Lonely Planet Cyprus

Lonely Planet Cyprus
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • details not up to standards, but a few good recommendations
  • Fairly Good
 Lonely Planet Cyprus
Maric Vesna
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1741042852

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars details not up to standards, but a few good recommendations.......2007-05-15

it doesn't seem the fact-checking was very good here, unless a bunch of different museums in cyprus decided to change their structure of hours in the past twelve months (we missed three different museums because the guide said they were open late starting in may, rather than only july and august). also, we lost half an hour going around in circles in Paphos in a restaurant that was put on the right road, but 2 km south of where it should have been. normally, i'm used to lonely plant doing a better job of verification on these kinds of things, and if i'm not able to rely on it for that, what's the point ?

nevertheless, we did get some good tips and ideas here.

4 out of 5 stars Fairly Good.......2006-06-19

I used Lonely Planet Cyprus a week after it became available (June 2006) and appreciated its compact size, Highlights section, Itinerary suggestions, up-to-date prices, and organizational format. Having said that, I only used it about 5% of the time while my wife and I drove throughout the entire island. Carrying 3 other guidebooks (Rough Guide, DK, and DK Top 10), I found Lonely Planet to be far too brief in explaining the sites, falling well short of Rough Guide's more insightful and intelligent writing. I used Rough Guide 75% of the time and found that to be much better. Still, if someone only had Lonely Planet, they would have a fairly good tool to get around Cyprus to the main sites. It is only half the size of Rough Guide(272 pages vs. 550), which could be handy for travelers seeking to minimize their load. For in-depth understanding and off-the-beaten track exploration, however, Rough Guide would be the better choice.
Lonely Planet Cyprus
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Yawn
  • First visit to Cyprus
  • You've got to be kidding me
  • Very good, but hardly the "only" guide to Cyrpus
  • English-speaking Tourist to Cyprus
 Lonely Planet Cyprus
Paul Hellander
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1740591224

Book Description

From contemplating the cult of Aphrodite on the south coast, to tasting mouth-watering mezes and raki in city bars or wandering through wild flowers in the Troödos mountains, this new guide covers all possibilites. <ul>

  • over 30 maps, including archaeological sites </li>
  • detailed information on travel between North & South Cyprus </li>
  • special section on the spectacular springtime wild flowers </li>
  • notes on political & cultural sensitivities </li>
  • hints on hiking in the Troödos Massif & Kyrenia Range </li></ul>

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Yawn.......2006-06-08

    I expected a "Lonely Planet" guide to help me explore off the beaten track, but I found this book too bland and long-winded to use. Some of the information is useful, but some is out of date. The "Eye Witness Top Ten Cyprus" suited me better to help me explore the beauty and appeal of Cyprus.

    5 out of 5 stars First visit to Cyprus.......2005-09-13

    Will leave this week for my first trip to Cyprus for a business and partial pleasure trip. The book had all the information I needed so far and found it very useful to plan my trip. It was set up in a logical and easy to understand manner and I will take it with me for reference. It even had some basic language phrases and local customs that might come in useful. After the trip, I could then judge better if it was accurate. At this time I assume it is because it is of a recent printing.

    1 out of 5 stars You've got to be kidding me.......2002-12-17

    Lonely PLanet makes fine books but this is NOT one of them. I have toured the island several times and apparently the author and I have not been to the same places. Or rather the writer merely went as far as the nearest tourist office and copied the local brochures. I found his descriptions of all of the historical sites inaccurate -- museums the size of 10 x 10 room are described as "large" and worth half a day; sites are described as "near the village" when they are right in the middle -- hence the author was never there. The language glossary doesn't even include "Please, Thank You or Excuse Me."
    BUY another Cyprus book

    5 out of 5 stars Very good, but hardly the "only" guide to Cyrpus.......2001-03-10

    This is an excellent guide book to the island. However, contrary to the previous reviewer's comments there are many other guide books to Cyprus, some of them quite fine - and Amazon sells them too. The Rough Guide is also excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars English-speaking Tourist to Cyprus.......2000-11-05

    You can't go to Cyprus without the Lonely Planet Cyprus (Travel Survival Kit) by Paul Hellander. It is literally the only travel book in English on this part of the world! Though part of the ancient world and visited by such luminaries as the Apostle Paul, almost nothing is written today in the guidebook area except this! Used books? None. New books? Try to find them. About all you can find are political analyses of Cyprus and its recent past. While many books exist on the Carribean, few exist on the Mediterranean! There are books on the Greek Isles, but not Cyprus. Thank you Lonely Planet for this guide book. It is like gold for the tourist to Cyprus!
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