Greetings...

I'm going on a short trip to Germany for a few days and I'm interested in taking a few walking tours and/or renting a car to explore.

I see that Fodor's makes three different guides for Germany: Fodor's See It Germany, Fodor's Germany 2008, and Fodor's Exploring Germany.

What are the differences between these guides and which one would be more appropriate for picking out major highlights to see on a short trip?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

I don't know, but maybe one of the Fodor editors can chime in here.

I have used Fodor's, but mainly to select hotels and restaurants. I like the Michelin Green Guide to initially help me plan an itinerary. It has some maps in the front that help me geographically group what I might like to see.

Regards, Gary

I just read the descriptions for all three guides and they sound very similar. The Exploring says it has "full color photos" and the See It has "color photos by the hundreds" with lots of maps and hundreds of hotel/restaurant reviews. The 2008 is the standard guidebook with few photos.

I think you'll have to go to a bookstore/library and look at all three to decide which book is best for you. It's very confusing but from the blurbs it looks like each guide is a bit different than the others.

Let's Go and Rough Guide are very good guidebooks for Germany. Both contain a lot more info than either Fodor's or Frommers (less narration, more useful info). It's like the Rick Steves Guides on steroids. A lot of bang for the buck.

I have never seen a Rough Guide that I wasn't impressed with or found to be very useful. They have much more background than the usual "best places to eat and sleep" type of fare out there. And there is very little that is "Rough" about them.

I think they have become the class of the guide book field.

me too, rough guide for germany rules