The Berlitz Corsica Guide is a good introductory guide with basic
information and lovely photographs. the book slips into your pocket and
is ideal for those visiting Corsica on a short break.
Buy from Waterstones for £4.99 & free p&p.
How to choose a guide
book
Choosing a guide book is
unique for everyone. One man’s bible is another man’s waste
of money.
Guide books aren’t cheap and
we all have useless purchases gathering dust on our bookshelves. Here
are
Corsica Guides' top five tips for choosing the right guide:
1. Where is the guide for? –
Corsica is a large island. Guides that concentrate on the whole
area become necessarily short on detail. You may be better suited
to a couple of detailed guides.
2. What do you want from the guide?-
If you are going camping then pages detailing four star
hotels and lavish restaurants will be of little use.
3. Guidebook or souvenir? –How
practical is the guide. Guides with
lots of glossy photos
are great to whet the appetite before you go and remind you of the
trip in future years.
However, these guide books
aren’t always the best ones to carry around.
4. How far will you walk? –
no point in buying a guide full of 15 mile mountain treks if the
most you
will manage is 3 or four miles around the village.
5. Guidebooks
aren’t always right
–
stuff changes! Restaurants and hotels change hands, paths get
diverted or built on.
Don’t become dependent on
the guide – use your own judgement.
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A good all
round guide book produced to Lonely
Planet's usual standards and format.
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