Italy experts Stephen Brewer and Stephen Keeling to research our guides. They’ve checked out all of Italy’s best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you ...

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle Schoenung, plus long-time Italy experts Stephen Brewer and Stephen Keeling to research our guides. They’ve checked out all of Italy’s best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that ...

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle Schoenung, plus long-time Italy experts Stephen Brewer and Stephen Keeling to research our guides. They’ve checked out all of Italy’s best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid revie...

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Deborah Collcutt, Katie Featherstone, Samantha Priestley, Simon Willmore, and Donald Strachan, plus part-time residents like Jason Cochran and Stephen Brewer because they are all real experts. The five of them spent months checking out all of England’s and Scotland’s best hotels, attractions, s...

This guide is geared to travelers who want to go to Greece for beaches, beautiful weather, island hopping, archaeological riches, and the capital city of Athens. Inside, you’ll find smart itineraries, important historic sights and museums, and the types of restaurants, nightlife, and hidden beauty spots that only the locals know about.We'll start you off with an in-depth overview of Athens and rewarding day trips from there, before setting off to explore the most b...

Frommer’s has amassed a loyal following of millions who have successfully used its guides for more than 60 years. Arthur and Pauline Frommer are a publicity-making machine.Between writing syndicated newspaper columns, blogs, weekly radio shows and constant public appearances, Arthur writes introductions to many of the guides, while Pauline oversees the line as Editorial Director and author of the two best-selling guides to New York City.Frommer’s authors are noted j...