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BEHIND THE

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THIS BOOKThis 1st edition of Lonely Planet’s Europe’s Best Trips guidebook was curated by Belinda Dixon and researched and written by Isabel Albiston, Oliver Berry, Stuart Butler, Kerry Christiani, Fionn Davenport, Belinda Dixon, Marc Di Duca, Peter Dragicevich, Duncan Garwood, Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy, Catherine Le Nevez, Sally O’Brien, Josephine Quintero, Daniel Robinson, Brendan Sainsbury, Andy Symington, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Nicola Williams and Neil Wilson.

This guidebook was produced by the following:

Destination Editors Jo Cooke, Helen Elfer, Gemma Graham, Lorna Parkes, James Smart, Anna Tyler

Product Editor Tracy Whitmey

Senior Cartographer Valentina Kremenchutskaya

Book Designer Clara Monitto

Cover Researcher Naomi Parker

Thanks to Bridget Blair, Victoria Harrison, Monique Perrin, Kirsten Rawlings, Alison Ridgway, Luna Soo

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AAbbazia di Sant’Antimo 62Aberfeldy 268, 269Accademia Carrara 52Agrigento 93, 98-9Aix-en-Provence 129, 131,

150Aktivzentrum Zillertal 563Alassio 104-5, 107Aletsch Glacier 537-8Algarve Beaches 18, 459-69Alicante 380-1, 386Aljezur 462Almería 376-7, 386Almuñécar 375-6Alpine Game Park

Pfänder 566Altes Rathaus 522Alt-Rothenburger

Handwerkerhaus 494Amalfi 69-71, 73Amalfi Coast 12, 65-73Ambleside 248, 259Amboise 191-2, 193Andermatt 532Antibes 165-6, 172Aonach Eagach 272-3architecture 20, 83Ardmore 324Arena (Verona) 82Argelès-Gazost 157Arles 147-9, 151Arosa 531

Arranmore Island 349, 351Arromanches 136-7Ars Electronica Center 572art 20, 83Ashmolean Museum 210Assarancagh Waterfall 350Astorga 408Augsburg 498, 503Augustiner

Chorherrenstift 572Austria 555-79

accommodation 577car hire 576costs 577currency 576emergencies 576food 577fuel 576internet access 577language 576mobile phones 577money 577planning 576-7tipping 577transport 577visas 576weather 576websites 577wi-fi 577

Auswandererhaus 514Avebury 213-14, 219, 242Aviemore 265, 269Ávila 418, 424Azay-le-Rideau 188

BBacharach 487-8, 489Bad Karlshafen 512Badia a Passignano 58, 63Bains des Pâquis 542Ballaghbeama Gap 336Ballater 263-4, 269Ballycarbery Castle 333Ballycastle 343, 351Balmoral Castle 263Barafundle Bay 286Barcelona 384-5, 387, 442-3Bären Park 545Basilica di San Marco 33, 83Basilique du Sacré-Coeur

122-3Bath 214, 242-3, 245, 294-5Battistero 81Bayerisches

Eisenbahnmuseum 495Bayeux 125, 137-9, 141Bayeux Tapestry 125Beachy Head 239Beaulieu 241Beauly 277Beauty Priory 276Bedruthan Steps 224Beethoven-Haus Bonn 482Belfast 317-18, 326, 343Bellagio 49-50, 53Ben Nevis 274Bergamo 52, 53Bergisel 565

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Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe 509Bergstatt 562Bern 545-6, 549Bertolt-Brecht-Haus 498Biarritz 146-7Biot 167Blair Atholl 267, 269Blair Castle 267Blausee 537Blenheim Palace 243-4Blois 192, 193Bodenwerder 512-13Bodleian Library 210Bologna 35-6, 41Bonn 482Bonnie Prince Charlie 273Book of Kells 302Boppard 485-6Bordeaux 125-7, 130-1Borghese Palace 37Borrowdale 253-4Bowness-on-Windermere

248, 259Braemar 263, 269Brantwood 256Braubach 483-4Brecon Beacons National

Park 225, 233Bregenz 566, 567Bremen 514, 517Bremerhaven 514-15Bridge of Balgie 268Bridge of Sighs 84Brighton 238, 245Briones 431Bristol 243, 245British Museum 210Brothers Grimm 512Brüder Grimm-Haus 507Brunate 49Brunelleschi, Filippo 36Buckingham Palace 209Burg Hohenwerfen 562Burg Katz 486

