Berkeley Guides: Europe 1996: On the Loose, On the Cheap, Off the Beaten Path (Berkeley Guides)

· A critically acclaimed budget travel guide with attitude, mixing an irreverent look at culture and politics with brutally honest dining, lodging, and sightseeing reviews; original, socially aware.· Covers Europe in detail, from the cultural capitals to medieval villages in Slovakia.· Researched, written, and edited by University of California at Berkeley students.· Packed with sidebars full of trivia and fascinating facts on everything from bullfights in Portugal to "liquid gold" in Orvieto.· Up-to-date information on topics ranging from the economy in Spain to the Paris café scene.· Hundreds of recommended cheap eats and sleeps plus suggested splurges.· What's low-cost or free.· Loaded with outdoor activities.· Travel information for gays, women, people with disabilities.· 127 pages of maps.· Complete destination/topic indexes.