Ireland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Fully updated to include unique cutaways, floor-plans and reconstructions of the country's must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns of Ireland, the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland is your indispensible guide to the Emerald Isle. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions this diverse country has to offer. Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland will help you discover Ireland region by region; from the bustling capital, Dublin, to stunning Killarney National Park. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, car or ferry. Plus, DK Eyewitness Travel's excellent insider tips will get you under the skin of Ireland, from finding the top fishing spots to discovering the best venues for Irish jazz.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, detailed neighborhood maps with a street-finder index, and even historical timelines. Broken into several sections (including "Introducing Ireland," "Region by Region," "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"), the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially love the hundreds of color photos of everything from the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare to the Connemara landscape of County Galway to out-of-the-way pubs and street-by-street illustrated city walks (Dublin's Southeast walk takes in famed landmarks such as Trinity College, St. Stephen's Green and the Shelbourne Hotel). You'll also find listings for Aran sweaters, Waterford crystal, and Celtic recordings. --Jill Fergus