Burg Maus 486Burg Rheinfels 486Burggarten 578-9Burgos 406-7, 412, 422, 425Burren 321-2Buttermere 253-4

CCabo de Gata 377Cabo Fisterra 410CabriO 547Cacela Velha 468Caen 135, 141Caherconnell Fort 323Caherdaniel 310-11, 336Cahergall 333Cahersiveen 333-5Cairngorm Mountain 264Cairngorms National Park

231-2, 233Caldey Island 286Caledonian Canal 274Cambridge 218, 219, 292-3Camino de Santiago 402Campo de’ Fiori 113Cannes 150, 165, 172Cannobino 46-7Canterbury 238, 245Capitoline Museums 37Cappella degli

Scrovegni 33, 82Cappella Palatina 91Carcassonne 147Cardiff 214, 219Carmarthen 285Carrapateira 463Carrick-a-Rede Rope

Bridge 318, 344Carrigart 348Cartagena 379, 386Carvoeiro 466-7, 469Casa Batlló 443Casal de Loivos 455Casino de Monte Carlo 171

Castello di Ama 61Castello di Venere 92Castello di Verrazzano 57-8Castelvecchio 82Castilla y León 415-25Castrillo de los

Polvazares 408-9Castrojeriz 407Catania 97, 99Cathédrale de Notre

Dame (Paris) 199Cathédrale Notre Dame

(Chartres) 124-5Cauterets 157-9, 161CERN 543Cetara 72chalk figures 210-11Chambord 125, 192Chamonix 128-9Champagne 175-83Champagne Georges

Cartier 181Chapelle du Rosaire 166Chartres 124-5, 130Château Comtal 147Château de Pau 155Château de Versailles 124châteaux (Loire) 13, 186-93Chepstow 214-15Cheverny 193Chinon 187, 193Chorherrenstift 574Christ Church

Cathedral 366Church Island 335Cirque de Gavarnie 147, 157Cité de l’Espace 147Clifden 304, 312Cliffs of Moher 304-7Cockermouth 254Col du Tourmalet 159Colline du Château 201Cologne 480-1, 522-3Colosseum 37, 76

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Comarés 392Como 47-9, 53Conciergerie 199Coniston 256-7, 259Cork City 324, 327Corniche de l’Estérel 166Costa del Sol 389-97Coutances 140Covarrubias 422-3Craigendarroch 263Cramant 181-2Cremona 40Cromane Peninsula 332Crummock Water 254

Dda Vinci, Leonardo 32, 191Danube cruises 574Danube River 569-75Dartmoor National

Park 224, 233D-Day beaches 133-41Delta de L’Erbe 381Derry 345, 351Derrynane National Historic

Park 310-11Derwentwater 253Dingle 308, 313, 322, 327Dinkelsbühl 495, 502Disentis Abbey 532Doctor Who Experience 214Doe Castle 348-9Dog Falls 276Dom St Kilian 492Dom St Petri 514Dom zu Fulda 508Donauwörth 497-8Doolin 322, 360, 361Douro Valley 449-57Dove Cottage 250Downings 351Drumnadrochit 275-6Dublin 302, 312, 316-17, 326,

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Dún Aengus 322, 360Dunbeg Fort 308Dunfanaghy 319, 326, 351Duomo (Florence) 36, 79,

114Duoro Valley 449-57Dürnstein 574-5Düsseldorf 480

EEdinburgh 216-17, 219Eichstätt & the Altmühltal

Nature Park 498Eisriesenwelt 562Elciego 431, 435Elegug Stack Rocks 286Elterwater 250Emmental Region 546-7Emmentaler

Schaukäserei 546Engelberg 532, 533Engelhartszell an der Donau

571-2Engelszell 571Ennis 307-8, 312-13, 354-6,

361Ennistymon 356, 361Épernay 178-81, 183Erice 91-2, 98Eskdale 255Estella 403Estepona 396, 397Exmoor National Park 274-5Èze 171, 173

FFahan 347Fährboot 487Falaise aux Vautours 156Faro 467-8, 469Feria de Malaga 385Festung Ehrenbreitstein 483Finale Ligure 104, 107

