Guidebooks for Western Europe

A Comprehensive Listing of Books To Help You Get the Most Out of Your European Adventure

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Other Guides - by Subject

Bicycling
General
bulletCycling Europe : Budget Biking Touring in the Old World by Nadine Slavinsky
bulletEurope by Bike : 18 Tours Geared for Discovery by Karen Whitehill, Terry Whitehill
France
bulletCycling Along the Waterways of France by Tony Roberts
bulletCycling France: The Best Bike Tours in All of Gaul by Jerry H. Simpson
bulletFrance by Bike : 14 Tours Geared for Discovery
bulletLonely Planet Cycling France
bulletFrance by Bike : 14 Tours Geared for Discovery by Karen Whitehill, Terry Whitehill
Italy
bulletGarfagnana by Bicycle : Cycle Touring and Mountain Bike by Lucia Giovannetti, Bruno Giovannetti
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Children, Traveling with
bulletDorling Kindersley Travel Guides : Kid's London by Simon Adams
bulletFamily Travel : The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get by Laura Manske
bulletFodor's Around Paris With Kids
bulletGutsy Mamas : Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road by Marybeth Bond
bullet[For more travel books by Marybeth Bond see “Especially for Female Travelers]
bulletHave Kid, Will Travel : 101 Survival Strategies for Vacationing With Babies and Young Children by Claire Tristram, Lucille Tristram
bulletItaly With Kids by Barbara Pape, Michael Pape
bulletOne Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children by David Elliot Cohen
bulletTake the Kids Paris & Disneyland Paris by Helen Truszkoska
bulletTravel With Children by Maureen Wheeler
bulletTravel With Others Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home by Nadine Nardi Davidson is a humorous and practical look at the joys and perils of traveling with another person.  If you regularly travel with other people, or are contemplating sharing your adventure with someone you've never traveled with before, you will want to read this book.  Includes sections on traveling with teenagers and children.
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Culinary Travel
General
bulletCooking in Paradise : Culinary Vacations Around the World by Joel Naftali. Covers only the most expensive cooking schools in the world.
bulletEat Smart in Brazil  by Joan and David Peterson

Also by the Petersons

Eat Smart in Mexico: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Indonesia: How to Decipher the Menu Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Poland: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Turkey: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

France
bulletBest Chateaux in Bordeaux: The Ultimate Guide for Wine Connoisseurs
bulletBordeaux : Touring in Wine Country by Hubrecht Duijker

Other Touring in Wine Country Books by Hubrecht Duijker and Hugh Johnson

Burgundy
Provence

The Rhone

bulletA Culinary Journey in Gascony : Recipes and Stories from My French Canal Boat by Kate Ratliffe
bulletCulinary Travel Journal
bulletEuropean Menu Translator by Anne and Whitney Galbraith
bulletFood Lover's Guide to Paris by Patricia Wells
bulletA Goose in Toulouse and other Culinary Adventures in France by Mort Rosenblum
bulletFrench Fried : The Culinary Capers of an American in Paris by Harriet Welty Rochefort
bulletAlso by Harriet Welty Rochefort
bulletFrench Toast : An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French
bulletThe Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops by Ellen Williams
bulletMarkets of Provence : A Culinary Tour of Southern France by Dixon Long
bulletOn Rue Tatin : Living and Cooking in a French Town by Susan Herrmann Loomis
bulletA Year In Provence by Peter Mayle
bulletOther Books by Peter Mayle:
bulletEncore Provence : New Adventures in the South of France
bulletFrench Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
bulletToujours Provence
Germany
bulletThe Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich by Larry Hawthorne
bulletEuropean Menu Translator By Anne and Whitney Galbraith
bulletThe Mosel & Rheingau: Including the Ahr, Nahe and Pfalz by Hugh Johnson and Stuart Pigott
bulletAlso by Hugh Johnson and Stuart Pigott
bulletBavaria : Including Baden-Worttemberg
bulletA Traveler's Wine Guide to Germany by Kerry Brady Stewart
Italy
bulletEating in Italy : A Travelers Guide to the Gastronomic Pleasures of Northern Italy by Faith Heller Willinger
bulletEuropean Menu Translator by Anne and Whitney Galbraith
bulletGambero Rosso Rome : Restaurants, Trattorias, Pizzerias, Wine Bars, Snacks, Wine Shops, Gourmet Foods, Home & Table, Hotels by Clara Barra

Hugh Johnson's Tuscany and Its Wine by Hugh Johnson
Also by Hugh Johnson Touring in Wine Country series:

Northeast Italy

Tuscany

bulletItaly for the Gourmet Traveler by Fred Plotkin

Other Books by Fred Plotkin:

La Terra Fortunata : The Splendid Food and Wine of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Recipes from Paradise : Life and Food on the Italian Riviera

bulletItaly: Instructions for Use by Nan McElroy
bulletLonely Planet World Food Italy
bulletTrattorias of Rome, Florence, and Venice by Maureen B. Fant
bulletYour Guide to 82 Decadent Cooking Holidays in Italy by Margaret Cowan
bullet Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria by James Ladsun

