The Rough Guide to Norway (Rough Guides)

Sample is very basic information, prices are dated - current 2020 hotel costs are about double. However it does contain a lot if links to tourist information sites.Downloaded the whole book as its kindle unlimited but not holding out lots of hope

It's a great time to travel, and to be a travel guide enthusiast. Several series are out there to earn your business, and that makes them all really good products depending on your tastes and purposes. Rick Steves concentrates almost exclusively on Europe, and he distills each destination down into its fundamental sites. Lonely Planet is the ultimate encyclopedic guide. They cover everywhere and everything, for every class of travel - luxury to shoestring. Rough Guides put a special emphasis on cultural contexts, as well as being comprehensive in coverage. This one is no exception. Absolutely everything is here, but it's presented in a way that gives you insight into the cultural significance and the history behind it. Not too long ago Rough Guides were losing their way, looking for a strategy in an extremely competitive book market. The new series is great. This one on Norway is fantastic. Right up to date. A nice balance between heritage and eco tourism. Comprehensive listings, with a slight bent toward budget rather than luxury. All of this is bound together with the contexts you expect in guides like this, recommended sites and itineraries, history, language, packaged in a nice thick, sturdy softback with lots of color and great maps.

Slightly used, but in good condition. Very informational book. Includes climate information

Based on the other reviews, I had very high expectations of this book. It’s OK, but not nearly as useful as I expected it would be. It’s packed with lots of detailed information, but it’s not easy to digest it all quickly, and therefore it takes a lot of work to make the book usable for yourself. Minimal photos, and the maps aren’t terribly helpful. If you’re the kind of person who can devour a legal text and immediately apply it to a real-life scenario, then this book is for you. For non-academics who are looking for a useful guide, I’d keep looking.

I love the wealth of information and tips. The book is color coded for each section of Norway and is easy and interesting to read. There are maps within the book, but I need to purchase a separate map of the whole country so I can plot all the places I want to visit.There is historical information, Norwegian phrases, photos, and lots more. Two other family members also bought this book and enjoy it.

I purchased this for my husband. His ancestors are from Norway and we are hoping to take a trip there one day soon. I love that it’s small enough to travel with and it covers a lot about Norway geographically and historically including sightseeing highlights with travel information, etc.

I enjoyed The Rough Guide to Norway, especially the sections about Norway's history, customs, etc. I guess we visited unusually small places because some of them weren't in the book which was a bit of a disappointment to me.

With roughly 19 hours of light in the summer this book can easily be read outdoors at 10 pm. A great general guide to an incredibly unpretentious and beautiful country. Just go. No book, tv show, or picture can fully describe the country.

Used as preparation reading to make the most of a cruise. Enabled us to decide what places were needed to book excursions as we might have exhausted the interesting bits of the town/village quickly. It also alerted us to things we must see. Inevitably prices change and that limits the usefulness a little.

Another great entry in the series. Used this during a recent cruise in the Western Fjords and followed up on some of its recommendations: the pub on the quayside in Flam comes highly recommended though you're paying about £9 for a pint. Our final stop was Bergen and this helped to locate Grieg's house, which we went to separately from the cruise, as well as the Floibanen, an amazing experience, and the walk back down to the harbour. Really useful.

I found this the ideal companion on a recent trip to Norway. The author has a really keen eye and feel for the country and its quirks. He also has a great ability to distinguish between sights that are really worth seeing and those that are quite boring. He is also excellent on hotels and the restaurants Oslo and Bergen.

I got this as a gift for my partner as they really wanted to go out there. This provided them with everything they needed to plan our trip and figure out where we wanted to go and over what time scale. I love that it provides you with different drivable routes you can follow so you can taylor your time out there to what you want plus it gives hints and tips with what you can do within each town or city so even if you only went to one place it can give you many recommendations.

The writing in this book is so small that after trying to read it for 10 minutes I gave up. It could have something to do with the fact that the print quality is very poor with parts of words so feint they appear to be missing. It’s going back! A shame because the actual content looks good....if you can read it!