Fintown Railway 350Florence 17, 36, 41, 56-7, 63,

78-9, 86-7, 114-15Foix 160, 161Fondation Maeght 166Fort Augustus 274Fort William 273, 277Fortezza 62France 117-201

accommodation 195business hours 195car hire 194costs 195currency 194emergencies 194, 196-7food 195fuel 194internet access 195language 194, 196-7mobile phones 195money 194, 195tipping 195transport 195visas 194weather 194websites 195wi-fi 195

Fraumünster 548French language 196-7French Riviera 129, 163-73Freshwater West 286Fribourg 544, 549Friedensmuseum 482Frómist 407Fuengirola 393, 397Fuente de Vino 403Fuggerei 498Fulda 508Funicolare Como-

Brunate 49Funiculaire de Fribourg 544Fürstbischöfliche

Residenz 498Füssen 500, 503

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Future Jüdisches Museum 522

GGaeilge language 364Galleria degli Uffizi 36,

79, 115Galleria dell’Accademia

(Florence) 36, 114Gallerie dell’Accademia

(Venice) 33Galway City 302-4, 312,

354, 361Gap of Dunloe 336Gästekarte 499Gemsstock 532Geneva 542-4, 549, 552-3Genoa 32, 40, 102-3, 107German language 520-1Germany 475-523

accommodation 519car hire 518costs 519currency 518emergencies 518, 521food 519fuel 518internet access 519language 518, 520-1mobile phones 519money 519planning 518-19tipping 519transport 519visas 518weather 518websites 519wi-fi 519

Giant’s Causeway 18, 318-19, 326, 344

Gibraltar 396Giessbachfälle 535Glen Affric 276Glen Coe 272-3, 277

Glen Lyon 268Glen Nevis 273-4Glencolumbcille 350Glenevin Waterfall 345-7,

351Gletscherschlucht 535Gold Beach 136Gorges du Verdon 129Gornergratbahn 537Göttingen 511-12, 517Gower Heritage Centre 282Grasmere 250, 259Grasse 170Great Britain 203-295

accommodation 291business hours 291car hire 290costs 290, 291currency 290emergencies 290food 291fuel 290internet access 291languages 290mobile phones 291money 291planning 290tipping 291transport 291visas 290weather 290websites 291wi-fi 291

Great Glen 271-7Greve in Chianti 58griffon vultures 156Grimmwelt 509Grindelwald 533, 535-6Grizedale Forest 258Grossglockner High Alpine

Road 562-3Grossmünster 548Grotte de Niaux 160

HHadrian’s Wall 229-30Hamelin 513, 517Hanau 506, 507Hanover 513-14Harburg 495-6Hardknott Pass 255-6Haro 430-1Harry Potter movies 273Hautvillers 178Hawkshead 257-8, 259Haystacks 254Healy Pass 324Heiligtum der Isis und Mater

Magna 488Herrenhäuser Gärten 513Highland Folk

Museum 265-7Highland games 263Highland Wildlife Park 265highlights 8-9, 10-19Hill Top 256Historisches Museum

Schloss Philippsruhe 506history 21Hofburg 578Hohes Schloss 500Honister Pass 254Horn Head 319, 349Hunsrückbahn 485Hyde Park 209

IIgreja de São Lourenço de

Matos 467Île de Ré 146Imperia 105Inisfallen 338Inisheer 360, 361Inishmór 322, 327, 360, 361Iniskeel Island 350Innsbruck 565, 567Interlaken 544-5, 549

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Inverness 276, 277Ireland 297-365

accommodation 363car hire 362costs 363currency 362emergencies 362food 363fuel 362internet access 363languages 362, 364-5mobile phones 363money 362, 363tipping 363transport 363visas 362weather 362websites 363wi-fi 363

Iskaheen 345Isle of Anglesey 227-8, 233Isle of Skye 232Isole Borromee 44Italian Lakes 10, 42-53Italian language 110-11Italian Riviera 101-7Italy 25-115

accommodation 109car hire 108costs 109emergencies 108, 110food 109fuel 108internet access 109language 108, 110-11mobile phones 109planning 108-9tipping 109transport 109visas 108weather 108websites 109wi-fi 109

JJane Austen Centre 214Jardin Anglais 552Jardin des Tuileries 198Jodel Wanderweg 563Juan-les-Pins 165-6Jungfraujoch 548Juno Beach 136

