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The ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling Central Europe includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Central Europe.

This guide is the result of 48-weeks research by 8 dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Central Europe, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed.

Inside Lonely Planet Central Europe:

• Full color styling and images

• 105 clear, easy-to-read color maps

• A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go

• Itineraries organized by region or length of trip

• Up-to-date recommended points-of-interest – covering eating, sleeping, going out, shopping, activities and attractions

• Our latest trip planning tools to help you get around smoothly

• Covers Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary & Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland

Special eBook enhancements:

• Scalable maps – enabling you to zoom in for greater detail

• Comprehensive interlinking – enabling you to seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend

• Search – go straight to what you are looking for with the inbuilt search capability

• Add notes – touch a word to add notes and personalize your guidebook

• Bookmark – use bookmarks to quickly return to a page

• Dictionary –look up the meaning of any word

• Plus pinch and zoom images and scalable font size

Written and researched by Lisa Dunford, Mark Baker, Steve Fallon, Kerry Christiani, Tim Richards, Caroline Sieg, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Brett Atkinson