Rick Steves Germany 2012

• Provides current, first-hand recommendations
• Immerses readers in local culture
• Offers the independent traveler organized freedom

Experience Germany's culture, people, and natural wonders through the eyes of Rick Steves Germany 2009, and learn why his opinionated style of guidebook writing will serve you by focusing your trip on the most exciting restaurants and activities.

For the traveler with limited time and budget, a guidebook that tries to do it all can be more of a burden than otherwise. Rick Steves wades through all of the accommodations and tourist sites to choose for you where you need to go and what you need to do. Rick Steves has information and advice for planning your trip, money, how to be travel smart, eating, and how to travel as a temporary local. Rick Steves Germany 2009 covers Paris and its nearby sights, Normandy, the Loire, Basque Country, Provence and the French Riviera, Eastern Germany - and includes a full-color fold-out planning map that includes the entire country as well as regional close-ups.