KKandersteg 537Kassel 509, 516Kaub 487Kellerwald-Edersee

National Park 509Kenmare 309-10, 313, 323,

327, 336, 339Kensington Gardens 209Keswick 251, 259Kidwelly 283-5Kilfenora 357Killarney 308, 313, 330-1,

339Killarney National Park 337Killorglin 311, 332, 339King’s College Chapel 292Kingussie 265-7Kinlochleven 273, 277Kloster Disentis 532Knocknadobar 333Koblenz 482, 489Kölner Dom 481, 522Kolumba 523Krems an der Donau 574,

575Krimmler Wasserfälle 563Kulturhaus 483Kunsthalle 574Kunsthaus 548Kunstmeile 574Kunstmuseum 546

LLa Grande Corniche 167-9La Rioja 17, 427-35La Rochelle 145-6, 151Lacock 244Lago di Como 47Lago d’Orta 46Lago Maggiore 44Lagos 463, 469Laguardia 433-4, 435Lake District 247-59Lake District National

Park 229, 233Landgrafenschloss 508Landsberg am Lech 498Langdale Pikes 250Langeais 193Las Fallas de San José 385Last Supper, The 32Laugharne 282Lauterbrunnen 536-7Le Clos Lucé 191Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 182Leacanabuile 333Leaning Tower of Pisa 79Leeds Castle 237-8Lentos 572L’Entroterra 106León 407-8, 413Les Arènes (Arles) 149Les Forges de Pyrène 160Les Langeais 187-8Lienz 562Linz 572, 575Lisdoonvarna 359Loch Affric 276Loch Garten 265Loch Linnhe 273Loch Lomond 230-1Loch Morlich 264Loch Ness 274-6Loches 189Logroño 405, 412, 429, 430

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Loire Valley 13, 185-93London 208-10, 219, 237Longues-sur-Mer 137Lorelei Sculpture 486Loreley 486Lucerne 547, 549Lyme Regis 223-4Lyon 131

MMadrid 417, 440-1Magna Carta 211Mainz 488, 489Mainzer Dom 488Málaga 374-5, 386, 391-2,

397Manchester 215-16, 219Marbella 395, 397Marburg 508-9, 516Märchenstrasse 513Mariendom 572Marina del Cantone 68, 73Marina di Furore 69Marksburg 483Marsala 92, 98Marseille 149-50Matterhorn Glacier

Paradise 537Matterhorn Museum 538Mauthausen Memorial 572-3Meenaleck 349Melk 573Mémorial – Un Musée pour

la Paix 135Menton 170-1, 173Mercat de la Boqueria 443Mercier 179-81Mijas 393Milan 32Miltown Malbay 356Miranda do Douro 456, 457Modena 81-2, 87Modica 95, 99Moët & Chandon 179

Mojácar 377, 379, 386Monaco 171Monchique 466Mönchsjochhütte 548Mont St-Michel 125, 130Montagne de Reims

Champagne Route 178Montalcino 61-2, 63Montepulciano 62, 63Muckross Estate 337Mumbles, the 281-2, 289Mumm 176Musée du Louvre 198Musée Picasso 166MuseumsQuartier 578music 353-61

NNájera 429Naples 37-8, 41Narin 350, 351Nastro Azzurro 69National Trust

membership 251Near Sawrey 256Nerja 391, 397Neues Stadtmuseum 499New Forest 222-3, 233Nice 150, 151, 167, 172, 200-1Nocelle 68Nordkettenbahnen 565Nördlingen 495, 503Normandy American Cemetery

& Memorial 139-40Noto 96, 99

OOberwesel 483Odeceixe 461-2Oeschinensee 537Old Man of Coniston 256Omaha Beach 139-40Oriel y Parc 288

Orihuela 380ospreys 265Ouistreham 135-6outdoor activities 21Outer Hebrides 232Oxford 210, 244, 245

PPadua 32-3, 82-3Palais des Nations 542-3Palatino 76Palazzo Ducale 84Palazzo Vecchio 79Palermo 91, 98Pamplona 402-3, 412Pantheon (Rome) 37, 77-8, 112Panthéon (Paris) 199Panzano in Chianti 58-9Paris 12, 122-3, 130, 198-9Parkmill 282-3Pass of Glencoe 272-3Passau 570-1, 575Pau 155-6, 161Peak District National

