Each guide features:

• Colorful background reading
• Evocative photography, including double-page picture features
• In-depth cultural introductions and features on people and places
• A travel planner
• Cover flaps with maps and a location finder

Each guide features:

• Top places to see and things to do selected by local correspondents
• Easy-to-follow itineraries
• Full-size pull-out maps which can be used in conjunction with the recommended itineraries or independently
• Full-color photographs
• Listings of hotels, restaurants and important telephone numbers

Each guide features:

• A basic map on the outside back cover for instant orientation and easy reference.
• A series of routes and a star system which grades the attractions
• Maps cross-referenced to numbers and highlighted entries in the text
• A section of practical information
• Color photography throughout.
• Floor plans of important sites
• Public transport maps
• Light weight, around 100 pages

Lively essays by local writers, hundreds of full-color photos, dozens of maps, a user-friendly format, and expert advice on the not-to-be-missed attractions all come together in this comprehensive travel guide.

Insight City Guides combine the writing and photography of the Insight Guides series with a more portable format and a greater emphasis on practical information.

As well as providing travel tips for visitors, these guides also contain detailed features written by experts, offering real insight into the destinations' history, culture, politics, arts and people.

Each guide features:

• The Best Of....: essential information at a glance
• Restaurant Guide: fold-out "Z" map, with recommended places to eat and drink
• Street Atlas: 8 to 12 page street atlas and street listings at the back of the guide with a grid-referenced index to local streets
• Places: detailed guide to main areas, cross-referenced to maps
• Cultural Features: two-page spreads highlighting topics of special interest, such as museums and religious buildings, with captioned photos and floor plans
• Travel Tips
• Full-color photographs
• *Magazine-style instant orientation such as money-saving tips, activities for kids, free attractions, website addresses, and insider advice *Expert evaluations of the must-see sites illustrated with 4-color, full-bleed photos and an emphasis on practical information *A bonus take-it-with-you mini restaurant guide and city map ***Appropriate destinations include a detailed map of the rail lines *Comfortable, portable format and rounded spine is ideal for people on the go

This series will inform and inspire. It helps travellers get the most from a city's major cultural treasure-houses, while identifying off-the-beaten path museums that are worth seeking out. These specialized guides help travellers make sense of overwhelming cultural institutions such as the British Museum or the Louvre, and helps develop an itinerary in advance.

In addition to in-depth reviews of the major sites, these guides reveal many obscure but fascinating venues that might otherwise be missed. Expert essays provide the context.

Each guide features:

• Independent reviews of all significant collections
• Lavish photography
• Expert cultural essays
• Street maps and floorplans
• Tips on local restaurants and essential visitor information
• Link to updated website news and listings

Each guide features:

• Descriptions of principal districts
• Independent reviews of the shops and restaurants in each district
• Insight's Top 10 recommendations
• Lavish photography
• Street maps showing featured venues
• Travel tips and essential information

Some travellers love nothing better than to bathe in the sun. Others revel in immersing themselves in history and culture. Then there are those who are born to shop. Since there’s a limit to the amount of shopping information that can be squeezed into a general guidebook, Insight Guides has produced Insight Shopping Guides, a series that concentrates exclusively on the wisest ways to spend money in some of the world’s top cities. These pocket-sized books make life easier for discerning travellers by reviewing a city’s best shops and identifying intriguing specialty stores and markets.

These pocket-sized books are packed with essential information on the best places to shop, eat and drink in some of the world's leading capitals of culture. This series identifies a city's main areas and pinpoints our selection of the best stores and restaurants - whether grand establishments or little known backstreet hideaways. Background features provide a context, and each book is packed with tips and hints to enhance a visit.