The New York Times: 36 Hours 125 Weekends in Europe

These books are pure hybrids. A travel guide, but not. A cocktail table tome, but more. I have the Europe and the USA volumes. I never go anywhere now without checking this source first. I am actually disappointed if my destination is not covered! These entries take you to great places off the beaten path. Detailed for travel, but interesting for just sitting on your couch perusing. The pictures are wonderful. Sure, you can't take it on the plane, but each entry is only a couple of pages long; isn't that why God made copiers and scanners? If you travle or just want to, this book gets you ready and gets you there. I am not going to stop until I get the whole set! I keep it updated by checking the NYT Sunday Travel section. They go back and review some of these places again, and are always adding new spots too.

Fun book and different to most travel reads- reviews various well and lesser known european destinations outlining great things to do and see in a short stay- saves buying a multitude travel guides and this gives a good overview with just enough info to determine whether a place suits your travel requirements.

We have long collected the "36 Hours" pages from the travel section of The New York Times as useful guides for short stays or weekend trips in Europe and the U.S. It's nice to have them all in one place and we are using several of the articles for an upcoming trip with one night stays in Milan and Verona and longer visits to Bologna and Venice. That said, a few caveats. The book is far too nice to cut up, as I often do with more traditional travel guides, and so thick that copying sections to carry with you is a bit of a chore. Also, as with all printed guide books, the specifics - opening times, restaurant and hotel recommendations can quickly become out-of-date - so best to double check with more current sources. Nevertheless, the book is full of lovely pictures and will long serve as an easy way to remember past trips and spur our interest in future explorations.

I'm not sure if I'll ever actually do any of the things outlined for the weekends in this book, but it's an amazing book with fun information, and beautiful pictures. It's a bit big, so not something you'd carry with you, but quite informative and fun.

We loved it, great gift and easy to use

I've been to Europe several times, and my brother lives there. We can agree that this actually a pretty good travel manual with neat things to do. If you read fodors and take its recommendations, you'll hit every tourist trap in every city. Blah. This actually gives lots of fresh neat travel ideas for stuff that is off the beaten path. Plus, it is well written, good pictures, easy to navigate. Hard not to like it.

Book was given as a gift to someone moving to Europe for a 4 month internship. The book would serve beautifully as a coffee table book, with gorgeous pictures and easy information inside. May not be as convenient for traveling, as it is rather heavy. Kindle version may be better for someone hoping to use while in transit.

Didn't catch this was 80s book.

Regalo ottimo per chi parla e legge in inglese. Arrivato nei tempi stabiliti. Consigliato a tutti coloro che desiderano trascorrere un week end in una della 125 città europee proposte gustando il meglio.

We bought this to get some ideas on what to see during our whirlwhind 3 week and 7 country trip to Europe. The book had some great sites listed that we wouldn't have thought to go see.

Elegí este libro pensando que sería un buen regalo para alguien viajero, y no solo me parece estupendo si no que se lo voy a regalar a mucha más gente. muy completo y muy bien . buena relacion calidad y precio

Mir gefällt das Buch sehr gut da es nicht die normalen Touristen Attraktionen zeigt bzw. vorschlägt, sondern auch mal Orte oder Attraktionen vorgestellt werden die man als Tourist sonst vielleicht übersehen würde. Das Buch an sich ist auch schon toll und man kann es auch einfach nur lesen um etwas mehr über die Städte zu erfahren. Da es groß und schwer ist habe ich mir die seiten immer rauskopiert die ich mit in den Urlaub nehmen wollte. Aber um den nächsten City-Trip zu planen ist das Buch wunderbar.

I just love this book. It is perfect for my weekend getaways in Europe! Some things obviously can be outdated but they are very few, the general overview is excellent! Very nice design, cute and user friendly. I love how it is seperated geographically with colours and ribbon book marker per colour area with witch you can easily mark the pages you are interested in. Highly recommended and very good value comparing to the high street where you can find it half the price. I realise this is an older edition but it was the latest when I bought it. Obviously it is too big to carry around during your weekend but I tend to mark places or take a few pictures of the pages of the place I am visiting.