Park 228, 233Pembroke 287, 289Peñafiel 422, 425perfume 170Peso da Régua 452, 457Petit Train d’Artouste 156Pfalzgrafstein 487Phare de Verzenay 178Pic du Midi 159Picasso, Pablo 377Pinhão 453, 457Pisa 79-81, 87Place de la Concorde 198Plaza Mayor 440Pointe du Hoc 140Pompeii 38Ponferrada 409-10Pont Neuf 198 Ponte Vecchio 115

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Portbradden 318Portimão 465-6Portmagee 311Porto 451-2Portsmouth 239Portstewart 344-5, 351Portugal 445-473

accommodation 471car hire 470costs 471currency 470emergencies 470food 471fuel 470internet access 471language 470mobile phones 471money 471planning 470-1tipping 471transport 471visas 470weather 470websites 471wi-fi 471

Portuguese language 472-3Positano 68, 73Potter, Beatrix 253, 256, 257Praia da Arrifana 462Praia da Falésia 466Praia da Rocha 465-6Praia de Vale Figueira 462-3Praiano 69Promenade des Anglais 150,

167, 200Puebla de Sanabria 419Puente la Reina 403Pyrenees 153-61

QQuinta do Crasto 453Quinta do Vallado 452-3Quinta Nova 453

RRagusa 93Rappenlochschlucht 566Rathlin Island 343Rathmelton 348, 351Rathmullan 348Ravello 71-2, 73Reims 176-8, 183reindeers 264Remagen 482Rhine cruises 487Rhine Valley 19, 479-89Rhossili 283, 289Ring of Kerry 323, 329-39Roe Valley 345Roman Forum 77Romantic Road 491-503Rome 37, 41, 76-8, 86, 112-13Roncesvalles 401-2Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

169-70Ross Castle 338Rossbeigh Strand 332-3Rothenburg ob der Tauber

494-5, 502Roundstone 304Rüdesheim 488, 489Rue St-François de Paule 200Rydal Mount 250Rye 238

SSagres 463, 469Sahagún 407Salamanca 418-19, 424Salisbury 211, 242, 245Salzburg 561-2Samos 410San Gimignano 78San Millán de Cogolla 429San Remo 105-6, 107Santa María de Eunate 403

Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi 67-8

Santiago de Compostela 410-11, 413

Santo Domingo de la Calzada 406, 429-30, 435

Santo Domingo de Silos 423Sarlat-la-Canéda 127-8Savona 103-4Scafell Pike 255scenic roads 13Schilthorn 536-7Schloss Harburg 495Schloss

Hohenschwangau 500-1Schloss

Neuschwanstein 500-1Schloss Weikersheim 494Schloss Wilhelmshöhe 509Schneeballen 495Schongau 499Sciacca 92-3Scottish Highlands 12, 261-9Seebad Utoquai 548Segesta 91Segovia 417-18, 424Seilbahn 488Selinunte 92Sentiero degli Dei 69Shakespeare’s Globe 210Sicily 89-99Siena 78Silves 466Sitges 383-4Skellig Michael 310Skellig Ring 333Skiddaw 251Sky Road 304Slea Head 308sled dogs 265Sligo Town 319, 326-7Sneem 336, 339Snowdonia National

Park 225, 227

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Solva 287-8, 289Soria 423, 425Sorrento 67, 73Spain 369-443

accommodation 437car hire 436costs 437currency 436emergencies 436, 438food 437fuel 436internet access 437languages 436, 438-9mobile phones 437money 437transport 437visas 436weather 436wi-fi 437

Spanish language 438-9St Anna Kirche 498St Bees Head 255St Davids 288, 289St Goar 486, 489St James 407St Mura Cross 347St Non’s Bay 288St Patrick’s Cathedral 366St Paul’s Cathedral 237St Peter’s Basilica 37Staatsoper 579Stackpole Estate 286Stadtmuseum 495Stanserhorn 547Steall Meadows 274Steinau 506-7St-Émilion 146, 151Stephansdom 579Stift Göttweig 574Stift Melk 573Stock Ghyll Force 248Stonehenge 15, 211, 213, 242St-Paul de Vence 166

