Synopses & Reviews
For 20 years Lonely Planet has been the Eastern Europe expert. Our 10th edition helps uncover this diverse region - whether you're meandering through olive groves to Albania's deserted beaches, coming face to face with wolves and bison in Poland's ancient forests, or marvelling at the art collection in St Petersburg's Hermitage.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Detailed itineraries provide inspiration for trips in the region
Top coverage of art, architecture, nightlife and outdoor activities
Comprehensive onward journey tips for easy travel
Review
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Synopsis
Discover Eastern EuropeMake like 'King' Wenceslas and look out from Prague Castle then ponder your own metamorphasis at the Franz Kafka Museum.
Go gently on the world's longest-and slowest-trolleybus route from Simferopol to Yalta.
Get naked, hot, sweaty, and whipped with birch twigs with the locals in a Moscow banya.
Plunge into startlingly clear seas from Albena to Zadar.
In This Guide:
Thirteen authors, over 38 years combined experience living in Eastern Europe, 4732 hours of on-the-road research.
Updated practical information on the entire region and the world's newest country: Montenegro.
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