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“Lavish, intricately detailed illustrations” called out as DK Eyewitness Travel’s “signature strength.” -O, the Oprah Magazine
“Eyewitness is easily the most visually stunning guidebook series, full of pioneering innovations such as 3-D maps, building cutaways, floor plans, guided walks, and magazine-quality photography to show you what some guides only tell you. These guidebooks practically function as souvenirs, themselves” -Men's Journal
The world’s best-selling travel guide publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel, publishes over 400 guidebooks and Top 10 guides to destinations all over the world, as well as inspirational gift-books and phrasebooks. Known as “the guides that show you what others only tell you,” DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations. DK also has digital travel guides including eBooks and iPhone applications. To purchase our books, visit your favorite bookseller and for more information, please visit us.dk.com. For sample itineraries and travel content from our Top 10 guidebook series, please visit traveldk.com.
In 1993, Dorling Kindersley, market leaders in illustrated non-fiction, used their unique design to create a new kind of guidebook. Bringing destinations to life in full color, with detailed illustrations, 3-D maps, and sumptuous photography, the first DK guides to London, New York, Paris, and Rome have been best-selling titles ever since.
The Eyewitness Travel Guide series has grown to include more than 100 destinations from Beijing to Buenos Aires, published in over 30 languages. In 2002, DK Eyewitness launched the award-winning Top 10 city guidebook series, now covering more than 70 cities, islands, and regions.
In 2007, DK launched their inspirational gift-book series with the instant best-seller Where to Go When: The Best Destinations All Year Round, with Consultant Editor Joseph Rosendo. The series continues in 2009 with Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives, which includes a foreword by Bill Bryson.
In 2007, DK launched the award-winning website www.traveldk.com where travelers can use personal recommendations and trusted DK content to plan trips and create personalized guides. DK continues to lead the way in digital travel products with a range of eBooks and guides for mobile phones, including the DK Top 10 Travel Guides for iPhone and iPod touch, launched in 2009.
Open up a DK Eyewitness Travel Guide and you’ll see: they really are the guides that show you what others only tell you.
Back Roads is the new driving guidebook series from DK Eyewitness Travel, the world’s best-selling travel guidebook publisher. Exploring Italy, Ireland, Spain, France, and Great Britain from behind the wheel, each guide allows visitors to unearth the true soul of each country.
How often do we fly in and out of a single city without exploring the landscapes and cultures that gave birth to it? Discovering a country through the back roads and byways lets travelers slow down and savor the essence of a place through breathtaking scenery, historical treasures, local hospitality, and regional cuisine.
In each full-color guide, 25 leisurely drives, lasting between one and seven days, cover a remarkable variety of landscapes and themes. While some may take in world-famous cities and sights, others get truly off the beaten track. But whether it’s a 2-day exploration of Umbria’s gourmet villages or a 7-day coast-to-coast drive along the mountain passes of the Pyrenees, every tour is bursting with insider knowledge from DK’s locals-only authors.
What makes Back Roads newsworthy and, well, different? The series addresses—practically, and with DK’s signature aesthetic rigor—many current travel trends: the ever-more-popular slow travel movement, the perennial yen to find locals-only beaches, and the desire to engage more fully with a destination through artisanal foods and wines, and people. Also, the books’ format makes it easy and fun for travelers to chart their own route using the pull-out country map included in each guide, personalizing a trip to their schedule and interests.
Planning the next adventure is at least half the fun of traveling. Where To Go When: The Best Destinations All Year Round from DK Eyewitness Travel is the ultimate trip planner, highlighting the world's most spectacular places and the best time to visit them. Consultant Editor Joseph Rosendo and a team of travel experts have combined inspirational narrative with sumptuous photography to bring over 130 global destinations to life. Just pick the month you want to travel and WHERE TO GO WHEN offers you a wealth of destination, activity and event possibilities. Know where you want to go? Pick the destination and WHERE TO GO WHEN lets you in on what to expect — what's the weather, what to see, when to get the best deals and more. It even gives you choices that match your particular disposition, be it festivals and culture, unforgettable journeys, nature and natural wonders, luxury and romance, active adventures or affordable family getaways. Click the WTGW image to find out more about this and other travel books.
Whether you’re after a stroll through the woods in springtime, a canoe safari on the Norfolk Broads, a day at the caber-tossing Highland Games or afternoon tea at a fancy hotel, this book will lead you to the best holiday destinations and experiences Great Britain and Ireland have to offer. Its easy-to-use season-by-season format and six themes – History and Heritage; Wildlife and Landscape; Cities, Towns and Villages; Outdoor Activities; Family Getaways; and Festivals and Events – make planning your time on these beautiful isles easier than ever. So whether you are looking for the perfect romantic getaway in winter, a fib family trip in July, or an autumn-time adventure you’ll find pages full of inspiration.