Stratford-upon-Avon 215-16Stresa 44-6, 53St-Savin 157, 161St-Stephan-Kirche 488Stubaital 566surfing 283Swallows and Amazons 256Swansea 281, 289Swiss Alps 17, 529-39Switzerland 525-553

accommodation 551car hire 550costs 551currency 550emergencies 550food 551fuel 550internet access 551languages 550mobile phones 551money 551planning 550-1tipping 551transport 551visas 550weather 550websites 551wi-fi 551

Syracuse 96-7, 99

TTaittinger 176Taormina 97, 99Tapisserie de Bayeux 125Tarascon-sur-Ariège 160Tarn Hows 257Tarragona 382-3, 387Tauberbischofsheim 493-4Tauberfränkisches

Landschaftsmuseum 494Tavira 468, 469Teatro La Fenice 33Tenby 285, 289

Therme Vals 531Thomas, Dylan 281, 282Three Cliffs Bay 282Three Sisters 272Titanic Belfast 318-19, 343Tomintoul 264, 269Torc Waterfall 338Tordesillas 421Toro 419Torre del Mangia 78Torre Ghirlandina 82Torremolinos 392-3, 397Toulouse 147, 151Transhumance 156Trapani 92, 98Tremezzo 50-2Trinity College 292-3, 302,

366Trophée des Alpes 167, 169Trümmelbachfälle 536Tullyaughnish Church 348Turin 30-2, 40Tuscany 55-63

UUffington White

Horse 210-11Ullswater 258Unesco Biosphere

Entlebuch 547Unesco World Heritage

sites 75-87Utah Beach 140

VValencia 382, 387Valentia Island 311, 333Vallée d’Aspe 156Vallée d’Ossau 156-7Vals 531-2Varenna 52Varese 47Vatican Museums 37

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Venice 33-5, 40, 83-4, 87Ventimiglia 106, 107Verbania 46, 53Verkehrshaus 547Verona 82Versailles 124Verzenay 178Verzy 178via ferrata 273Viana 405Vico Equense 67Vienna 574, 575, 578-9Vietri sul Mare 72Vieux Nice 200-1views 20Vila Nova de Foz Côa 456Vila Nova de Milfontes 461Villa Romana del Casale 93Villafranca del Bierzo 410Villandry 188Vinothèque 487-8Viterbo 36-7

WWade, General George 274Wade’s Bridge 268Wales 279-89

Walk of the Gods 69walks 198-9, 200-1Wasdale 254waterfalls 248, 273Waterville 335-6, 339Weikersheim 494Weinhaus Heilig Grab 485Werfen 562, 567Westminster Abbey 208Westport 319-21Whinlatter Forest Park 254whisky 268White Park Bay 318Whitesands Bay 288Wieskirche 499-500Wilhelmshöhe 509-10, 516Willibaldsburg 498Willy Wonka 495Winchester 211, 239-40, 245Windermere 248Windsurfcenter Zell Am

See 563wine 15, 21, 59, 536wine tours 55-63, 174-83,

426-35, 448-57Wordsworth, William 250,

254

Worms Head 283Wrynose Pass 255-6Würzburg 492-3, 502

XXàtiva 381-2

YYork 217-18, 219Yorkshire Dales National

Park 228

ZZambujeira do Mar 461, 469Zamora 419, 424-5Zell am See 563Zell am Ziller 563, 565, 567Zentrum Paul Klee 545Zermatt 538Zumdorf 532Zum Grünen Baum 487Zürich 548, 549Zytglogge 545

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NICOLA WILLIAMS

British writer Nicola Williams has lived in France and written about it for more than a decade. From her hillside house on the southern shore of Lake Geneva, road trips beckon to Provence, Paris, the Dordogne and onwards to the Atlantic Coast where she has spent endless years revelling in its extraordinary landscapes, architecture and seafaring cuisine. Nicola has worked on numerous Lonely Planet titles, including Discover France and Paris. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @Tripalong.

Read more about Neil at https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/neilwilson

NEIL WILSON

Neil was born in Scotland and has lived there most of his life. Based in Perthshire, he has been a full-time writer since 1988, working on more than 80 guidebooks, including the Lonely Planet guides to Scotland, England, Ireland and Prague. An outdoors enthusiast since childhood, Neil is an active hill-walker, mountain-biker, sailor, snowboarder, fly-fisher and rock-climber, and has climbed and tramped in four continents, including ascents of Jebel Toubkal in Morocco, Mount Kinabalu in Borneo and the Old Man of Hoy in the Orkney Islands.

