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TRAVEL GUIDES AND INDEPENDENT ADVICE
The classic guide book series for history, art and architecture. Beautifully presented, meticulously researched, clearly laid out.
โdesigned for the traveller who desires to understand more fully what he or she seesโ
Award winning maps | Detailed floorplans | Architectural drawings | Expert glossaries | Reliable recommendations
New Blue Guides
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Blue Guide London
The 19th edition of this accessible, detailed guide to the great metropolis of London is an…
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Blue Guide Venice
The world-class handbook to the unique city of Venice, now in its magnificent 10th Edition, is…
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Blue Guide Rome
Fully updated twelfth edition of this classic and indispensable Blue Guide to Rome and the Vatican…
Articles
We publish articles by Blue Guides writers and editors reviewing books and exhibitions and giving updates on the beautiful and historic destinations covered in our series. We also share comments and updates on each individual title โ do feel free to add your own comments or to contact us.
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WHAT TO SEE IN VENICE: TIPS for a great visit
Venice offers a huge wealth of museums, churches, architecture and other sights to see and visit. Here, by district (โsestiereโ) are the highlights selected in…
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Blue Guide Rome: Award yourself a doctorate in Roman Studies
“Exuberantly impractical” may be overstating it, but we are happy that Liam Callanan (author of When in Rome) in a round-up of great books…
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Alexandria: The City that Changed the Word by Islam Issa: A Review
Islam Issa: Alexandria: The City that Changed the World. Sceptre Books, 2023 Islam Issa, the author of this expansive history of Alexandria, spent his…
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The key dates in Sicilyโs extraordinary history
The drama of Sicilyโs history โ frequently fabulously prosperous, sometimes desperately poor, devastated by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, overrun by Ancient Greeks, invaded by…
Further Resources: Rome
Recent Updates
Blue Guide New York
Update: Special Reprint Edition
Carol von Pressentin Wrightโs classic Blue Guide to New York City, relied on by tour guides, residents and visitors alike since its first edition in 1983, is now available in a special reprint edition… read more ยป
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What Others Say
โguide books in the grand tradition of thoroughness and objectivityโ Georgia Review;
โthe Blue Guides still hold the cultural high groundโ Sunday Times;
โa gold standard for accuracy and depthโ Daily Telegraph.
Blue Guide Venice – Recent Amazon Review
The best got better
โYou know what to expect from a Blue Guide โ a solid and detailed survey of the art and architecture, free of pretension, fashion and recommendations of whatโs โhappeningโ. And so this new edition is satisfying and unsurprising, except itโs now illustrated fully in colour! And not just the photos โ the maps, plans and drawings get a clarifying colourful spruce up too. Itโs like a Dorling Kindersley guide mated with a Blue Guide. Almost, thereโs still more text than pics. Anyway, this guide is now even more the best to get.โ
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Further Reviews
Blue Danube
Blue Danube, a sister imprint to Blue Guides, focuses on literature, history and travel in Central Europe.