Lonely Planet Iceland

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Lonely Planet Iceland provides an insider's guide to the country. Entertaining and detailed, the guide starts out with a basic overview about traveling through Iceland and has all the public transportation, maps, and restaurant recommendations the savvy traveler needs.

At the beginning of Lonely Planet Iceland, you are given a brief background, including history, culture, sports, media, religion, art, music, architecture, literature, cinema, theater, the environment, outdoor activities, and food and drink. It then goes through all major (and most minor) cities in Iceland by region, making them easy to find. Under each city, you will find, sights, activities, festivals and events, accommodations (arranged by price), where to eat (also arranged by price), night life, entertainment, shopping, and transportation to and around the city.

Lonely Planet Iceland also manages to include recommendations for traveling solo, with small children, or with disabled travelers, and where to ski, hike, and cycle. You will find cultural backgrounds covering customs, drugs, racism, theft, gay and lesbian scenes, and local money.

And finally, Lonely Planet Iceland will make sure that you know everything you need to about traveling to Iceland, and how to stay healthy while you're there. The Lonely Planet books prove to be excellent resources over and over, making sure that anyone can see what they want to see on any budget, and Lonely Planet Iceland is no exception. If you plan on visiting this beautiful, out-of-the-way country, Lonely Planet Iceland is the book for you!

Regions covered in Lonely Planet Iceland include Reykjavik and around, Southwest Iceland, West Iceland, Westfjords, Northwest Iceland, Northeast Iceland, East Iceland, Southeast Iceland, the Interior, and the Gateway to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.