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BRENDAN SAINSBURY

Originally from Hampshire, England, Brendan first went to Spain on an Inter-rail ticket in the 1980s. He went back as a travel guide several years later and met his wife-to-be in a small village in rural Andalucía in 2003. He has been writing books for Lonely Planet for a decade, including four previous editions of the Spain and Andalucía guides. Brendan loves Granada, the writing of Federico Lorca, cycling along via verdes, and attending as many flamenco shows as his research allows.

ANDY SYMINGTON

Though he hails from Australia, Andy’s great-grandfather emigrated to Portugal in the 19th century and that side of his family still calls the country home. This connection means that he has been a frequent visitor to the country since birth, and now nips across the border very frequently from his home in Spain. Andy has authored and co-authored numerous Lonely Planet and other guidebooks.

DANIEL ROBINSON

Co-author (with Tony Wheeler) of Lonely Planet’s first Paris guide, Daniel has been writing about France for over 25 years. Passionate about history, he is always moved by the grand châteaux of the Loire, the sombre cemeteries of the Somme, and the dramatic and tragic events that both embody. Daniel’s travel writing has appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler and many other publications and has been translated into 10 languages. He holds degrees in history from Princeton and Tel Aviv University.

RYAN VER BERKMOES

Ryan once lived in Germany. He spent three years in Frankfurt, during which time he edited a magazine until he got a chance for a new career with... Lonely Planet. One of his first jobs was working on Lonely Planet’s Germany coverage. He loves smoked fish, which serves him well in the north, and he loves beer, which serves him well everywhere in Germany. Follow him at ryanverberkmoes.com and @ryanvb.

Read more about Ryan at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/ryanvb

Read more about Andy at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/andysymington

Read more about Brendan at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/brendansainsbury

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SALLY O’BRIEN

Australian-born Sally, a Lonely Planet writer since 2001, has called Switzerland home since 2007. Swapping her surfboard for a snowboard, the beach for the lake and the barbecue for the caquelon, she loves exploring Switzerland’s charming cities, the sublime Alps and lakes, and catching cable cars and trains to stunning vantage points. It’s only fitting that she became a naturalised Swiss citizen while on the road for this guide. She lives with her husband, Denis, and their sons in the Lake Geneva region. Sally tweets @swissingaround.

CATHERINE LE NEVEZ

Catherine’s wanderlust kicked in when she roadtripped across Europe aged four. She’s been hitting the road at every opportunity since, completing her Doctorate of Creative Arts in Writing, Masters in Professional Writing, and post-graduate qualifications in editing and publishing along the way. Over the last dozen-plus years she’s written scores of Lonely Planet guides, along with numerous print and online articles, covering destinations all over Europe and far beyond.

Read more about Paula at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/paulahardy

Read more about Catherine at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/catherine_le_nevez

Read more about Josephine at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/josephinequintero

JOSEPHINE QUINTERO

Spain is Josephine’s favourite country on earth and she has lived in Málaga province on the Costa del Sol for over 20 years. As well as co-authoring four editions of the Lonely Planet Spain title, she has worked on the Andalucía regional guide and numerous other Lonely Planet titles. For this book her highlight was discovering still more fine dining venues in the cobbled Marbella backstreets.

PAULA HARDY

From the slopes of Valpolicella to the shores of Lake Como and the spritz-fuelled bars of Venice and Milan, Paula has been contributing to Lonely Planet Italian guides for over 15 years, including previous editions of Venice & the Veneto, Pocket Milan, The Italian Lakes, Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia & Basilicata and Italy. When she’s not scooting around the bel paese, she writes for a variety of travel publications and websites. Currently she divides her time between London, Italy and Morocco, and tweets her finds @paula6hardy.

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MARC DI DUCA

A well-established travel guide author, Marc has explored many corners of Germany over the last 25 years but it’s to the quirky variety and friendliness of Bavaria that he returns most willingly. When not hiking Alpine valleys, eating snowballs in Rothenburg ob der Tauber or brewery hopping in Bamberg, he can be found in Sandwich, Kent, where he lives with his wife, Tanya, and their two sons.

