Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet's Ukraine is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sip morning coffee in Lviv's cosy cafes, hike the flower-filled upland pastures and wide, snaking valleys of the Carpathian Mountains, and take a guided tour of Chernobyl - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ukraine and begi...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to the Philippines.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting Boracay Island's stunning White Beach to sinking into a blissful swimming hole at Anuplig Falls, and gawking at the emerald-green rice terraces in and around the villages of Banaue and Batad.Build a trip to remember wi...

This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complimented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city att...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Prague, Czech Republic. Prague is the capital city and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is one of the larger cities of Central Europe and has served as the capital of the historic region of Bohemia for centuries. This magical city of bridges, cathedrals, gold-tipped towers and church domes, has been mirrored by the the swan-filled Vltava River for more than ten centuries. Almost undamaged by WWII, Prague's compa...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Vienna, Austria.Vienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria. It is by far the largest city in Austria (with a population of 1.7m), as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. As the former home of the Habsburg court and its various empires, the city still has the trappings of the imperial capital it once was, and the historic city centre is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Vienna is famous for its co...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Lviv, Ukraine.Lviv (also known as Lvov, its Russianized name used during Soviet era) is in Western Ukraine and used to be the Capital of East Galicia. Lviv is the biggest city of the region and a major Ukrainian cultural center. The historic city center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Its tourist potential is relatively undiscovered because infrastructure is rather undeveloped and most people don't speak foreign languages e...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet******Trans-Siberian Railway is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze through the window at the unfurling landscape as you pass, glimpse Lake Baikal, Russia’s sacred sea, or gawk at Moscow’s Kremlin at one end of your journey and Beijing’s Forbidden City at the other end -all with your trusted t...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Russiais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Brush up on your Soviet and imperial history in Moscow and St Petersburg, explore European Russia and its gingerbread cottages and golden domes, or lose yourself in the wilds of Siberia and the east -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the he...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Kiev, Ukraine.Kiev is the capital and largest city of Ukraine with - officially - over 2.7 million inhabitants (unofficially up to 4.0 million inhabitants). The city is in north central Ukraine on the Dnieper River.In Kiev, Ukrainian is primarily spoken by immigrants from Western or Central Ukraine, while most Kievans usually speak Russian, sometimes with a few Ukrainian words (called "Surzhik"). Officially, all signs are in Ukr...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Kraków, Poland. The city of Kraków covers both banks of the Wisla (or Vistula) river. It is Poland's second largest city, with a population of 756,000 (1.4 million including surrounding communities). Kraków consists of 18 districts. The historic Old City is situated in District I Stare Miasto. Even though the words Stare Miasto mean 'old town', it should not be confused with the historic o...

This is an excerpt from our larger guide to all of Hungary, focusing on Budapest and the surrounding area primarily. The author is a resident of Budapest, who knows the region intimately and takes us behind the scenes to discover its best features the sights, the places to stay and eat, the shopping, and all the activities. Millions of people every year hike into, bike, drive or climb into the green valleys and limestone mountain ridges of Hungary s national parks and the hills. Storks, eagle...

Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and the oldest capital city in northern Europe. Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe and Tallinn’s well-preserved buildings and Old World feel delight its visitors. The city is the financial, business and technology hub of the Baltic region and The New York Times has called the city the “Silicon Valley on the Baltic Sea.” Helsinki is Finland’s capital located on the Gulf of Finland in the country’s south. This Scandanavian city is surrounded ...