Lonely Planet 100 Weekends in Europe Paperback – 12 Jan. 2025

Love this book, very insightful, learning something new with every turn of the page

This book provides lots of ideas for short breaks across Europe. You could also link a fee of them together to make a longer break. I love it.

Lonely Planet 100 Weekends in Europe ;An attractive , chunky coffee table book with snapshot info and pictures ,inspiring ideas and destinations for short trips around Europe .As ever with Lonely Planet , there’s ‘must sees’ , suggestions for food and entertainment ,travel options and interesting local facts.Simple maps are included along with an index map of Europe for all the destinations you will find in the book.Restaurants , stations , airports, etc are all mentioned but not specific timetables or costs ,meaning the book will not outdate too quickly.Lovely to flick through and great inspiration to visit some of our lovely European towns and cities . It would make a lovely gift.

This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone who loves to nip over to Europe for a long weekend and make the most of their break. Loads of ideas both on and off the beaten track.

Lovely coffee table book with the quality you would expect from Lonely Planet. Nice pictures and punchy layout offering a snap shot of 100 different places to visit in Europe. Sadly this is a very brief overview with approximately 4 pages dedicated to each place it appears half of this is large pictures so only, at most, 2 pages (or a few paragraphs) to each location. That said, true of Lonely Planet publications, each section offers interesting snippets of 'must see' or unique facts about an area, some fun 'off the beaten track' ideas not just mainstream tourism. If you are looking for weekend break ideas this book is a good conversation starter but if you are looking for holiday structure and specific information this probably isn't the book for you.

This is a beautifully presented coffee table book full of inspiration for weekend getaways. Splitting Europe into regions, it offers a punchy snapshot of 100 destinations - from well-known and iconic cities to hidden gems you've probably never heard of. Each destination gets about four pages of glossy images, with highlights, quirky facts, and practical info like how to get there and where to stay. It’s more about sparking ideas than giving you a detailed travel plan, but that’s part of the appeal. If, like me, you're always browsing for travel inspo and dreaming of your next escape, this is a great pick.

Lonely Planet 100 Weekends in Europe is a well-organized travel guidebook grouping the destinations into countries in Southern, Western, Central and Northern Europe. If you are thinking of spending a weekend in a place in Italy, the book will give you a straightforward idea. I appreciate the book covers not only well-known cities but also lesser-known places that we had never considered before.When it comes to the details of a specific destination, you may find it lack depth. But this books is mainly aimed to provide a variety of destinations and creative ideas for weekend getaways. You can always find more detailed information about those destinations elsewhere.

I'm pleased that this book was larger than I anticipated. I expected something closer to their pocket guides but this is 245mm x 193mm x 30mm so a good size.I found it interesting and refreshing to read the London recommendations which shunned the tourist hotspots in favour of locations like Brixton, Bermondsey, Dulwich and Peckham. The Cardiff recommendation eschews Cardiff Castle in favour of Caerphilly Castle and the folly Castell Coch.The book is great for getting some ideas of places to visit but more research will be required to properly plan the visit in order to ascertain how to reach the places. For example: Cardiff to Castell Coch can be reached on the 132 bus (exit at Bute St in Tongwynlais).The pictures, of which there are many, are beautiful although Lonely Planet rely heavily on stock images from Adobe, Shutterstock and Alamy.For me, this is not so much a guide as a conduit for ideas and a great coffee table book.