Lonely Planet 100 Weekends in Europe: Detailed Itineraries | Travel Like a Local | Insider Tips | Covers Madrid & Seville, Gozo & Comino, Brussels & Rotterdam and more Flexibound – 12 Jan. 2025

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

What a brilliant overview. I ordered the book instead of several little books for my interrail trip but actually thought it too heavy to carry. However, studied our destinations beforehand and made good use of the info. Now enjoying perusing the possibilities for our next trip.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

TLDR - if a flip through this doesn’t give you an idea for a getaway then you are doing it wrongPriced at £19.97 when I was reviewing when I was writing this review this really is one for the coffee table or similar rather than packing it tightly on a shelf. Measuring just under 24 cm tall, 19 cm wide and 3 cm thick this book with its rigid but soft back cover is a hefty (1.2kg+) tome full of inspirational photos and travel highlights that will get you checking your leave and researching the budget airlines quickly.It is designed so you can dip into the book which is divided into Southern, Western, Central/Eastern and Northern Europe each packed with a number of weekend ideas.Each weekend is over 4 pages (I think as I haven’t browsed the whole book) and is split into an introduction 4 or 5 ideas of a paragraph or so, a more time bit with a couple more short ideas and practicalities (how to get there, where to stay and eat and events). This alongside the photos that whet your appetite.Ideas are wide ranging Taste.., marvel at, hike in, soak up, stroll, discover and so on. These are short and too the point and only cover key highlights. It is only to browse, whet your appetite and then delve on line etc for more info.As I said a great coffee table book designed for dipping into for ideas and inspiration. Beautifully photographed and covering the whole of Europe this is a great book to have if you like to travel and are handy for Europe.