Product Description

The full-colour DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Ireland is the ultimate companion to this rugged and charming island. There are hundreds of colour photographs and illustrations, unique cutaways and detailed floor plans of all the must-see sights, as well as fascinating background histories covering everything from Dublin’s famed Georgian architecture to the Giant’s Causeway. Special features include in-depth examinations of the cultural heritage, traditional festivals and local brews of each region; and illustrated maps of the spectacularly dramatic scenery that blankets the island. The cosmopolitan cities of Dublin and Belfast are laid out for you with beautiful street-by-street mapping, and there are scenic routes and driving tours, as well as reviews of the beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town. With essential information and hundreds of reviews for restaurants, shopping, nightlife and hotels in Ireland, this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will make your trip to Ireland both effortless and memorable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19379 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 416 pages

Review
No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one. (The Independent )

Customer Reviews

First Rate book for the experienced or novice traveller!
I've been to Ireland 3 times, and this book was extremely enlightening. If you intend to travel there, bring this book along. It describes many points of interest, of all kinds (touristy, like Blarney Castle; or off the beaten path, like Galarus Oratory), and it reviews hotels in a handy table. Colorful and insightful. When we go to Ireland we cover 1200 miles by rental car in 8 days. We design our own itinerary before-hand. This book was very good for preplanning and to bring along for the ride. It's lightweight and has a small shape so it fits into any daypack or glove compartment. You could use this book and a very good map (Michelin's road map is best) to see AND appreciate Ireland on a great vacation. Ireland travel books vary greatly on their accuracy (opening hours and directions of sights, for example), but this book was very accurate. Going on vacation to Ireland is fun and an adventure, bring this book along.

the best travel guide to ireland
I was born and educated in Ireland and travel back to the old sod every couple of years. I have studied just about every travel guide to Ireland since I am more a tourist than a native; after 30 years in the good old U.S. The eyewitness guide is by far the best

It is a delightful book to look at and to read.
I am getting ready to take a trip and wanted to buy a good travel guide to Ireland. I looked at a number of guide books and they were all talk and little else. I picked up the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide about Ireland from Dorling Kindersley, the same people who do the CDs. It was the best guide book of the bunch. The photos, maps illustrations and narrative are all first class. I looked as some of their other guide books, such as New York, London and Paris, all first class. I plan to buy them all. I live across the river from NYC, and lived in New York state for over 35 years. I learned a number of things from the NYC book. Get them, you will be hard pressed to find better travel guides.