Spain

bulletEuropean Menu Translator by Anne and Whitney Galbraith
bulletTo the Heart of Spain : Food and Wine Adventures Beyond the Pyrenees by Ann Walker
bulletLonely Planet World Food Spain
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Female Travelers
bulletTravel With Others Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home by Nadine Nardi Davidson is a humorous and practical look at the joys and perils of traveling with another person, regardless of gender or family relationship.  If you regularly travel with other people, or are contemplating sharing your adventure with someone you've never traveled with before, you will want to read this book.
bulletA Foxy Old Woman's Guide to Traveling Alone : Around Town and Around the World by Jay Ben-Lesser
bulletTravelers' Tales: Gutsy Women, Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road by Marybeth Bond
bulletAlso by Marybeth Bond:
bulletGutsy Mamas : Travel Tips and Wisdom for Mothers on the Road
bulletGutsy Women : More Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road
bulletA Mother's World : Journeys of the Heart
bulletA Woman's World
bulletA Woman's Passion for Travel : More True Stories from a Woman's World
bulletA Journey of One's Own : Uncommon Advice for the Independent Woman Traveler by Thalia Zepatos
bulletSafety and Security for Women Who Travel by Sheila Swan, Peter Laufer
bulletTales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman
bulletTravel Alone & Love It : A Flight Attendant's Guide to Solo Travel by Sharon B. Wingler
bulletTraveling Solo : Advice and Ideas for More Than 250 Great Vacations by Eleanor Berman
bulletThe Unsavvy Traveler: Women's Comic Tales of Catastrophe by Rosemary Caperton
bulletA Woman Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe by Faith Conlon
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Flying, Fear of

bulletThe Air Traveler's Survival Guide : The Plane Truth from 35,000 Feet by A. Frank Steward
bulletAll You Ever Wanted to Know About Flying : The Passenger's Guide to How Airliners Fly by Julien Evans
bulletThe Backseat Flyer : Plane Sense About Flying As a Passenger by Nina Anderson
bulletBanish Fear Of Flying by Lawrence Kamm
bulletComfort Zone : How to Feel at Ease at 35,000 Feet by Lawrence A. Schmidlin
bulletEase Your Fear of Flying by Dr. Aric Sigman
bulletThe Fearless Flier's Handbook: Learning to Beat the Fear of Flying with the Experts from the Qantas Clinic by Debbie Seaman
bulletFlying : Overcoming the Fear of Flying, With Coping Strategies for Each Stage of a Typical Plane Ride by Edmund J. Bourne
bulletFlying Without Fear by Duane Brown
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Humor, Travel
bulletThe Grand Tour : The European Adventure of a Continental Drifter by Tim Moore
bulletLast Trout in Venice: The Far-Flung Escapades of an Accidental Adventurer by Doug Lansky
bulletParis Out of Hand by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
bulletThere's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled : The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure by Doug Lansky
bulletTravel With Others Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home by Nadine Nardi Davidson is a humorous and practical look at the joys and perils of traveling with another person.  If you regularly travel with other people, or are contemplating sharing your adventure with someone you've never traveled with before, you will want to read this book.  Highly recommended!
bulletThe Unsavvy Traveler: Women's Comic Tales of Catastrophe by Rosemary Caperton
bulletWendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know by Wendy Perrin's The only travel book I know of that is now a Broadway play! Very funny stories along with great tips for the novice-to-moderately seasoned traveler.
bulletWorst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, David Concannon
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Language Guides
bulletEuropean Menu Translator by Anne and Whitney Galbraith
bulletEat Smart in Brazil  by Joan and David Peterson

Also by the Petersons

Eat Smart in Mexico: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Morocco: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Indonesia: How to Decipher the Menu Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Poland: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

Eat Smart in Turkey: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure 

bulletGerman Survival Guide : The Language and Culture You Need to Travel With Confidence in Germany and Austria by Elizabeth Bingham
bulletItaly: Instructions for Use by Nan McElroy
bulletRick Steves' French Phrase Book & Dictionary by Rick Steves

Also by Rick Steves

bulletRick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book & Dictionary
bulletRick Steves' German Phrase Book & Dictionary
bulletRick Steves' Spanish & Portuguese Phrase Book & Dictionary
bulletWhen in Germany, Do As the Germans Do : The Clued-In Guide to German Life, Language, and Culture by Hyde Flippo
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Packing
bulletHow to Pack by Laurel Cardone
bulletThe Packing Book : Secrets of the Carry-On Traveler by Judith Gilford
bulletPacking by the Book : What to Pack, How to Pack by R. J. Corkum-Nyks, Kevin Osborn
bulletPack It Up : A Book for the Contemporary Traveler by Anne McAlpin
bulletSmart Packing for Today's Traveler by Susan Foster, Jeannette Schilling
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Travel Tips and Safety
bulletThe Pocket Doctor: A Passport to Healthy Travel
bulletStuck at the Airport : A Traveler's Survival Guide by Harriet Baskas
bulletTips for the Savvy Traveler by Deborah Burns
bulletTraveler Beware! An Undercover Cop's Guide to Avoiding: Pickpockets, Luggage Theft, and Travel Scams by Kevin Coffey, Detective Kevin Coffey
bulletTraveler's Tool Kit : How to Travel Absolutely Anywhere by Robert Powell Sangster
bulletTravel With Others Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home by Nadine Nardi Davidson is a humorous and practical look at the joys and perils of traveling with another person.  If you regularly travel with other people, or are contemplating sharing your adventure with someone you've never traveled with before, you will want to read this book.  Highly recommended!
bulletWendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know by Wendy Perrin. The only travel book I know of that is now a Broadway play! Very funny stories along with great tips for the novice-to-moderately seasoned traveler.
bulletWorst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, David Concannon
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Travel Writing