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PETER DRAGICEVICH

After a successful career in niche newspaper and magazine publishing, both in his native New Zealand and in Australia, Peter finally gave into Kiwi wanderlust, giving up staff jobs to chase his diverse roots around much of Europe. Over the last decade he’s written literally dozens of guidebooks for Lonely Planet on an oddly disparate collection of countries, all of which he’s come to love. He once again calls Auckland, New Zealand his home – although his current nomadic existence means he’s hardly ever there.

Read more about Duncan at: https://auth. lonelyplanet.com/profiles/duncangarwood

DUNCAN GARWOOD

A Brit travel writer based in the Castelli Romani hills just outside Rome, Duncan has clocked up tens of thousands of kilometres driving through Italy and exploring its far-flung reaches. He’s co-author of the Rome city guide and has contributed to a host of Lonely Planet guidebooks including Italy, Piedmont, Sicily, Sardinia, and Naples and the Amalfi Coast. He has also written on Italy for newspapers, websites and magazines.

Read more about Anthony at: https://auth.lonelyplanet.com/profiles/anthonyham

ANTHONY HAM

In 2001, Anthony fell in love with Madrid on his first visit to the city. Less than a year later, he arrived on a one-way ticket, with not a word of Spanish and not knowing a single person. After ten years living in the city, he recently returned to Australia with his Spanish-born family, but he still adores his adopted country as much as the first day he arrived. When he’s not writing for Lonely Planet, Anthony writes about and photographs Spain, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa for newspapers and magazines around the world. See www.anthonyham.com.

FIONN DAVENPORT

Irish by birth and conviction, Fionn has been writing about his native country for more than two decades. He’s come and gone over the years, pulled abroad to escape Dublin’s comfortable stasis and by the promise of adventure, but it has cemented his belief that Ireland remains his favourite place to visit, if not always live in. These days, he has a weekly commute home to Dublin from Manchester, where he lives with his partner Laura and their car, Trevor. In Dublin he presents Inside Culture on RTE Radio 1 and writes travel features for a host of publications, including The Irish Times.

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KERRY CHRISTIANI

Kerry's research for this guide included parts of Portugal and France. Her love affair with Portugal began as a child clambering along the cliffs of the Algarve. She later fell for the rest of the country – its captivating landscapes, super-friendly locals, fresh seafood and photogenic light. She’s been travelling in her beloved France since she first visited in her school days to brush up her français, which she went on to study to MA level. Kerry authors a number of Lonely Planet’s central and southern European titles and tweets @kerrychristiani.

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STUART BUTLER

Stuart’s first childhood encounters with Spain came on a school trip to the far south of Spain and family holidays along the north coast. These left lasting impressions and when he was older he spent every summer on the Basque beaches, until one day he found he was unable to tear himself away – he’s been in the region ever since. His travels for Lonely Planet, and a wide variety of magazines, have taken him beyond Spain, to the shores of the Arctic, the mountains of Asia and the savannahs of Africa. His website is www.stuartbutlerjournalist.com.

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OLIVER BERRY

Oliver Berry has explored nearly every corner of France for Lonely Planet, travelling all the way from the mountains of Corsica to the beaches of Normandy. He has also photographed and written about France for many newspapers, magazines and online publications. When not in France, he can usually be found wandering the beaches and clifftops of his home county, Cornwall. His latest work is published at oliverberry.com.

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OUR STORYA beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end –

broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born.

Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Dublin, Beijing and Delhi, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony’s belief that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’.

ISABEL ALBISTON

After growing up near Belfast, Isabel spent the next 15 years travelling and living all over the world. She has written for newspapers and magazines while based in London, Sydney and Buenos Aires; she has also worked on Lonely Planet titles such as Borneo and Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. But it’s in coming home to Ireland that she’s been able to fully appreciate this beautiful corner of the world, from the bracing breezes of the Atlantic coast to the warmth of its cosy pubs.

BELINDA DIXON

Only happy when her feet are suitably sandy, Belinda has been (gleefully) travelling, researching and writing for Lonely Planet since 2006. It’s seen her marvelling at Stonehenge at sunrise; scrambling up Italian mountain paths; horse riding across Donegal’s golden sands; kayaking down south Devon rivers; gazing at Verona’s frescoes; fossil hunting on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. A trained radio journalist, her innate nosiness means few likely-looking sleep spots go unexplored. See her VideoBlog posts at https://belindadixon.com

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