bulletThe Best American Travel Writing 2001 by Paul Theroux
bulletAlso by Paul Theroux
bulletFresh Air Fiend : Travel Writings, 1985-2000
bulletTo the Ends of the Earth : The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux
bulletExtra Virgin : A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted by Annie Hawes
bulletItaly Fever: 14 Ways to Satisfy Your Love Affair with Italy by Darlene Marwitz
bulletA Literary Companion to Rome by John Varriano
bulletA Literary Companion to Venice by Ian Littlewood
bulletThe Olive Farm : A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in Southern France by Carol Drinkwater
bulletOur Paris : Sketches from Memory by Edmund White
bulletAlso by Edmund White
bulletThe Flaneur : A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris
bulletParis : The Collected Traveler : An Inspired Anthology & Travel Resource by Barrie Kerper
bulletAlso by Barrie Kerper
bulletCentral Italy : Tuscany and Umbria : The Collected Traveler
bulletProvence : The Collected Traveler
bulletVenice the Collected Traveler : An Inspired Anthology and Travel Resource
bulletStones of Florence by Mary McCarthy
bulletAlso by Mary McCarthy
bulletVenice Observed
bulletThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
bulletTravelers' Tales : Spain by Lucy McCauley
bulletA Walking Tour in Southern France : Ezra Pound Among the Troubadours by Ezra Pound, Richard Sieburth
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Walking and Hiking Guides

General
bullet100 Hikes in the Alps by Vicky Spring
bulletAdventuring in the Alps : France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovenia by William E. Reifsnyder, Marylou Raifsnyder
bulletClassic Walks in Western Europe by Gillian Souter, John Souter
bulletWalking in the Alps by Kev Reynolds
bulletWalking Easy : Swiss & Austrian Alps by Chet Lipton, Carole Lipton
bulletWalks and Climbs in the Pyrenees by Kev Reynolds
bulletWalking the Alpine Parks of France & Northwest Italy
Austria
bulletMountain Walking in Austria : A Guide to 25 Mountain Groups in the Eastern Alps With 98 Walks Fully Described by Cecil Davies
bulletWalking Austria's Alps : Hut to Hut by Jonathan Hurdle
France
bulletFrance on Foot : Village to Village, Hotel to Hotel: How to Walk the French Trail System on Your Own by Bruce LeFavour
bulletGuide to Impressionist Paris : Nine Walking Tours to the Impressionist Painting Sites in Paris by Patty Lurie
bulletThe Impressionists' Paris : Walking Tours of the Painters' Studios, Homes, and the Sites They Painted by Ellen Williams
bulletThe Independent Walker's Guide to France : 35 Extraordinary Walks in 16 of France's Finest Regions by Frank W. Booth
bulletLonely Planet Walking in France
bulletParis Walking Guide : Where to Go, Where to Eat, What to Do by Jeanne Oelerich
bulletPicasso's Paris : Walking Tours of the Artist's Life in the City by Ellen Williams
bulletA Walk Across France by Miles Morland
bulletWalking Paris : Thirty Original Walks in and Around Paris by Gilles Desmons
Italy
bulletThe Alps of Tuscany : Selected hikes in the Apuane Alps, the Cinque Terre and Portofino by Francesco Greco
bulletThe Independent Walker's Guide to Italy : 35 Breathtaking Walks in Italy's Captivating Landscape by Frank W. Booth
bulletLonely Planet Walking in Italy
bulletVia Ferrata : Scrambles in the Dolomites by Hofler, Werner
bulletWalking in Italy : Exploring Italy's Great Cities and Finest Landscapes on Foot by Gillian Souter, John Souter
bulletWalking in Tuscany by Gillian Price
bulletAlso by Gillian Price
bulletWalking in Sicily
bulletWalking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria by James Ladsun
Spain
bulletEl Camino : Walking to Santiago De Compostela by Lee Hoinacki
bulletLonely Planet Walking in Spain
Switzerland
bulletChamonix to Zermatt : A Walker's Haute Route by Kev Reynolds
bulletLonely Planet Walking in Switzerland
bulletSwiss - Bernese Oberland: A travel guide with specific trips to the mountains, lakes and villages by Philip Alspach, Loretta Alspach
bulletWalking Switzerland-The Swiss Way: From Vacation Apartments, Hotels, Mountain Inns, and Huts by Marcia Lieberman, Philip Lieberman
bulletAlso by Marcia Lieberman, Philip Lieberman
bulletSwitzerland's Mountain Inns : A Walking Vacation in a World Apart
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